Welcome to the Volunteer Hub

Here you will find all the information about how to volunteer and resources available

WES has been making a difference to women in engineering for over 100 years, and it has only been able to do this due to the activities undertaken by its Members.  There are three main ways our members support our work:

  • Supporting, nurturing and advising other women engineers Image removed.
  • Educating the public about the fabulous career opportunities there are for women in engineering
  • Getting involved with the running of the Society by sitting on boards and committees – we rely on our volunteers to provide guidance and information to ensure that our initiatives and activities continue to be relevant and serve the best interests of our Members and allow us to meet our charitable objectives.

Some Members volunteer for WES in ongoing roles, others assist us on an adhoc basis with specific tasks.  Without our active members WES could not be able to deliver its breadth of initiatives to support our objectives. 

If you are interested in volunteering for WES, please get in touch with our Membership Department at membership@wes.org.uk

Thank you!

Why Volunteer With Us?

Our Members decide to volunteer for WES for a variety of reasons.  Some volunteer to  ‘give something back’ or make a difference to a cause they are passionate about.  For some it might be to meet new people, improve an existing skill or to gain further experiences, both are invaluable opportunities and can help with your career prospects.  Some simply do it to increase their network and have fun.

Who Can Volunteer?

All fully paid-up Members can volunteer for WES, this includes the membership grades Full, Fellow, Associate and Student and Apprentice Member. 

Volunteer Roles Available

We welcome Members volunteering on either an ongoing or an irregular basis.  Below are the areas we seek volunteers for.  Contact Tristan Holland at tristan.holland@wes.org.uk if you want to find out more or express an interest in volunteering for WES.

Interested in joining a board or committee? Our committees have application processes, the timings of which vary across the year. Please register your interest in joining a board or committee with Tristan Holland at tristan.holland@wes.org.uk and he will let you know when the application process is open.

Irregular roles and activities

  • Speak or be on a panel on behalf of WES at events – please indicate your interest in doing this in your membership records here and you will be contacted when an opportunity arises.
  • Join a judging panel for one of our awards – please indicate your interest in doing this in your membership records here and you will be contacted when an opportunity arises. Read more about our awards.
  • Research or fact-finding work
  • Be a mentor on MentorSET
  • Write blogs/articles for the WES website, members’ area of WES website, blogs or journal
  • Suggest links with other organisations
  • Support your Cluster Co-ordinator by sitting on a cluster committee, help the organise an event, reach out to Members, support local members, work together on initiatives or networking in your local area
  • Respond to press enquiries made to WES and speaking about an area of engineering or personal circumstance

Ongoing roles

Boards, committees and groups at WES are:

Board of Trustees
Member of a Director’s Committee – choose from Members, Events, Partners and Communications. New webpages for each Directors’ Committees details of how to join coming soon!
Early Careers Board Member
Apprentice Board
University Groups Board Member
Join a student group at your university
Serve on the committee of your local cluster

WES also has ongoing positions held by individuals:

Student Liaison Officer – Tristan Holland
Apprentice Liaison Officer – vacant
Cluster Co-ordinator Lead – Tristan Holland
Officer of a WES affiliated student group – Does your university have a student group?
Cluster Co-ordinator /  Cluster Committee Member
Careers Advisor – Natalie Desty
Mentor with MentorSET – new scheme to open soon!  Contact mentorset@wes.org.uk for more information

FAQs

All fully paid-up Members can volunteer for WES, this includes the membership grades Full, Fellow, Associate and Student and Apprentice Member.