You could spend 80,000 hours in paid work over your lifetime, so use that time well.
Choosing the right career can increase your impact by 100 or more.
The website 80,000 Hours aims to help you create a career that tackles the world’s problems. It is affiliated with Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute and Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
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To find jobs in communications, campaigns, policy, public affairs, parliamentary, digital & social media, PR, press, media, & marketing go here – full-time, part-time and consultancy
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advertises jobs working for MPs, political parties, public affairs, pressure groups and organisations offering experience to get a job in Parliament, including voluntary work for registered charities, political parties, MPs, MSPs or assembly members, local party constituency groups, local council constituency groups, prospective candidates, councillors and other specifically party political related volunteer work, as well as all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) and organisations affiliated to political parties.
ParliABLE: in support of disabled people in Parliament. It is open to both those who consider themselves to have a disability and those who have an interest in supporting disabled people.
ParliGENDER: in support of gender equality. Our aim is to achieve gender equality across Parliament.
ParliREACH: in support of increasing awareness and appreciation of race, ethnicity and cultural heritage issues in Parliament.
ParliOUT: in support of LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexual, and questioning) people in Parliament
For more about working in Parliament see here
For jobs in the charity, not for profit and third sector as well as opportunities to volunteer. https://www.charityjob.co.uk/
This site provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work in England. It includes information on skills and qualifications for different jobs, including –
How to become an MP: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/mp
(SDS) is the national skills body and careers service in schools, in centres and online.
Goodmoves advertises jobs, training and volunteer opportunities in the civil society, charity and voluntary sector, run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
The Public Affairs Resource Centre is a directory of lobbying and public affairs specialists. It lists eight recruitment firms that mainly recruit for business interests and governments. Responsible Public Affairs specialists ensure that legitimate interests are represented in policymaking and public debate, but some have done a great deal of damage by promoting smoking, harmful chemicals, fossil fuels and repressive governments so you need ask tough ethical questions before you apply.
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is the largest job board for Europe listing jobs in 98 countries, with over one million visitors each month. It is not about social impact jobs, but you can use advanced search to filter by category and keyword to find good work in countries where you want to work. Jobs That Make Sense – “No bullshit jobs. Just impact.”
A site for organizations who want candidates and social entrepreneurs passionate about their impact in society: search
by country, mainly in French and Spanish speaking areas. A free service powered by the makesense association
tbd* supports people determined to make a career out of changing the world. The tbd* platform helps candidates find job, discover workshops and courses, connect with mission-driven companies, share best practices, or learn from people using their careers to make an impact. More than 3,000 impact-driven companies and organisations use tbd* to look for new team members. They are based in Berlin and have lots of jobs in Germany, as well as the rest of Europe and worldwide.
Acre
is a purpose-driven recruitment and talent development company based out of London, New York and Amsterdam, specializing in Environmental, Social & Governance Issues (ESG), Energy, Environment, Health & Safety (HSE) and Sustainability. Acre has developed social responsibility recruitment since 2003.
iAgora provides graduate jobs and internships abroad, especially across Europe. You can also search for language courses and universities worldwide, with reviews, but not specifically aimed at social impact.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body and careers service in schools, in centres and online.
Goodmoves advertises jobs, training and volunteer opportunities in the civil society, charity and voluntary sector, run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
The Public Affairs Resource Centre is a directory of lobbying and public affairs specialists. It lists eight recruitment firms that mainly recruit for business interests and governments. Responsible Public Affairs specialists ensure that legitimate interests are represented in policymaking and public debate, but some have done a great deal of damage by promoting smoking, harmful chemicals, fossil fuels and repressive governments so you need ask tough ethical questions before you apply.
For insights public affairs read
Read A Quick Guide to Working on Political Campaigns from Harvard Law School for tips on getting into mainstream electoral politics as a student and after, with a list of organisations that provide training, recruitment and other resources for working in politics.
Find a Political Campaign Job
is a great blog by Joe Fuld of Campaign Workshop on how to find a job with a progress organisation in the US. It includes useful tips, one of which is:
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Idealist
is a New York-based non-profit that aims to close the gap between intention and action by connecting people, organizations, ideas, and resources. They started in 1995 and have posted close to a million jobs and hundreds of thousands of internships and volunteer opportunities; organized more than 250 graduate-school fairs; and built a grad-school directory to help people advance their social impact career. They list thousands of jobs, internships, opportunities to volunteer and organisations world-wide. Filter by location, issue area and activity.
Campaign Jobs recruits for progressive organizations and non-profits across the US.
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This site aims to help you get a job in mainstream politics, become a policy adviser or work on a presidential campaign. It lists current jobs in politics, public policy and government affairs across the US. You can also sign up for email job alerts. Teagan Goddard’s blog offers detailed tips for your job search. His eBook, Political Job Hunt: An Insider’s Guide to Finding a Job That Makes a Difference, contains 236 pages of tips for $24.95.
“Working in politics and government is one of the most rewarding career choices you can make. Whether as a legislative analyst or a political affairs officer or a campaign staffer, you really can make a difference.”
BOND is the UK network for organisations working in international development and has useful advice on getting a job in international development as well as a jobs board for development vacancies in the UK and abroad.
The LSE careers service has 10 tips for working in international development.
Impact Pool (previously UNjobfinder) is a social enterprise in Stockholm, Sweden, that supports people who want a career in mission-driven organizations. They have vacancies from hundreds of international organizations, including UN agencies, International Financial Institutions, European Union, Intergovernmental and Non-Governmental organizations. They also offer coaching and support for job hunting (for a fee) as well as useful careers advice for finding work internationally.
Bren’s annotated list of 140 websites for International Development Jobs lists many sites for jobs across the world.
Advertises jobs for global professionals at every stage of their career, from internships to advanced, in NGO’s, Think Tanks, Government and Private Sector. Jobs are not necessarily about positive change or impact, so use your judgement.
It also lists networking events across the world (many of them virtual).
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