CLP LGBT+ Officer

Support inclusion and engagement of LGBT+ members and communities.

As CLP LGBT+ Officer, you help ensure LGBT+ members are supported, included and able to participate fully in the life of your CLP. You also play a key role in helping your local party engage with LGBT+ communities through campaigning and outreach.

This role suits someone who is approachable, organised and committed to inclusion and equality.

What success looks like

A strong LGBT+ Officer helps create a local party that is:

• Inclusive – members feel welcome, supported and able to participate
• Active – more members are involved in campaigning and activity
• Representative – voices are heard in discussions and decisions
• Engaged – strong links with local communities

What you’ll do

Support participation and inclusion

• Encourage members to take part in meetings, campaigning and CLP activity
• Support members to take on roles within the CLP, become conference delegates and stand for elected office
• Help ensure meetings and activities are inclusive and welcoming

Build engagement within the CLP

• Create opportunities for members to connect and participate
• Organise events, discussions or informal activity
• Encourage members to become more active and involved

Engage with local communities

• Support campaigning that engages LGBT+ communities
• Build links with local organisations and networks
• Help ensure campaigns reflect issues affecting communities

Work with officers and structures

• Support the Policy Officer to reflect experiences in policy discussions
• Work with campaigning officers to support inclusive activity
• Link with LGBT+ Labour and other relevant networks where appropriate

How you’ll work with others

You’ll work with officers and members to support inclusion, engagement and participation.

• CLP Chair – supports an inclusive culture
• CLP Secretary – supports communication and engagement
• Policy Officer – works with you to reflect voices in policy
• Other equalities officers – collaborate to support inclusion

Top tips to get you started

• Be visible – make sure members know your role
• Create opportunities – help people get involved
• Work collaboratively – inclusion is a shared effort
• Focus on engagement – build participation over time
• Stay positive – highlight Labour’s work and values

Your first 90 days

• Introduce yourself to members and officers
• Review current activity and engagement
• Connect with local organisations or networks
• Plan an initial event or activity

Tools, guidance and support

• Organise – support communication and engagement at http://organise.labour.org.uk
• Training and resources – available via www.labour.org.uk/resources and the CLP Hub on Labour Learn at https://learn.labour.org.uk/clp-hub
• LGBT+ Labour – the national affiliate supporting LGBT+ members at www.lgbtlabour.org.uk

If you need support or advice, you can contact the CLP Support team on [email protected], or your regional office, or Scottish or Welsh Labour.