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Officers of Non-governmental Organisations

Officers of non-governmental organisations perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks in the running of trade associations, employers’ associations, learned societies, trade unions, charitable organisations and similar bodies.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£15,103
£27,242
£37,055

New workers start around £15,103. Normal pay is £27,242 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £37,055.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 65,474 vacancies for this type of job

4.17%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Prepares and provides measures of organisational activity for senior officials.

  • Assists with fund raising activities within a specified geographical area.

  • Receives and responds to written correspondence and telephone enquiries from members and other organisations.

  • Arranges meetings, conferences and other events and circulates agenda and other relevant material.

  • Circulates and reports information of relevance to members and interested parties.

  • Maintains and updates records of membership details, subscription fees, mailing lists, etc..

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Administrative Support

  • Data Entry

  • Invoicing

  • Office Supply Management

  • Finance

  • Project Management

  • Auditing

  • Google Workspace

  • Customer Relationship Management

  • Office Administration

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Detail Oriented

  • Administrative Functions

  • Customer Service

  • Clerical Works

  • Organizational Skills

  • Management

  • Filing

  • Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Excel

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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Sociology

University of Kent

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 14/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Sociology

Goldsmiths, University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

History

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Liberal Arts

Birkbeck, University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 10/2024

Tariff points: 96/120

Social Work

University of Cumbria

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Carlisle · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Public Sociology

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Sociology

Aston University, Birmingham

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Birmingham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Social Work

University of Gloucestershire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Yeovil · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Sociology

University of Greenwich

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Politics and Sociology

Brunel University London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Uxbridge · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Sociology with Foundation Year

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 72/80

Sociology

Nottingham Trent University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 13/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Sociology

University Centre Peterborough

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Peterborough · 09/2024

Tariff points: 88/88

Sociology

University of Warwick

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Sociology

York St John University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · York · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Social Science

DN Colleges Group

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Scunthorpe · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 32/32

Sociology (with Foundation Year)

Bishop Grosseteste University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Lincoln · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Art History

University of Essex

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Colchester · 10/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Social Work

Bradford College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bradford · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

University of Northampton

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Northampton · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Sociology

Leeds Beckett University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Sociology

University of Southampton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Social Work

Coventry University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 12/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

Canterbury Christ Church University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Social Work

Oxford Brookes University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Oxford · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Sociology

University of West London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Sociology (Study Abroad)

Lancaster University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Lancaster · 01/10/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

History of Art

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/144

Sociology

University of Bath

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bath · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

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