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

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Voluntary Skills List in Charity & Voluntary

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Voluntary role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Voluntary job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 16% of Voluntary job descriptions contained project management as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

project management
16%
charity
13%
operations
11%
homelessness
11%
fundraising
11%
communication skills
11%
leadership
8%
management
8%
mental health
8%
wellbeing
8%
advice
8%
guidance
8%
welfare
8%
voluntary sector
8%
young people
8%
data
6%
service delivery
6%
supported housing
6%
public affairs
6%
tax
6%
telephone manner
6%
projects
6%
substance
6%
project coordinator
6%
project manager
6%
senior project manager
6%
communication
6%
creativity
6%
equality
6%
interpersonal skills
6%
supportive
6%
compliance
6%
crm
6%
engagement
6%
partnerships
6%
quality assurance
6%
strategies
6%
youth work
6%
influencing
6%
service delivery management
6%
change management
3%
cism
3%
cissp
3%
governance
3%
information security
3%
network security
3%
risk management
3%
security operations
3%
business operations
3%
general admin
3%
policy
3%
finance
3%
payroll
3%
business development
3%
health safety
3%
legal
3%
applications
3%
higher education
3%
time management
3%
admin
3%
charitable trusts
3%
charities
3%
donors
3%
funding applications
3%
stem
3%
consulting
3%
administration
3%
corporate partnerships
3%
marketing
3%
philanthropy
3%
communications
3%
events
3%
administrative support
3%
diary management
3%
note taking
3%
pa
3%
government
3%
housing
3%
local government
3%
social policy
3%
stakeholder engagement
3%
writing
3%
community development
3%
housing benefits
3%
universal credit
3%
support workers
3%
voluntary
3%
volunteering
3%
foundations
3%
service development
3%
complex needs
3%
ex-offenders
3%
substance misuse
3%
tenancy sustainment
3%
west yorkshire
3%
alumni relations
3%
communication and engagement
3%
children
3%
ceo
3%
chief exec
3%
chief executive officer
3%
board member
3%
healthcare
3%
social care
3%
counselling
3%
case worker
3%
project leader
3%
service manager
3%
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