Advancing advancement with portfolio careers: pursuing trusteeships, volunteering and side gigs to create a fulfilling career.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM BST
Speaker(s): Marnie Middlemiss, Director of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement, University of Brighton, Tracy Playle, CEO and Chief Content Strategist, Pickle Jar Communications Ltd, Kenon Man, Deputy Director of Student Recruitment and Marketing, Imperial College London
Track Session
Join this session to learn how voluntary roles can enhance your career progression by helping your grow your knowledge, strengthen your influencing skills, and develop strategic thinking, and how they connect you to a diverse community of peers and professions.
The panel will share their personal experience of voluntary, pro bono and freelance roles, including volunteering with CASE and portfolio work that complements professional growth and has the potential to generate an income stream. They will reflect on how they support colleagues to pursue volunteering and complementary interests for professional development, finding the right values-aligned opportunities, and balancing it with the day job.