Not-for-profit | Overcoming Charity Recruitment Challenges

Since the early 2000’s, there has been a steady growth of not-for-profit organisations popping up all over the UK, with research from the UK civil society suggesting an average of 2,500 new charities are registered every year.

Both paid and voluntary charity work can be very rewarding and great for professional development, since it focuses on helping individuals and communities. People working in this ‘third’ sector often praise charities for truly caring about their staff, offering life-enhancing benefits such as flexible working, generous holiday entitlements and rewarding pension schemes.

Despite the advantages of working for a charity, when it comes to online recruiting, charities often face difficulties in recruiting the right people at the right time for the right role. Below are three of the most common recruitment challenges, with ways for charities to overcome them in order to succeed with 2020 recruitment goals.