Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI( Reference Group Member

When you join us as a volunteer, you’ll be part of a community of passionate people coming together to support the MS Society’s vision of a world free from MS.

As one of our wonderful volunteers, you can get involved in:

• providing support and services to the MS community
• increasing awareness of, and delivering resources to, people affected by MS
• raising vital funds to help stop MS
• boosting our community voice by advocating for MS research and policy

Role details:

Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI) are at the heart of our work. We work with people with lived experience of MS, volunteers, and professionals to guide and direct our approach to EEDI.

The EEDI Reference Group is a group of people affected by MS who helped develop our previous EEDI strategy and now support the EEDI work in our more recent organisational strategy. They bring lived experience of marginalisation for example people from minoritised ethnic groups, the LGBTQ+ community, carers and disabled people.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI) work. By attending monthly meetings you’ll use your lived and/or professional experience to provide advice, feedback, guidance and personal opinion on our EEDI work.

This is a home-based role, which will require attending online meetings of up to an hour, with up to 30 minutes of pre-reading and follow-up work before each one. 

What you’ll be doing:

·       Attending online meetings

·       Reading documents and preparing feedback

·       Using your lived and/or professional experience to provide constructive and honest feedback on our ways of working, processes and future initiatives

·       Representing the MS community and people from marginalised group(s) with lived experience

·       Having confidence to speak and input into meetings

·       Feeling passion for the MS Society and for EEDI in our work

·       Showing awareness of EEDI in a broader context, to provide challenge outside of your lived experience

What you’ll get in return:

·       You’ll be part of our amazing volunteer network

·       You’ll meet and work with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences of MS

·       You’ll develop skills, which can improve your CV and employability

·       You'll be making a real difference to the MS community

·       You’ll get a say in influencing our work

·       You’ll receive a Volunteer Welcome Pack

·       You’ll have an induction to your role

·       You’ll get support from your Volunteer Manager

·       You’ll gain access to Learning and Development opportunities

·       You’ll be reimbursed for any related expenses while carrying out your role