Officers of non-governmental organisations

£33,893

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

35 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

1.6%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Officers of non-governmental organisations

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4114

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.

Common tasks include:

maintains and updates records of membership details, subscription fees, mailing lists, etc.;
circulates and reports information of relevance to members and interested parties;
arranges meetings, conferences and other events and circulates agenda and other relevant material;
receives and responds to written correspondence and telephone enquiries from members and other organisations;
assists with fund raising activities within a specified geographical area;
prepares and provides measures of organisational activity for senior officials.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic requirements although pre-entry experience is usually necessary. Some organisations only employ their own members, although evidence of related work within pressure groups, the voluntary sector, trade unions or other organisations is generally sufficient.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Equality focus: Officers of non-governmental organisations

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