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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.

Routes to this career

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International Development

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Portsmouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Law with Foundation Year

Canterbury Christ Church University

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Canterbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Law with Criminology

Cardiff University

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cardiff · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Criminology

Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Manchester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Leadership in Communities

London Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 4-6 Years · Part-time · Islington · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Politics with Foundation

University of Plymouth

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Plymouth · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 32/80

International Relations

University of Buckingham

BA (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time (intensive) · Buckingham · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

LLB Law

University of Bolton

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bolton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Law with Foundation Year

University of Wolverhampton

LLB (Hons) · 8 Years · Part-time · Wolverhampton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Politics with Foundation Year

Birkbeck, University of London

BA (Hons) · 6 Years · Part-time · London · 10/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Law LLB with Foundation Year

St Mary's University, Twickenham

LLB · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Twickenham · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Criminology

University of Leicester

BSc (Hons) · 3-4 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

Forensic Investigation

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

Law

University of Cumbria

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Carlisle · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

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