More money alone not enough to lure one in four charity job seekers
Howard Lake | 4 September 2009 | News
Research for London-based headhunting consultancy McGraw Stone reveals that a quarter of workers in the not-for-profit sector who are thinking of changing jobs would not move solely to earn a higher income. A further 13% said that they would move to a job paying the same as their current one.
Job satisfaction or security are not surprisingly not the only criteria for charity staff. The survey reports that 62% are seeking either a bit more (31%) or a lot more (31%) money.
The not-for-profit sector was not the only sector in which staff reported that money alone would not tempt them from their current position. Nick Davies, McGraw Stone’s managing partner, said: “As well as charity employees, these include education where 22% would not be tempted by pay; public sector 18%; and retail/ service workers 17%.
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“It seems that some sectors attract individuals who are less motivated by money than by other rewards such as job satisfaction, security or a desire to be a useful member of society.”
In contrast, all those surveyed in the utility sector who are thinking of moving are seeking the same or more pay.
While none of the not-for-profit sector workers was prepared to move for less money, 13% of those in media and entertainment and one in ten of those in travel and leisure said they would.
The survey reveals that a quarter of those in the charity sector are considering changing jobs, compared with one in ten of the population as a whole.
The figures are based on a survey of 826 adults carried out in August 2009 by online research company fast.MAP.
www.mcgrawstone.co.uk
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.