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Information about working in the voluntary and charity sector:

  • Working in the Voluntary Sector - First Steps to Finding Out: read information about getting involved with the voluntary sector as a volunteer or paid worker. Here you will find tips on skills assessment, contact details for charity recruitment agencies and volunteering organisations. There is also a list of useful books and publications and a media list for job advertisements.

  • Forum3 Presentation: Transferring your skills to the voluntary sector (downloadable .pdf document, 67Kb). These are slides from a seminar which was held at the Forum3 Careers Fair in London on October 12-13 2007. They provide a brief overview of the voluntary sector workforce, and cover areas such as the different types of jobs available in the sector and some of the key skills they require.

  • The 19th Annual Voluntary Sector Salary Survey - A Summary (downloadable .pdf document, 97Kb): The December 2007 edition of Inside Research summarises the main findings from the 19th Annual Voluntary Sector Salary Survey (AVSS). The survey provides detailed information on salary levels, fringe benefits and other employment issues in the voluntary sector. Full details of the survey, which is published by Remuneration Economics in association with NCVO, and details of how to participate are available from: http://www.celre.co.uk/index.php?page=voluntary-sector.

 

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