Volunteer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Charity & Voluntary

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Volunteer Skills List in Charity & Voluntary

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Volunteer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Volunteer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Volunteer job descriptions contained communication skills as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

communication skills
43%
fundraising
37%
resilience
22%
interpersonal skills
16%
trusts
16%
grants
11%
sales
11%
foundations
11%
donations
11%
regional fundraising manager
6%
management
6%
events
6%
campaigns
6%
leadership
6%
international travel
6%
international development
6%
contract negotiation
6%
funders
6%
adoption
6%
passion
6%
customer service
6%
head of corporate fundraising
6%
corporate partnerships officer
6%
corporate partnerships manager
6%
corporate partnerships
6%
priority setting
6%
fundraising manager
6%
fundraiser
6%
corporate fundraiser
6%
grants and trust
6%
housing
6%
proposals
6%
time management
6%
community groups
6%
written communication
6%
major donors
6%
networking
6%
computer literate
6%
voluntary sector
6%
positive personality
6%
building professional relationships
6%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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