Volunteer Young Member Representative (Tenure 3 years)

The Role

As a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, you will play a key role in supporting the Institution’s commitment to its values, (Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation, and Impact) to support our vision of being a global, inclusive, and digitally enabled engineering community. As a member of the committee, you will work closely with the D&I Committee to promote a culture that values, celebrates and welcomes differences.

About You

Young Members are any Affiliate, Associate or member who has become professionally registered within the last ten years. The Young Member representative will ideally have a combination of the following characteristics in addition to those of the Committee Member specification (as set out on the role description - page 3 - attached to this role advert):
• A strong passion for fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging within the IMechE
• A commitment to advocating for an inclusive and diverse profession
• A strategic mindset with a proactive approach
• Good communication skills - ability to work collaboratively as a team

Experience in one or more of the following areas are welcome but not essential:
• Updating processes and/or policies
• Knowledge and experience in the diversity and inclusion field
• Experience collecting, analysing or storing equity data and making interventions
• Experience working with committees, councils and/or boards within the IMechE

Your role:

• Actively participate and collaborate with other committee members in defining the D&I strategic direction, goals, and priorities in line with the IMechE’s 2030 strategy and the D&I Strategy.
• Be an advocate/ambassador for the Institution's values, translating them into meaningful actions that makes a difference to our organisation and beyond
• Represent the D&I Committee at Young Members Board, serving as a key point of contact for sharing information, activities and best practices
• Stay informed about industry and professional membership sector best practices and emerging trends withing the D&I space
• Identify, support and champion strategic partnerships with external organisations and networks which supports IMechE’s D&I agenda or wider strategic goals
• Participate in ad hoc projects as and when necessary (eg. reviewing our webpage to provide feedback and ideas)
• Act as an IMechE Ambassador at external events and meetings to promote IMechE’s D&I agenda amongst the engineering community

Time Commitment:

We are committed to collaborating closely with you to provide maximum flexibility and to ensure that your volunteer responsibilities fit around your personal and professional commitments. The ideal candidate for this position should be available to join virtual meetings throughout the year.

• D&I Committee meetings (four meetings per year of two hours each). Once a year we host an in person meeting for members based in UK, with a hybrid option available for our international members.
• Young Members Board meetings - this involves (four meetings per year of two hours, of which one meeting is in person and the rest are held virtually)
• Other ad-hoc meetings as required and training and development opportunities (for example attending a training, event or additional meetings linked to specific projects).

This should be considered a time commitment of approximately one day per month.
Reasonable T&S will be reimbursed.

Please refer to the role description attached to this role advert for more information about the role and that will be applicable to all volunteers.

Applications for the D&I Committee International Member Representative are now open. Please submit your application by no later than 16th December 2024.

Your application will be acknowledged and reviewed by the D&I Committee in January 2025. Please use your latest CV to apply.

If you have any questions about the application process or would like to discuss the online application form, please contact diversity@imeche.org.

Volunteer International Member Representative (Tenure 3 years)

The Role

As a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, you will play a key role in supporting the Institution’s commitment to its values, (Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation, and Impact) to support our vision of being a global, inclusive, and digitally enabled engineering community. As a member of the committee, you will work closely with the D&I Committee to promote a culture that values, celebrates and welcomes differences.

About You

The International Member representative will ideally have a combination of the following characteristics in addition to those of the Committee Member specification (as set out on the role description - page 3 - attached to this role advert):
• A strong passion for fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging within the IMechE
• A commitment to advocating for an inclusive and diverse profession
• A strategic mindset with a proactive approach
• Good communication skills - ability to work collaboratively as a team

Experience in one or more of the following areas are welcome but not essential:
• Updating processes and/or policies
• Knowledge and experience in the diversity and inclusion field
• Experience collecting, analysing or storing equity data and making interventions
• Experience working with committees, councils and/or boards within the IMechE

Your role:

• Actively participate and collaborate with other committee members in defining the D&I strategic direction, goals, and priorities in line with the IMechE’s 2030 strategy and the D&I Strategy.
• Be an advocate/ambassador for the Institution's values, translating them into meaningful actions that makes a difference to our organisation and beyond
• Represent the D&I Committee at International Strategy Board, serving as a key point of contact for sharing information, activities and best practices
• Stay informed about industry and professional membership sector best practices and emerging trends withing the D&I space
• Identify, support and champion strategic partnerships with external organisations and networks which supports IMechE’s D&I agenda or wider strategic goals
• Participate in ad hoc projects as and when necessary (eg. reviewing our webpage to provide feedback and ideas)
• Act as an IMechE Ambassador at external events and meetings to promote IMechE’s D&I agenda amongst the engineering community

Time Commitment:

We are committed to collaborating closely with you to provide maximum flexibility and to ensure that your volunteer responsibilities fit around your personal and professional commitments. The ideal candidate for this position should be available to join virtual meetings throughout the year.

• D&I Committee meetings (four meetings per year of two hours each). Once a year we host an in person meeting for members based in UK, with a hybrid option available for our international members.
• International Strategy Board meetings - this involves (four meetings per year of two hours, of which one meeting is in person and the rest are held virtually).
• Other ad-hoc meetings as required and training and development opportunities (for example attending a training, event or additional meetings linked to specific projects).

This should be considered a time commitment of approximately one day per month.
Reasonable T&S will be reimbursed.

Please refer to the role description attached to this role advert for more information about the role and that will be applicable to all volunteers.

Applications for the D&I Committee International Member Representative are now open. Please submit your application by no later than 16th December 2024.

Your application will be acknowledged and reviewed by the D&I Committee in January 2025. Please use your latest CV to apply.

If you have any questions about the application process or would like to discuss the online application form, please contact diversity@imeche.org.

Membership Development Executive
Home-based, preferably in the south of England with occasional travel across the UK

About Us

With over 115,000 members in 140 countries, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been at the heart of the mechanical engineering profession since 1847.

We strive to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.

We are Investors in People (IIP) Gold accredited, which reflects our organisation’s commitment to our employees who are a vital part of supporting our engineers.

We are now looking for a Membership Development Executive to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Role

As a Membership Development Executive, you will create and sustain membership opportunities with the armed forces and academia.

Supporting the Membership Development Team, you will develop existing accounts with the armed forces, engaging with Armed Forces personnel and growing membership opportunities.

You will deliver presentations, one-to-one support and workshops, both virtually and face-to-face, to promote and facilitate membership recruitment. You will also undertake telemarketing activities to support on-going membership acquisition and retention.

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake travel within the South of England. There will be occasional travel across the rest of the UK.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop relationships with armed forces and academic contacts
- Undertake administrative tasks and maintain accurate records
- Support and attend conferences, exhibitions and external and IMechE events
- Support volunteer groups to develop memberships

About You

To be considered as a Membership Development Executive, you will need:

- Experience of managing your own workload and managing conflicting priorities
- Strong presentation skills
- Excellent planning, reporting and communication skills
- IT literacy
- A full, valid driving licence

The Benefits

- Salary circa £34,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Benefits including stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
- Choice between company car or car allowance
- Continuous training and career development
- A range of wellbeing benefits to encourage a healthy work-life balance

This is a great opportunity for a highly organised individual with great communication and presentation skills to join our esteemed organisation.

Ready to make a difference and support engineers who are changing the world? Apply today! The closing date is 18th December 2024.

Please note, this recruitment is time-sensitive and therefore, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We regret that we are unable to reply to each applicant, therefore, if you do not hear from us within 28 days of your application for this post you should assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Other organisations may call this role Membership Executive, Account Executive, New Business Development Executive, Membership Co-ordinator, or Membership Sales Executive.

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