Getting started in charities and the third sector

Within charities and the third-sector, there is a wide range of occupations. Prospects has a list of job profiles each containing relevant information about key responsibilities, skill requirements, starting salaries, entry requirements, career prospects with links to major employers and current graduate vacancies.
 

Potential Job Roles

Job roles in this sector include:

Keeping up to date with the industry

As part of your job-hunting strategy, you will need to keep up to date on developments in this sector and keep track of any vacancies that are coming up. Below are some key resources to help you research the opportunities available. The knowledge gained through your research may help you to target your applications and will help when preparing for interviews.

• Prospects – The charity and voluntary work sector guide is a useful starting point with an overview, graduate job profiles, case studies and graduate job-hunting advice.
• TargetJobs – Find out about salaries, types of jobs and employers and make applications in this sector.
• The Guardian – Latest news and features on the voluntary sector, social enterprise and the Guardian's voluntary sector network.
• Third Sector Jobs – Charity work, not-for-profit and voluntary sector news.
• Charity Times – Charity Times online complements the printed publication, offering breaking news, a fortnightly email newsletter and in-depth features to offer comprehensive coverage of all the finances, legal, fundraising, marketing and technology management issues facing this sector.