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Build WCAN with us.

WCAN is careers, community and capital for ambitious women, with Black women at its core. The team behind it is students, graduates and professionals who give a few hours a week to run the events, partnerships and programmes that open doors for 15,000 women.

Mariam Jimoh Martha Chisanga Muriel Tokam Maptue Bernice Ewetade Blessing Mukisa-Nsubuga Abisola Okegbola Eugenia Adubofour Tawana Mukasa

Some of the team you'd be working with. Meet everyone

Why join the team

Roles are flexible and built to sit alongside a degree or a full-time job. All of them come with real responsibility from the first month.

Open roles

Full job descriptions are in our job descriptions folder. Select apply on any role and it will be filled in on the form for you.

Strategic Account Managerpaid, freelance
Events Manager
Marketing Manager (Distribution)paid, freelance
Programme Leader, Summits & Professional Eventspaid, commission based
Mentorship Manager / Officer
Campus Outreach Manager
Programme Leader, Case Competitionpaid, commission based
Communications Officer / Manager
Social Media Manager
Digital Media Officer (Blog, Newsletter & Web)

Don't see your role? Apply anyway and tell us which team you want to join. Students who want to represent WCAN at their university should apply through WCAN Chapters.

The teams behind WCAN

Every role sits in one of these teams. If you're applying generally, tell us which one fits you.

EventsPlans and delivers WCAN's conferences, insight days and evenings with partner firms.
Partnerships & SponsorshipFinds and looks after the firms and brands that fund WCAN's work.
StrategyWorks on where WCAN goes next and how we get there.
MentorshipRuns our mentoring schemes and our relationships with universities and early careers teams.
Social MediaRuns WCAN's channels, video and content.
Communications & PROwns how we talk to members, partners and the press.
CampusChapter leads, ambassadors and creators at universities, schools and colleges. Apply here
LeadershipFor experienced professionals who want to help lead WCAN and shape its direction.

How it works

We read every application ourselves.

  1. ApplyFive minutes. Tell us the role, why you want it and what you'd bring. A CV helps but isn't required.
  2. A short callIf it looks like a fit, we'll arrange a conversation about the role, your goals and how much time you realistically have.
  3. Get startedWe agree what you'll own and how often we check in, then introduce you to the team.

Apply to join the team

Five minutes. You'll get an email to confirm we have your application, and we'll be in touch if we'd like to talk.

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Every event, partnership and programme WCAN runs is built by this team.

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