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, 32% of Volunteering job descriptions contained charity as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

charity
32%
volunteering
21%
volunteers
18%
organisational skills
18%
customer service
14%
written communication
14%
engagement
14%
fundraising
14%
communication skills
14%
co ordinator
14%
volunteer engagement
14%
volunteer manager
14%
volunteer coordinator
11%
marketing
11%
fundraiser
11%
ms office skills
7%
donations
7%
supporter care
7%
charities
7%
administration
7%
volunteer
7%
hospitality
7%
youth work
7%
young people
7%
wellbeing
7%
creativity
7%
sales
7%
equality
7%
supportive
7%
interpersonal skills
7%
welfare
7%
build strong relationships
4%
volunteer assistant
4%
volunteering assistant
4%
non for profit
4%
or volunteering
4%
community development worker
4%
aca
4%
acca
4%
finance
4%
funding
4%
group financial controller
4%
management accountant
4%
voluntary sector
4%
volunteer recruitment
4%
case management
4%
consultation
4%
housing
4%
interview
4%
kpi
4%
local community
4%
recruit
4%
recruiter
4%
recruitment
4%
rural communities
4%
community development
4%
campaign management
4%
crm
4%
data management
4%
faststats
4%
microsoft dynamics
4%
volunteer management
4%
social services
4%
innovation
4%
health safety
4%
funding applications
4%
employment law
4%
financial services
4%
voluntary
4%
administrative
4%
bid strategy
4%
bid writing
4%
business development
4%
commercial awareness
4%
contract negotiation
4%
problem solving
4%
proposal writing
4%
tender management
4%
tender submissions
4%

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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