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Closing date for applications: 31st October 2025 Are you an LGBTQ+ person looking for a new role or looking to develop your career?Thanks to the generous support of <a href="https://inspiringscotland.org.uk/" target="_blank">Inspiring Scotland</a>, <a href="https://about.ups.com/gb/en/our-impact/community/the-ups-foundation-mission-and-purpose.html" target="_blank">The UPS Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.swissre.com/" target="_blank">Swiss Re</a>, our Proud Careers programme supports LGBTQ+ people to take the next step in their careers. Whatever that next step is, this programme supports you to gain new skills and build your network.The Stonewall Proud Careers Programme will support you to understand what your next step might be as well as develop the tools, confidence and network to get there.This full-day programme will bring together cohorts of 40 LGBTQ+ professionals in London. The programme offers attendees the opportunity to take part in interactive activities, peer-to-peer learning and guided discussion to help equip them with the skills, network and knowledge to take the next step in their career. Why attend?&nbsp;Looking for a new role can be an exciting but daunting task. Specifically for LGBTQ+ people there are often additional complexities that make taking that next step a challenge. Through attending this programme, you’ll explore how to tackle some of those challenges to feel more confident taking the next step in your working life. You’ll have a unique opportunity to do so among other LGBTQ+ people who may share some of your experiences.&nbsp; Programme details – London<ul><li>Bookings close: 31 October 2025</li><li>Event date: 12 November 2025</li><li>Time: 10am – 4.30pm</li><li>Location: London, Swiss Re offices (the exact address will be shared with successful candidates upon confirmation of a place)</li><li>Catering: Lunch and refreshments will be provided</li></ul> What will I get from the programme?&nbsp;This programme is designed for people who are looking to make a change in their working situation through taking on a new role. We’ll explore key themes around understanding what you want from work, developing your confidence, enhancing your network and searching for inclusive employers. You can expect to leave with a mix of new information, connections and skills that will support you to take the next step in your career.&nbsp; Who can attend?&nbsp;This programme is open to all LGBTQ+ people who are looking to take the next step in their career. It might be particularly useful for those who are earlier on in their career or who are looking to apply for a new role after a long time and would appreciate refreshing their skills. Please note that this programme is not suited to those who are looking to move into employment for the first time.&nbsp; How do I book onto the programme?&nbsp;To book your place on the programme, please complete the booking form via the 'Apply' button. We use these forms to get a sense of what you’d like to get from the programme and to make sure it’s the right fit for you.If you need to complete this in a different format, please email us. The booking form will ask you more about your employment goals, barriers to employment you’ve seen or experienced, and what you’d like to see on the programme. It should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. We particularly welcome applications from people who face additional barriers to accessing employment, including people of colour, trans people, working class people and people with disabilities. We take steps to ensure that the programme is an inclusive, safe and welcoming space for more marginalised members of our community.Please state in your application that you found this role at Creative Access.

Stonewall

Proud Careers: LGBTQ+ career development programme

Closing date for applications: 2 November 2025 This exciting opportunity offers four talented disabled writers nine months of mentoring from a published author, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.This nine-month mentoring programme is part of Curtis Brown Creative's <a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-writers-programme" target="_blank">Breakthrough Writers' Programme</a> – our outreach initiative for under-represented authors. Mentoring will run from November 2025 to August 2026 and seeks to support four aspiring authors through one-to-one guidance from a published author-mentor, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.Mentoring sessions will take place via Zoom or phone calls. We are able to make accessibility adjustments to the programme if required. For example, by providing a British Sign Language interpreter. Mentors include renowned authors Polly Atkin, Lisette Auton, Nydia Hetherington, Chloe Timms and Claire Wade.You can apply to be mentored for a project at any stage of writing (from just starting to redrafting) and written in any of the following genres/categories:<ul><li>Novel written for adults</li><li>Novel written for children (older than 7) or young adults</li><li>Collection of short stories</li><li>Memoir</li><li>Narrative non-fiction</li></ul> EligibilityThis mentoring is open to all disabled writers over the age of 18.Applicants must have a disability, as defined by the Equality Act 2010. You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.Our form asks you to make a statement about why you should be awarded this mentoring opportunity.<ul><li>Applicants to the Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers must fulfil our eligibility criteria.</li><li>Applicants must not be currently represented by a literary agent.</li></ul> To applyCurtis Brown Creative offers mentoring places on the basis of proven writing ability. We ask applicants to send us the first 3,000 words of a novel/memoir/short story/narrative non-fiction project in progress, with a one-page synopsis, and to fill out our application form. Mentoring places will be awarded to applicants with submission material that shows the greatest potential and promise in our view. The decision will be made by the Curtis Brown Creative team.Our application process is simple, and we encourage all writers meeting the eligibility criteria to apply. Please state in your application that you found this opportunity through Creative Access.

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