Volunteer with us and inspire positive change in the workplace.
Use your HR skills and experience to tackle barriers to work
Where can you make a difference?
Your expertise as a people professional can help make a difference to those who need it most.
Volunteering is a great way to use your skills and experience as a people professional to give back and create positive change. We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities where your knowledge can make a real impact.
Volunteering with us can help you grow your career while supporting others in finding meaningful, lasting jobs. In fact, 63% of our mentors apply what they learn to improve their own workplaces.
Join us and help inspire change and improve workplaces
Featured opportunities
Mentor a person returning to work
Use your professional skills to boost the confidence of a career returner and help them return to the right job.
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Mentor an aspiring people profession leader
Use your leadership experience to empower a future leader in the HR profession.
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Speak on our job search webinars
Join our list of speakers to share your knowledge and experience of recruitment with jobseekers.
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Mentor Prison Employment Leads
Support the employment lead in your local prison to understand the employment landscape.
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Support a woman in prison back to work
Use your expertise in employee development and recruitment to help someone to re-enter the workplace and thrive.
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Mentor a refugee to succeed in work
Use your unique skills to support refugees to re-enter the workplace in the UK and develop in existing roles.
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Support a person with a conviction to find work
Empower people with experience of the criminal justice system to re-enter the workplace and thrive.
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CIPD Member-to-member Mentoring programme
Share your experience in the people profession to help others to progress and develop your own career.
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Volunteering with the CIPD Trust
The CIPD Trust is powered by the skills and expertise of people professionals. By working together we can create more inclusive workplaces where everyone feels that they belong. Find out what we expect from you and what you can expect from the CIPD Trust.
Opportunities from our partners
Help people in prison prepare for job interviews
How you can use your experience of conducting interviews to run mock interviews and support people to secure work following their release from prison.
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Share your expertise to support the next generation
How you can use your business skills, experience and networks to co-create careers programmes that impact young people’s futures.
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Guide your local prison on employment
Share your expertise and network by joining your local prison's Employment Advisory Board.
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