Charityjob

What Charityjob does

CharityJob, operated by JobLadder Limited, is the UK's first specialist online job board for the charity sector, founded in February 2000 by Steve and Raya Wexler after two decades working in the voluntary sector. The platform connects UK charities, non-profits, NGOs, social enterprises, and specialist recruitment agencies with candidates seeking paid and volunteer roles in the third sector, hosting roughly 3,000 jobs from 795+ active recruiters and attracting 234,500+ monthly website visitors. The product surface includes the core job board, a free Applicant Tracking System (Applicant Manager) bundled with every job post — featuring drag-and-drop candidate management, screening questions, diversity reporting, and an anonymous recruitment option added in 2025 — and CharityConnect, a free networking community of 20,000+ charity professionals launched in 2016.

The business operates a B2B2C recruitment marketplace monetised primarily through tiered job advertising packages priced at £285 (Basic), £345 (Branded), £499 (Enhanced), and £599 (Premium) per 30-day ad, plus bulk ad credits with volume discounts of up to 65%, and à la carte add-on services including LinkedIn cross-posting (£265), CV Match Service (£249), NCVO cross-posting (from £57), email advertising (from £156), and Prime advertising (from £129). Distribution extends through exclusive cross-posting partnerships with the NCVO (reaching 73,000 candidates) and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (5,500+ individual members, 400+ organisational members), and via a LinkedIn integration. GTM is hybrid: account managers serve larger charities and recruitment agencies with bespoke packages, while self-serve online registration and a discounted Small Charity Package (2 Branded + 1 Enhanced ad for organisations with 20 or fewer employees) capture the long tail of small voluntary sector employers.

CharityJob remains privately held, founder-owned, and bootstrapped, with no external institutional investment or M&A activity identified in the available material. The company operates from Kingston upon Thames with a team of 11-50 employees, and its brand carries a 'Best Jobsite of the Year' award streak from 2005-2007. Differentiation rests on 25 years of sector specialisation, exclusive partnerships with the major UK voluntary sector bodies, an embedded free ATS that lowers recruitment friction for resource-constrained charities, and a content engine (career advice blog, salary reports, recruiter insights) that drives organic search traffic and candidate-side engagement.

Name

Charityjob

Legal name

JobLadder Limited

Website

https://charityjob.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CharityJob, operated by JobLadder Limited, is the UK's longest-running specialist job board for the charity sector, founded in 2000. It connects 795+ UK charity recruiters with candidates through a tiered job ad platform, a free ATS, and the 20,000+-member CharityConnect community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Advertising Packages: Tiered job advertising packages where recruiters pay per job ad. Options range from Basic (£285) to Premium (£599) for paid jobs. All job ads last 30 days and are mobile optimised. Volunteer ads are free to post.
2. Bulk Ad Credits: Volume discount packages for multiple job ads - 3, 5, 10, 25 ads or more. Bulk credits valid for 12 months. Discounts up to 65% on original price for high-volume buyers.
3. Ad Enhancement Add-ons: Additional paid services including: Cross-post to NCVO (from £57), Cross-post to LinkedIn (£265), CV Match Service (£249), Email advertising (from £156), Prime advertising (from £129).
4. First Time Customer Discount: £100 off first Branded advert for new customers. Limited to one per organisation every three years. Cannot be combined with other offers.
5. Small Charity Package: Discounted package for organisations with 20 employees or less: 2 Branded job ads and 1 Enhanced job ad, saving over £300 compared to standard pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CharityJob operates a UK specialist online job board marketplace that connects charities, NGOs, and non-profit organisations with job seekers. Recruiters purchase tiered job advertising packages (Basic £285 through Premium £599) to post paid or volunteer roles, and every job post includes free access to the Applicant Manager ATS. The platform also runs CharityConnect, a free networking community for 20,000+ charity professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CharityConnect: A free community platform for charity professionals launched in 2016, allowing them to share experiences, gain insights, and connect with peers. The platform has over 20,000 members.
• Applicant Manager

Products and services

• CharityJob Job Board UK specialist online job board where charities, NGOs, and recruitment agencies post paid and volunteer roles and where candidates search and apply. Lists 1,645 paid jobs and 1,676 volunteer roles from 795 recruiters at time of source capture.
• Applicant Manager (Free ATS) Free applicant tracking software gifted to every charity that posts a job on CharityJob, featuring drag-and-drop candidate management, interview scheduling, screening questions, anonymous recruitment option, and diversity reporting. Built to help even the smallest charities manage recruitment fairly and efficiently.
• CharityConnect Community Platform Free networking community platform for 20,000+ charity professionals, enabling peer support, knowledge sharing, and sector connections that complement the job board marketplace.
• Small Charity Package Discounted recruitment package for UK charities with 20 or fewer employees that bundles 2 Branded job ads and 1 Enhanced job ad for an organisation that cannot afford separate enterprise-grade subscriptions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced job ads receive 95% more clicks on the 'apply' button than Basic ads
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2006Exclusive official partnership allowing cross-posting of job vacancies to NCVO website. Jobs reach NCVO's specialised audience of 73,000 potential candidates. As NCVO official partners, CharityJob benefits from trusted supplier status within the UK charity sector.
• Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2006Exclusive official partnership with the largest individual representative body in the voluntary sector. Jobs cross-posted to reach over 5,500 individual members and 400 organisational members. Enhances CharityJob's credibility and reach within the fundraising specialism.
• LinkedIncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2006Partnership allows cross-posting of jobs to LinkedIn platform with targeted 2-week campaigns matching vacancies to candidates based on key skills. LinkedIn Company Page presence maintains ongoing brand visibility on the professional network.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Professional networking platform with extensive job listings and built-in ATS features. CharityJob already has cross-posting partnership with LinkedIn, but LinkedIn's own charity-sector job functionality directly competes for recruiter spend in the same audience.
• Indeed: World's largest online job search engine with significant UK presence and broad charity sector listings. Operates as a generalist marketplace, but its scale and free job posting model create direct pricing pressure on CharityJob's tiered ad packages.
• Guardian Jobs: Job board operated by Guardian Media Group with dedicated charity sector section. Direct competitor for charity sector job postings, leveraging Guardian brand reach among mission-driven candidates.
• Totaljobs: Major UK job board owned by StepStone Group with broad sector coverage including charity roles. Direct competitor for UK recruiter spend, though without CharityJob's specialist sector positioning or exclusive sector partnerships.
• Reed: UK's largest generalist job board and recruitment company. Competes directly with CharityJob for UK recruiter wallet, but operates across all sectors rather than specializing in charity sector recruitment.
• CV-Library: UK-focused job board with broad sector coverage and CV database of millions of candidates. Competes with CharityJob for UK job posting market with similar self-serve tiered pricing model but generalist positioning.
• ZipRecruiter: Global online employment marketplace with AI-driven matching technology. Operates broadly across sectors but increasingly expanding into international markets including UK, creating competitive pressure on niche job boards.

Direct peers

• Prospectus: UK charity and not-for-profit sector recruitment specialist with executive search and interim services. Direct competitor in charity recruitment services, serving overlapping customer base of UK charities seeking senior talent.
• Harris Hill: UK recruitment agency specializing exclusively in charity sector placements. Competes for the same recruiter wallet (charity recruitment budgets) using agency model versus CharityJob's self-serve platform. Also an active customer on CharityJob, illustrating model coexistence.
• Charity People: UK charity sector recruitment specialist agency focused on fundraising, communications, and senior charity appointments. Competes directly with CharityJob for charity recruitment budgets through agency services rather than marketplace model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charityjob-part-of-jobladder
• Xx.com/CharityJob

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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