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Three types of INSPIRE Change Catalysts

Find information about each of the three types of INSPIRE Change Catalyst

Three types of INSPIRE Change Catalysts

CoP-facilitator

 INSPIRE Mentor

INSPIRE Expert

Tasks in INSPIRE

As a CoP-facilitator (and co-facilitator), you are responsible – either yourself – or for the delegation / distribution of the following tasks:

  • coordination and ‘running’  of the CoP
  • managing practical organisation and logistics
  • planning and facilitation of meetings
  • planning and overseeing progress of CoP-activities
  • serving as contact point and intermediary between INSPIRE KSH and CoP-members
  • participating and contributing to INSPIRE KSH Board meetings

 

As an INSPIRE Mentor, you will

  • provide process support for CoPs – such as: Mentoring, expert-support, expertise, consultancy, training, critical friend-support, …
  • liaise with and support CoP-facilitators
  • offer training

As an INSPIRE Expert, you may

  • offer support and input to CoPs and others through your field specific and/or deep-knowledge expertise within Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, feminist practices
  • offer context–sensitive input and advice
  • offer training
  • be listed in INSPIRE’s open access expert database
  • contribute to INSPIRE’s Service Portfolio
  • be called on to give input to other INSPIRE activities: conferences, workshops, dialogues, open channel INSPIRE QA, INSPIRE Unplugged Series

Qualifications / requirements

You are a member of the CoP, and you

  • are interested and maybe experienced in facilitating / managing a CoP or network
  • have the other CoP members’ mandate to serve as its (co-)facilitator

You are an experienced Gender Equality, Diversity and / or Inclusion practitioner from a Research and Innovation Organisation or similar, wherefrom you have practical experience with implementing GE interventions, structural change and/or inclusive gendered innovations

for instance:

  • from a European GE-structural change project
  • a GE Academy Trainer
  • from Advance HE / Athena SWAN

You

  • are an expert in any field within a feminist, Gender Equality, Diversity and / or Inclusion field or discipline,
  • are a scholar, practitioner, and / or policy maker
  • wish to contribute your expertise to the wider INSPIRE community

 

INSPIRE provisions / support

As a CoP-(co-)Facilitator, you will

  • have access to INSPIRE resources and infrastructure, including a dedicated platform for your CoP
  • be able to contribute to INSPIRE research and other output, such as case studies and policy dialogues
  • receive support from INSPIRE KSH and experts
  • receive first-hand information about INSPIRE activities, events, resources and output

As an INSPIRE Mentor, you will

  • work closely with CoPs around their specific and requested themes
  • receive timely and relevant resources and information to support you in your role as Change Catalyst
  • have access to INSPIRE resources and infrastructure
  • receive first-hand information about INSPIRE activities, events, resources and output

As an INSPIRE Expert, you will

  • have access to INSPIRE resources and infrastructure, including a dedicated platform for your CoP
  • be able to contribute substantially to INSPIRE research and other output, such as case studies and policy dialogues
  • receive support from INSPIRE KSH and experts
  • receive first-hand information about INSPIRE activities, events, resources and output

How to become

CoP-Facilitator
You are nominated, delegated or recruited by the CoP

INSPIRE Mentor
Send in an application here using the following link: https://register
 
Alternative routes: by being specifically nominated / requested by CoPs.
 
All user registrations will be manually reviewed and approved by Consortium members. Depending on your profile, the registration process might require the provision of additional information, such as professional background

INSPIRE Expert
If you are interested in becoming an INSPIRE Expert, send in a request using the following link: https://register
 
Alternative routes: by being nominated / requested by national experts and INSPIRE Consortium members and others.
 
If you know someone, who would be a relevant INSPIRE Expert, send in a nomination using the same link: https://register
 
All user registrations will be manually reviewed and approved by Consortium members. Depending on your profile, the registration process might require the provision of additional information, such as professional background