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
16%
communication skills
13%
voluntary sector
13%
fundraising
13%
welfare
10%
homelessness
10%
guidance
10%
advice
10%
young people
10%
creativity
7%
equality
7%
mental health
7%
interpersonal skills
7%
supportive
7%
substance
7%
compliance
7%
crm
7%
engagement
7%
communication
7%
leadership
7%
partnerships
7%
management
7%
projects
7%
quality assurance
7%
strategies
7%
philanthropy
7%
wellbeing
7%
youth work
7%
influencing
7%
telephone manner
7%
tax
7%
service delivery management
7%
senior project manager
7%
project manager
7%
project coordinator
7%
foundations
4%
ceo
4%
children
4%
communication and engagement
4%
alumni relations
4%
west yorkshire
4%
chief exec
4%
chief executive officer
4%
board member
4%
healthcare
4%
social care
4%
counselling
4%
case worker
4%
project leader
4%
service manager
4%
grants
4%
community groups
4%
marketing
4%
housing
4%
government
4%
pa
4%
note taking
4%
diary management
4%
administrative support
4%
service delivery
4%
events
4%
communications
4%
local government
4%
corporate partnerships
4%
administration
4%
consulting
4%
stem
4%
funding applications
4%
donors
4%
charities
4%
charitable trusts
4%
support workers
4%
supported housing
4%
substance misuse
4%
ex-offenders
4%
complex needs
4%
service development
4%
admin
4%
volunteering
4%
voluntary
4%
tenancy sustainment
4%
universal credit
4%
housing benefits
4%
operations
4%
community development
4%
writing
4%
stakeholder engagement
4%
social policy
4%
public affairs
4%
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