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, 33% of Volunteering job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
33%
customer service
29%
fundraising
25%
communication skills
18%
sustainability
18%
hospitality
18%
conservation
18%
charity
18%
resilience
15%
networking
15%
people skills
8%
partnerships
8%
marketing assistant
8%
events
8%
corporate partnerships
8%
prospecting
8%
stewardship
8%
volunteer management
8%
account management
4%
volunteer recruitment
4%
programmes ambassador
4%
coordinator
4%
teamwork
4%
project management
4%
negotiation
4%
ms office
4%
business management
4%
community fundraising
4%
income
4%
pipeline
4%
relationship management
4%
digital acquisition
4%
fundraising strategy
4%
building professional relationships
4%
volunteer coordination
4%
organisational development
4%
hr
4%
project plans
4%
field sales
4%
senior volunteer coordinator
4%
activity
4%
community groups
4%
interpersonal skills
4%
positive personality
4%
priority setting
4%
voluntary sector
4%
charities
4%
fundraiser
4%
marketing
4%
marketing executive
4%
computer literate
4%
major donors
4%
written communication
4%
head of corporate fundraising
4%
disability
4%
leadership
4%
overseeing
4%
social care
4%
supervision
4%
support officer
4%
training
4%
volunteer support
4%
volunteer support coordinator
4%
activity development leader
4%
corporate partnerships manager
4%
corporate partnerships officer
4%
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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.

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