Job Description

This role is exclusively for Luminary Trainees in phase two onwards or those in the Alumni network

Role: Advisory Panel Member

Location: The Advisory Panel meetings happen online and the events usually take place at our Camden office

Reports to: Women's Involvement Champion

Length of role: We ask for a commitment of 2 years

Hours: You are required to attend four meetings per year of around 2 hours per meeting. You will also be invited to get involved in our four events per year and the storytelling project (optional)

Contract: Voluntary, with a discretionary £20 thank you reward in the form of supermarket vouchers per meeting attended

Purpose of the Role

Luminary wants to see women’s voices at the heart of our organisation - we want our growth and development to be guided by the advice and recommendations of women in the Luminary network. This role exists to make space for Luminary trainees, graduates and alumni to share their feedback, bringing their voices into the heart of Luminary’s decision making and direction of Luminary. The Advisory Panel advises Luminary’s leadership team and governance boards on key decisions and activities. By sharing their voice and influence, advisory panel members help shape Luminary’s future Their opinions inform both strategic decisions and daily details of life at Luminary.

Key Role Responsibilities

The panel meets every three months (quarterly), online. Each quarterly meeting is hosted by Luminary’s Involvement Champion, a Luminary graduate who leads on the activities of the Luminary alumni network. Before each meeting the Involvement Champion will circulate an agenda of items for discussion, giving each panel member time to think and prepare what they’d like to share.

The advisory panel are also encouraged to get involved in contributing to training sessions to share their experiences with women on phase 1 and 2; contribute to the events we run (international women’s day, the summer party, graduation and the Christmas party) and get involved in collecting stories from women as part of our story telling project.

This role is exclusively for Luminary Trainees in phase two onwards or those in the Alumni network.

Application Deadline: 15th April 2026 (Wednesday)

Interview date: Interviews will be held on 20th April 2026 (Monday). Each candidate will have one interview, lasting no more than 45 minutes. This is an in-person interview at our Camden office.

Role commencement: The next advisory panel meeting is scheduled for 27th April 2026 (online meeting).

How to apply: We are open to receiving your application by other forms of media. You can choose to submit your application questions by (please choose one):

-completing the application form on Bamboo

or

-submitting an audio recording via WhatsApp to 07351685053

or

-submitting a video recording via WhatsApp to 07351685053

*If you apply by audio or video, please ensure you are clear which question you are answering. You may want to read out the question first and follow with your answer.

Over the years, the Advisory Panel have made some key recommendations that have gone on to improve the programme, such as:

• Offering cookery classes during the summer break when women don’t have training sessions, which helped them to stay in a routine, connect with their community and learn useful skills.
• Including trainees and graduates in the Luminary hiring process. Luminary now invites at least one trainee, graduate or alumni to be on the interview panel for roles such as CEO, Trustees and Progression Support Workers.

• Advising Camden Council on their policy recommendations about women’s barriers to accessing and staying in paid work.

Why apply to join Luminary as an Advisory Board Member?

• An opportunity to get experience in sharing your voice, public speaking, collaborative working and decision making as part of a group.
• To share your story in a safe, supportive space with others who stand in solidarity with you - using your experience to help build a better Luminary for women in the future. Your feedback will directly inform decision making.
• To be inspired by a collective of women from the Luminary family using their voice for strategic change.
• An accessible, entry level step towards paid work. This voluntary role will look amazing on your CV!

Job Requirements and Abilities

Necessary:

- Passionate about sharing your own experience and ideas to enrich the progression of other women.
- A commitment to making Luminary’s programmes more effective for women, with a dedication to seeing women grow in employability and independence.
- Confidence in sharing their opinion in the advisory group.
- Able or happy to learn to use IT systems i.e. email and video calling sites such as zoom. Support with accessing IT equipment and the internet can be provided and shouldn’t be a barrier to you applying. Panel members will be expected to join video calls with their cameras on.
- Ability to prepare for the meeting, following the guidance of the Women's Involvement Champion.
- Understanding the importance of respecting other members including staff, and maintaining confidentiality as a representative of the Advisory Panel.
- Awareness of and sensitivity to women’s experiences of trauma.
- Commitment to attending and contributing to every meeting for two years.

- Interest in getting involved or contributing to additional events and activities

- Keenness to build skills and experience whilst being a member of the advisory panel.

Desirable:
- Experience of volunteering and/or peer mentoring in other organisations.

*We understand that not everyone will feel that they meet these requirements and abilities. We still encourage you to apply as you will develop these abilities and receive training while you are in the advisory panel.