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

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Volunteering Skills List in Charity & Voluntary

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Volunteering role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Volunteering job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 48% of Volunteering job descriptions contained customer service as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

customer service
48%
sales
44%
hospitality
44%
charity
24%
volunteering
18%
sustainability
16%
conservation
16%
or volunteering background
11%
co ordinator
9%
communication skills
9%
engagement
9%
organisational skills
9%
volunteers
9%
written communication
9%
fundraising
9%
voluntary
7%
charities
7%
marketing
7%
volunteer management
7%
young people
7%
volunteer coordinator
7%
volunteer engagement
7%
donations
5%
volunteer manager
5%
creativity
5%
administration
5%
ms office skills
5%
equality
5%
interpersonal skills
5%
supportive
5%
welfare
5%
wellbeing
5%
supporter care
5%
youth work
5%
fundraiser
5%
volunteer
5%
activities coordinator
3%
database
3%
charity work
3%
community support
3%
giving back
3%
volunteering officer
3%
microsoft dynamics
3%
budget management
3%
faststats
3%
data management
3%
crm
3%
campaign management
3%
proposals
3%
advice
3%
guidance
3%
administrative
3%
activities organiser
3%
event assistant
3%
events assistant
3%
events coordinator
3%
social services
3%
events officer
3%
innovation
3%
health safety
3%
funding applications
3%
development work
3%
employment law
3%
international development
3%
community development
3%
overseas experience
3%

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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