Opportunities and benefits to becoming an active supporter and volunteer

IOM3 offers several roles open to active supporters and volunteers throughout its governance structure and these include:

• Technical Community Chair or Leadership Team member
• Member network committee chair or member
• Licenced activities such as professional registration assessor, accreditation assessor, mentor, committee chair or member
• Governance board or committee chair or member
• Strategic Advisor
• External representative, such as an Engineering Council committee member.
• Event speaker
• Trainer
• Contributor to Materials World or Clay Technology magazines, podcasts, events including webinars
• School and university outreach visits and talks, including career talks

Volunteer roles are regularly advertised through our media channels and further information is always available with no obligation.

Becoming an active supporter or volunteer can bring real benefits to you. Some benefits that past and current active supporters and volunteers have mentioned to us include:

• Gaining experience of other areas of expertise
• Insight into other organisations or institutions
• Opportunity to further or build professional networks
• Experience of committee work
• Experience of event organisation
• Public speaking experience
• Personal satisfaction from contributing to your sector
• Relevant training
• Professional recognition and esteem
• Exposure to colleagues at different career stages

More information about the commitments associated with different volunteer activities can be found on our Get Involved page.

Current volunteer vacancies