Volunteer Impact Speaker - Lived Experience with diabetes - Ottawa, ON

Impact speakers are individuals who have lived experience (including as a caregiver or family member or friend of someone) with diabetes. Impact speakers volunteer to talk to groups of employees at workplace giving campaigns whereby employees are asked to support HealthPartners & Diabetes Canada in the Ottawa area. 

We are looking for people who are bilingual (English/French) and have lived experience with T2 diabetes. 

Roles and Responsibilities
•	Attend (virtually or in person) various workplace charitable campaign events, generally from September to December, but often at various times throughout the year.
•	Convey in their own words how the support of one or more Canadian health charities has created hope and impacted their life.
•	Express how they have benefited directly from community programs, services, education, or by advancements in medical research.
•	Effectively answer questions about their health journey and passion to improve the health of people living in Canada. 

Skills and Abilities
•	Friendly, outgoing with excellent communication skills.
•	Comfortable with public speaking to both small and large groups, in person and/or through virtual platforms (e.g. MS Teams).
•	Able to respond effectively and appropriately to questions.
•	Professional in manner and appearance.
•	Reliable and punctual.
•	Bilingual (English and French) is an asset.