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An analysis of full-time CSR jobs on two online corporate
responsibility recruitment sites has found that listings in total
increased by 48 per cent between 2004 and 2005.
The survey, carried out by US-based CSR recruitment specialist Ellen Weinreb, reveals that most of the more than 600 publicly advertised jobs in 2005 were with private-sector companies (171), CSR associations and industry bodies (161), non-governmental organizations (105) and small consultancies (77). The remainder were at research companies, compliance and monitoring bodies and SRI enterprises. About 400 posts were advertised on the same sites in 2004.
The vacancies most commonly advertised by companies – about 40 per cent – were monitoring and compliance roles. Environment-related positions were the next most frequent (19 per cent), followed by general CSR roles (12 per cent). The remaining vacancies were in community, marketing and public relations.
One in three of the companies looking for staff were from the consumer products sector and one in five from apparel.
The jobs in the survey were advertised on the recruitment site of the US-based Business for Social Responsibility organization or through the UK-based CSR Chicks, an informal online network.
Weinreb found CSR positions were most likely to be advertised in February and July, and that January and March were quiet months. A recent analysis of jobs advertised on the Ethical Performance CSR recruitment site suggests a similar pattern (EP7, issue 11, p.7).
The survey, carried out by US-based CSR recruitment specialist Ellen Weinreb, reveals that most of the more than 600 publicly advertised jobs in 2005 were with private-sector companies (171), CSR associations and industry bodies (161), non-governmental organizations (105) and small consultancies (77). The remainder were at research companies, compliance and monitoring bodies and SRI enterprises. About 400 posts were advertised on the same sites in 2004.
The vacancies most commonly advertised by companies – about 40 per cent – were monitoring and compliance roles. Environment-related positions were the next most frequent (19 per cent), followed by general CSR roles (12 per cent). The remaining vacancies were in community, marketing and public relations.
One in three of the companies looking for staff were from the consumer products sector and one in five from apparel.
The jobs in the survey were advertised on the recruitment site of the US-based Business for Social Responsibility organization or through the UK-based CSR Chicks, an informal online network.
Weinreb found CSR positions were most likely to be advertised in February and July, and that January and March were quiet months. A recent analysis of jobs advertised on the Ethical Performance CSR recruitment site suggests a similar pattern (EP7, issue 11, p.7).
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