Find a new non profit job

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Job websites

There are lots of websites which advertise non profit jobs. Here is a list of the main ones:

• Charity Job
• Jobs in charities
• Third Sector jobs
• Guardian newspaper
• nfp job
• Good Moves
• TotalJobs
• Charity Sector jobs
• Civil Society jobs
• Charity careers
• Charity Comms
• CareerJet
• TBI  jobs - listings in The Big Issue
• JobsGoPublic.

There are also sites which specialise in recruiting in certain professions:

• UK Fundraising
• Animal Job
• JobsInAdvice

In certain areas of the country:

• CommunityNI: Northern Ireland jobs and volunteering opportunities

and recruitment agencies which specialise in nonprofit jobs:

• nfp resourcing
• Eden Brown
• PAS Consultants: vacancies in Wessex
• ProspectUs
• People Unlimited
• TPP Not for Profit
  
• Veredus: executive recruitment.

Other ways of finding out about jobs

• local press/national newspapers.
• organisation's website/jobs listing.
• word-of-mouth.
• write to organisations on-spec.
• start out as a volunteer (see our list of volunteer recruitment websites).
• become a trustee.

Your application

• Help with your CV (Direct.Gov)
• Application forms (Direct.Gov)
• Interview skills (Direct.Gov)
• See a post from Harvard Business School on your CV - Four Tips on a resume that survives scrutiny

Listen to podcasts we recorded at the Forum3 event in September 09. Forum3 podcasts cover working for a non profit and job applications/interviews.

Useful links

• Working for a Charity (NCVO), website focusing on skills and how to get into the charity sector. They also run courses to help those new to the sector understand the VCS.

• Career Shifters, guides and inspiration to help you change career
  
• About charity jobs and volunteering opportunities for graduates (Prospectus)
• So you want to work in the charity and voluntary sector (Guardian)

Have your say

What other sites have you used to find a job? What are your tips for applying for jobs and attending interviews? 

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