Charity Apprentice - Kickstart your Career in Social Change
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Introduction to working in the charity sector and to the Charity Apprentice online course, October 2017
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Charity Apprentice - Kickstart your Career in Social Change
- 1. Kickstart your career in social change
- 3. Skills, skills, skills Develop them and talk about them ALL the time
- 4. Be impact-driven The sector is all about making impact and this is hard to do.
- 5. Skills or cause? Do you want a job working on a particular issue or do you wish to utilise a particular skill?
- 6. Bigger isn’t always better Starting out in a smaller organisation will see you gain more skills and responsibility quicker.
- 7. Stay up to date The sector changes quickly and often!
- 8. Gain experience More experience = more employable
- 9. Ask lots of questions LinkedIn is your friend.
- 10. Look in the right places The best places to find jobs
- 11. Don’t stress and keep going! No one knows what they’re doing.
- 12. Apply for Charity Apprentice :)
- 13. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY Introductions Events Bootcamp Communications Hack days Activism Hack days Lobbying, policy and research JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Fundraising Bootcamp Social enterprise International development and aid Corporate social responsibility Careers and next steps Course outline
- 14. Online learning. Complete learning tasks, meet experts from the sector, dial in to webinars and discuss ideas with your fellow apprentices
- 15. “ I've gotten a huge amount out of the course and my understanding of how charities actually work has increased exponentially - in fact, I feel that a lot of what I've learnt is relevant across all sectors, not just the third sector, which is something I wasn't expecting. ” Laura, Charity Apprentice 2017
- 16. Real life challenges. Build a wealth of practical experience. You'll run your own fundraising campaign, pitch real fundraising products to companies and organise your own event
- 17. “Since becoming involved in the course, I've helped run a Friends Pub Quiz, organised a 15k Walkathon, and am currently planning a Swap- shop event. This practical experience has been absolutely key - it has equipped me with real life, tangible skills, given me plenty to talk about in interviews, and made me feel so much more confident in my own ability! ” Aimee, Charity Apprentice 2017
- 18. Social change on the ground. Opportunities to undertake work placements with Child.org in the UK and in Kenya
- 19. “My work placement in Kenya was an invaluable insight into community development where my skills were properly utilised to add value to projects for a local organisation. ” Anna, Charity Apprentice 2016
- 20. Costs The course is free for 2018! Optional costs… Bootcamp - £60 Hack days - £40
- 21. Application process We’ll be assessing applications on a rolling basis (every two weeks) Next application review: Friday 10th November
- 22. Alumni
- 23. Charity Number 1118528 Thank you
Editor's Notes
- Introduce yourself and explain what you’re job is Introduce Child.org and Charity Apprentice (we’ll talk more about this later) During this session we’ll be going through the top 10 pieces of advice for landing a job the social change sector. Jot down any questions you have and I’ll be happy to have a bit of a Q&A at the end.
- Landing a job in the social change sector isn’t based on good intentions unfortunately Give an example of reading Charity Apprentice apps recently It’s very competitive so you need to sure me you’re qualified and will make a success of the role
- The sector has a reputation of being a nice and lovely place to work It is! But it’s also extremely stressful and busy. All social change work is aimed at making the world better and this isn’t easy work. You need to show that you know this and that you’re engaged and have opinions on some of the large challenges within the sector. You need to be driven by the question of how can I make the most impact in my job etc.
- Do you want to work in women’s rights - regardless of the role, or do you want to work in digital communications and you don’t really mind what ‘cause’ it’s for? To try and work this out, think of your current skillset Also think about current things happening in the world - is there a particular issue you care about?
- Don’t be fooled by the bigger brands of the larger charities Having more money doesn’t always mean the work they do is better Starting small means you will do far more work quicker - not just be a cog in the wheel Great way to start!
- Get yourself along to events and stay up to date online You want to identify key online influencers in the areas you’re most interested in and follow their work Twitter Blogs Events
- Volunteering Become a trustee Graduate schemes - Cancer Research, Dfid, Charity Works, Worthwhile, Year Here Internships - Amnesty International, Barnardos, British Red Cross, Macmillan etc. Obviously Charity Apprentice
- Get yourself onto LinkedIn and look at people’s profiles to give your a sense of what they do etc. Ask them questions - they’re normally more than happy to answer
- Charityjobs, charity people, third sector, guardian jobs, damn good jobs newsletter Individual charity websites and social media accounts Twitter #charityjobs LinkedIn Word of mouth
- You don’t have to get it right first time - or any time People move around. You won’t be in any role forever. Say yes to the opportunities which seem good. Keep going and you’ll get there.
- Obviously i’m going to say this, but this course is designed for people like you! 10 month course Designed to equip you with skills and experience Written and delivered by charity professionals
- Questions?