Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Communications Volunteer

 This is an exciting opportunity to join our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team. As a volunteer you will play a crucial part in helping us raise awareness of different topics. You will write and develop blogs and articles to showcase different EDI related awareness days, weeks or months. You will help us to represent different parts of the MS and our staff communities and increase awareness and knowledge of different issues. For example, can you tell us more about Diwali or shine a light on mental health awareness week? 

 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of our work. We work with volunteers, professionals and people with lived experience of MS to guide and direct our approach to EDI. An important part of this work is to discuss EDI related issues more openly and in a more authentic way. 

This role is a home-based role, which will require attending two online monthly meetings, and up to 10 hours of writing to develop the blogs and articles.  

What the role involves    

• Attending two monthly, online meetings 
• Researching topics which may be outside your lived experience and writing blogs and articles 
• Being open to constructive feedback on your writing and working to deadlines 
• Representing the MS community and raising awareness of issues and topics that are important to this community 
• Regular 1:1 catch ups with our EDI programme manager 

 What you need for this role   

• Excellent and engaging writing and communication skills.  
• Passion for the MS Society and for EDI in our work 
• Good IT skills 
• A good understanding and awareness of the current discussions, debates and development regarding EDI 

What you may gain from this role 

• A good understanding and awareness of the current discussions, debates and development regarding EDI 
• Working in a professional environment 
• References  
• Training  
• Improve understanding of EDI in corporate environment 

 In order to volunteer in this role, you will need to undertake:   

Must do training  Role specific training  Data protection eLearning  Induction with your volunteer Manager Cyber Security training 
EDI training 

 Sources of support:  

 We will ensure that whist volunteering with us you will have access to all the support you need to feel comfortable, confident with what you are doing, and able to achieve the most impact though your time with us.  

 Your staff contact is here to support you, answer any questions you might have about what you’ll be doing, your learning and where you can get more information.  

The Supporter Care Team is your point of contact for queries to other MS Society departments. They can signpost you to the right person:  

  Additional information about our volunteering programme:  

• When you volunteer with us, you join our powerful community of people  
• living with MS, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers.  
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• Our shared commitments help keep our volunteering programme enjoyable, meaningful and safe for everyone.   

  Download Our Commitments here.