Use your skills to head in a new direction - in the charity sector
Working For A Charity exists to promote the voluntary sector as a positive career option for those seeking paid employment in the sector - and seeks to promote the opportunities and benefits of becoming a volunteer to people who wish to do unpaid work.
Working For A Charity’s website contains tools, information and expertise including:
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Training courses are Working For A Charity’s core activity. The courses are aimed at people new to the charity sector or considering a move into it, and provide an overview of the unique aspects of the charity sector, for example fundraising and governance |
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Working For A Charity also offer the course Effective Voluntary Sector Management over the Internet, enabling you to learn about the charity/voluntary sector in your own time. |
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Match the skills you have to real jobs in the charity sector using the interactive online survey. |
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Essential information on how to find paid or voluntary work with a charity. |
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Information for charities on how to sign up for our work placement scheme. |
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Working For A Charity offer tailor-made sessions for private and public sector organisations. |
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Connecting you to voluntary/charity sector recruitment websites, useful government websites and resources to help you find a way into the sector. |
For more information about any of the above, visit www.workingforacharity.org.uk.





