Speaker Volunteer

WaterAid Speakers are trained volunteers that deliver inspiring talks and workshops, to raise awareness about the importance of clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene, to transform peoples' lives for good.

Our Speaker volunteers engage audiences about the important work of WaterAid, inspiring them to take action, as they speak with schools, universities, businesses, youth groups, religious places of worship, service organisations, and many more community groups.

Expectation for WaterAid Speakers:

• Deliver a minimum of four talks or workshops per year, either online and/or face to face
• Deliver talks or workshops on key days such as: World Water Day on 22 March, World Toilet Day on 19 November, Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May and Global Handwashing Day on 15 October
• Contact new audiences to organise and deliver talk and workshop opportunities
• Complete online Speaker Network training and adhere to volunteer guidance and best practise
• Make use of our public speaking resources (such as PowerPoint presentations) included in our Speaker e-newsletter, emails, and online resource library
• Keep up to date with our key messages, appeals, campaigns, fundraising and volunteering
• Regularly liaise with the Speaker Network team about talks and workshops
• Provide feedback on talks or workshops by completing the online evaluations
• Provide support to new Speakers around their public speaking development
• Demonstrate the WaterAid values including being considerate when representing WaterAid and always leaving others with a positive view of our organisation and the work that we do

The logistics of being a Speaker:

• Accept a talk or workshop request from WaterAid or generate your own visit: Each week, the Speaker Network team emails Speakers the details of talk and workshop requests recently received. Speakers indicate their interest in taking on a talk or workshop request by responding to the email. Alternatively, Speakers generate their own visits with audiences
• Once confirmed as the designated Speaker, contact the audience: The Speaker will liaise with the audience to confirm logistics around the visit
• Prepare resources to deliver the talk or workshop to the audience: The Speaker will use the latest WaterAid resources to develop a bespoke talk or workshop, for the audience
• Deliver the talk or workshop: Talks and workshops are delivered either face to face or virtually using online tools such as ZOOM or Microsoft teams
• Immediately after the visit: The Speaker will ask for any immediate feedback and let the audience know to expect an email later for online feedback
• Shortly after the visit: The Speaker will email the audience as a thank you and include the audience feedback survey link. The Speaker will fill in their own feedback survey regarding the visit. Any surprises, changes or challenges on the day are emailed to Speakers@wateraid.org. Finally, the Speaker will delete any contact details or sensitive information from their records.

Skills

• A commitment to raise awareness about the importance of clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene and to engage people in the work of WaterAid, inspiring them to take action in support of our work
• An interest in the work of WaterAid, including our key messages, appeals, campaigns, fundraising and volunteering
• Passion and enthusiasm for public speaking and confidence to speak publicly to a diverse range of community groups
• Good availability to volunteer 4 times a year, potentially for morning school assembly talks, midday educational workshops, evening and weekend talks
• Competent in using PowerPoint and email
• Access to travel locally