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charity sector
Graduate
opportunities
GRADUATE SCHEMES
There are
graduate
schemes available
at a number of
the leading UK charities,
including Barnardo’s and
Cancer Research UK . These
schemes typically take the
form of twelve-week
voluntary placements (often
meaning payment is
unlikely).
APPLICATIONS
Generally, to
apply for these
internships you
will be a graduate
or have just finished your
A-Levels, with positions
available in Fundraising,
Digital and Social Media and
Events Management as well
as others.
VOLUNTEERING
The charity
sector then,
is an exciting
professional
environment; but regardless
of your qualifications,
gaining experience
within charities through
volunteering should be your
first port of call.
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CHARITABLE
BUSINESS
We give you the rundown of
employment opportunities in
the charity sector…
T
he charity – or third
sector – is a strong
area of growth both
as a service provider and an
employer. Charities ranging
from the well-known national
organisations to the many
local charities provide
634,000 paid positions in
the UK – and if you are
interested in working for
an organisation that makes
a direct impact to a cause
that is valuable to you, then
charity work could prove
your ideal career path.
FIRST STEPS
If you’re looking to change
career, you need not have
direct experience in order
to work for a charity. Many
employers in the sector
are interested in recruiting
applicants that demonstrate
transferable skills, combined
with the ability to adapt
and learn rapidly in a new
environment. Interestingly,
some charities have a similar
fundamental organisational
structure to for-profit businesses
and thus thrive on the
same expertise located in
many regular organisations’
HR, IT and finance divisions
for example.
If you wish to get involved
in more specialist charity
roles however, then the two
main areas of interest are
likely to be social care and
fundraising, both of which
require specific expertise and
experience. With social care,
you will of course need to
have the relevant experience
to work with the charity’s
client group, as you will
provide the care that is the
objective of the organisation.
This care is only made
possible by the behindthe-scenes
services – the
fundraising team – that are
the parallel of a Marketing
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