The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion is a person who takes on responsibility for ensuring people from a variety of races, religions, abilities, cultures and sexual identities and orientations are made to feel welcome and take part in group activities. 

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion should:

• Actively encourage conversations about diversity and question the way we do things
• Promote, celebrate and raise awareness of diversity and inclusion within your network/group
• Recommend ways to improve experience of and engagement with diverse groups
• Model positive behaviours that other can aspire to

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion role profile:

What you will be doing

• Encourage open discussions about diversity in your cycle group
• Encourage events that help celebrate diversity
• Make others aware of the effects of discrimination
• Identify areas in which your group can improve its efforts to be more inclusive

The skills you need

• An interest and commitment in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
• To enjoy encouraging participation and involvement
• To enjoy collaboration and learning from your peers

What's in it for you

• Being an integral influencer in your local cycling group
• An opportunity to develop skills and experience in planning and group management
• Satisfaction of increasing health and wellbeing of your local community and supporting Cycling UK's mission of enabling millions more people to cycle