Careers in the voluntary sector

News, information and resources to help you start or develop your career in the voluntary sector.

My week: Alison Bielecka, leader of Volunteer Development Scotland's local partnership team

Bielecka: 'jumping from task to task'

The leader of Volunteer Development Scotland's local partnership team battles the beeps.

My week: Anne Roberts, chief executive, Crossroads

Roberts: takes father-in-law to hospital

The chief executive of Crossroads, Caring for Carers talks, listens - and does some caring.

 

Latest careers & workplace news

Ex-Times editor to chair National Trust

Former Times editor Simon Jenkins has been appointed as the next chair of the National Trust.

Blue Cross appoints chief executive

Kim Hamilton

Pet charity the Blue Cross has appointed former financier Kim Hamilton as its new chief executive.

Ward steps down from WWF-UK

WWF-UK chairman Christopher Ward retires today after six years in the post.

Daggett leaves Compact job for Volunteering England role

Saskia Daggett

Saskia Daggett is bowing out of Compact advocacy to pursue a career at Volunteering England.

Health charity to target corporates

Disability charity Connect is recruiting its first director of fundraising, with the aim of raising £2.4m from corporate donors.

Lepra ends third case out of court

The third of four employment tribunal cases that involve overseas medical charity Lepra has been settled out of court, just over a month before the hearing was due to begin.

Charity loses on unfair dismissal

A former employee of an east London-based charity providing accommodation for ex-seamen has won a sex discrimination claim against the organisation.

Capacitybuilders seeks to fill executive positions

Capacitybuilders plans to recruit a new chief executive, a finance director and four additional board members in the next two months.

Accounting diploma short cut to close

The Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is to stop allowing voluntary sector accountants to receive accounting diplomas on the strength of their experience, rather than by taking exams.

Campaign chiefs 'hard to come by'

Development charities are finding it increasingly hard to recruit suitable campaigning directors, according to sector experts.

Career profiles

Richard Evans, international recruitment and staff development adviser, Mercy Corps

Richard Evans

As international recruitment and staff development adviser at international humanitarian aid organisation Mercy Corps, Richard Evans is responsible for recruitment, training and supporting staff internationally

Paula Laird, director of finance and IT, WaterAid

Paula Laird

Paula Laird worked for charity auditing firm Sayer Vincent before becoming director of finance and IT at WaterAid

Jordanna Greaves, web producer, Mental Health Foundation

Jordanna Greaves

Jordanna Greaves did a degree in Psychology and trained as a counsellor before becoming web producer at the Mental Health Foundation

Greg Tythe, regional projects manager, Community Service Volunteers

Greg Tythe

As regional projects manager at volunteering body Community Service Volunteers, Greg Tythe works with full-time volunteers across the country

Chris Underwood, deputy director of communications, National Deaf Children's Society

Chris Underwood

Chris Underwood moved from a lobbying role to take on a wider brief as deputy director of communications at the deaf children's charity the National Deaf Children's Society

Emma Harrison, head of campaigns, RNID

Emma Harrison

Emma Harrison worked in the European Parliament before becoming head of campaigns at the RNID, the charity for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the UK

Philip Pride, fundraising manager, Dreams Come True

Philip Pride

Philip Pride is fundraising manager at Dreams Come True, a charity that supports terminally ill children

Liz Smith, head of guiding development, Girlguiding UK

Liz Smith

Liz Smith, head of guiding development at Girlguiding UK, talks about her 10-year career at the charity

Kevin Lillie, Regional coordinator, Planning Aid North

Kevin Lillie

Kevin Lillie explains how he came to be the Regional coordinator at the community engagement organisation Planning Aid North

Personal account: Saddif Hayee

The individual giving manager at Bliss likes to keep friendship out of business.

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