Job sector information

Charities

You will find the following information on this page. Click on the list below to go directly to a section:

• General Resources
• Bath Spa Careers Resources
• Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements
• Useful Web Links
• Professional Organisations for the Charity industry
• Events and Careers Fairs
• Further Training and Development

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.

General Resources

Working For A Charity exists to promote the voluntary sector as a positive career option for those seeking paid employment in the sector - we also seek to promote the opportunities and benefits of becoming a volunteer to people who wish to do unpaid work. Use the site to assess skills, typical roles, information, training and links...

A First Job in a Charity or Not-for-Profit organisation

Look at the AGCAS Sector Briefing for the Voluntary Sector, which has useful information, links and an overview. Copies of these are available to view or download from the Prospects website.

Prospects website also has an ‘explore types of job’ section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, contacts and resources.

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These resources are available for reference in the Careers Information room, except where indicated:

Books:

• Charities Digest
• NCVO The Voluntary Agencies Directory
• Working For A Better World - guide to careers in the charity sector
• The Charities Story Book
• Working for a Charity
• World Service Enquiry Directory
• Archaeo Volunteers
• Green Volunteers
• World Volunteers
• Kibbutz Volunteer
• Directions 2 – BANES directory of voluntary organisations 
  
                                       

Magazines:

• Third Sector - weekly publication for charities, the voluntary and community sector, and social enterprises. Contains job vacancies.
  

Videos: These are available to view or loan from NP

• The VSO Experience
• VSO working in natural resources
• VSO working in health
• VSO Class stand up!
• VSO working in technical development

 

Where to Look for Jobs and Work Placements

Cancer Research UK and the Charities Advisory Trust both run graduate recruitment schemes.

www.charityjob.co.uk
Charity recruitment agency with searchable database of jobs

www.charitynet.org.uk
Information, resources and jobs worldwide

www.charitypeople.co.uk

www.charityopps.com Charity recruitment site

www.forum3.co.uk  Latest jobs in the charity and not-for-profit sector

www.rnib.org.uk/jobs jobs with the RNIB

www.voluntarysectorskills.org.uk
Useful site with careers advice, jobs and sector information

www.kagep.com
Recruitment consultancy specialising in fundraising, marketing and communications appointments in the not-for-profit sector

www.professionalfundraising.co.uk
News and jobs in the fundraising sector

www.fundraising.co.uk
Information, resources and jobs

www.thirdsector.co.uk
Sector news and get the latest jobs by email.

Guardian, Wednesday jobs in the charities sector

New Statesman, Friday, charities and pressure group jobs

Charity People weekly jobs bulletin www.charitypeople.co.uk

 

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west and UK. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

 

For further information on the job-seeking and application process and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our Work Placement pages.

Useful Web Links

www.charitynet.org.uk
Information and resources worldwide

www.voluntarysectorskills.org.uk
Useful site with careers advice and sector information

www.charitychoice.co.uk
Portal for information and resources for charity sector worldwide

www.professionalfundraising.co.uk
News and jobs in the fundraising sector

www.fundraising.co.uk Information and resources

www.countmeincalendar.info
Fundraising campaigns and charity awareness web site.

Professional organisations for the Charity sector

Charity People
38 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JH
Tel: 020 7636 3900
www.charitypeople.co.uk

Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
237 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NJ
Tel: 020 7278 6601
www.csv.org.uk

Directory of Social Change (DSC)
24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP
Tel: 020 7391 4800
www.dsc.org.uk

Institute of Fundraising
www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk

The National Centre for Volunteering
Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7520 8900
www.volunteering.org.uk

The Charity Commission for England and Wales
Harnsworth House, 13-15 Bouverie Street, London EC4Y 8DP
Tel: 0870 333 0123
www.charity-commission.gov.uk

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London. N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7713 6161

Voluntary Sector Skills
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London. N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7713 6161

Working For A Charity NCVO
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7520 2512
Fax: 020 7713 6300

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the What’s On section of this website for events, information days and fairs etc.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

www.exhibitions.co.uk lists trade fairs, exhibitions and events throughout the UK. The database searches by subject, location or date.

The Voluntary Sector Skills Council and The NCVO (the umbrella body for the voluntary Sector in England), lists regional and national events.

Further Training and Development

Working for a Charity is an organisation that runs courses and introductory sessions to the charity sector. Check out their website at www.wfac.org.uk

The Fundraising Programme organise training courses for all levels www.thefundraisingprogramme.org.uk

Voluntary Sector Skills, a site developed by the UK Workforce Hub with funding from the Big Lottery Fund, contains information on qualifications relevant to staff, volunteers and trustees working in voluntary and community organisations.

Most of the professional bodies run courses to support continuing professional development. Check their websites from the list above.

Postgraduate work-related courses are listed at www.prospects.ac.uk