2011 Highlights
Supporting our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender staff
• Business, Diversity Council and Stonewall focus groups
January • Business Plan launch
• Launch of Champions Programme
February • Relaunch of Website
• Committee Elections
March • London event
• Mentoring workshop
April • Regional event (tbc)
• Regional event (tbc)
May • Mentoring workshop
• Woman Networking event
June • Committee Team Building event
• London Pride
July • Glasgow Pride
• Manchester Pride
August • Brighton Pride
Business Plan 2011
• Cardiff Pride
September • Stonewall top100 Submission
• London event
October • Facebook campaign
• Marketing in stores and DC
November • Regional event (tbc)
• Christmas events
December • Annual feedback survey
You can contact us at out@[Link]
Be connected!
Our 2009 / 2010 successes
Our goal is to ensure everyone feels welcome at Our network can be proud to be one of the most active
Tesco. The Out at Tesco network started in March LGB&T professional networks. The network is strongly
2009, and was officially launched the following supported by the Business, with great champions:
summer. Since then, our Committee has achieved a Andrew Higginson (Chief Executive of Retailing ME N T O R I N G
fantastic amount. We have built a strong membership Services), Benny Higgins (CEO of Tesco Bank) and Our mentoring programme is a
great way to build your confidence
base. We now have more than 500 members, mainly Daniel Gilsenan (Business Development Director).
and help your career move
from Stores but also including staff from Distribution The network has helped many colleagues through our forward. You can discuss with your
Centres and Offices, making us very soon the largest Mentoring programme, and positively impacted our mentor of some challenges you
may face at work and meet
network in the UK. Our members have had the community by raising a fantastic £11000 for our
different people from various
opportunity to network in many events, in London, charities in 2010. We have also worked tirelessly with
YOUR FEEDBACK backgrounds! We currently have
Edinburgh, Cardiff and Bournemouth. the Business to improve our policies and ensure over 120 mentors in each region of
MORE REGIONAL EVENTS
everyone is welcome at Tesco! the United Kingdom.
INCREASE REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT
INCREASE BUSINESS AWARENESS OF LGB&T
CHALLENGES
People perform better
ADVERTISE THE NETWORK IN STORES AND
DISTRIBUTION CENTRES
when they can be themselves OUR WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE
CHANNEL
CONTINUE TO MAKE TESCO A BETTER PLACE TO
Our 2011 focus Our website is the best way to keep in
WORK touch and know what we are doing.
C H A MP I O N S L E A D I N G R E G I O N A L WORKING WITH STONEWALL AND ENGAGE OUR MEMBERS From our website, you can have access
GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MEMBERS TO Building on our successes in 2010 this year we
EVENTS THE BUSINESS to mentoring information, learn about our
Early this year, we will launch our Champions The Out at Tesco committee will continue to will look to step change the level of engagement next networking events, download all our
NETWORK
Programme. This will enable you to lead engage with the business and the diversity our members have with the network and each newsletters issues and even more! You
SHARE COLLEAGUES EXPERIENCES ON BEING other. We will seek to grow our membership can also see some of our videos on our
networking and Pride events in your region. It will council to make Tesco a great place to work. We
be a great opportunity for you to make a positive will work closely with Stonewall on improving our base across the company by targetting 1,000 YouTube channel: OutatTesco
YOURSELF AT WORK
difference to your colleagues. This experience will policies, and we will submit our top100 members by year's end, and actively encourage
also be your chance to build on your leadership employers’ application later on this year. We will members to participate in our Committee
and management skills! also participate in career fairs, and advise our elections - not just by voting but also by asking
recruitment team on reaching out to LGB&T them to step up to the challenge of building our
potential employees. network by standing for positions on our
MARKETING committee.
We will work closely with the Diversity Team to
EVERYONE HAS THE FACEBOOK, TWITTER,
advertise the network more widely in stores and
OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK NEWSLETTER
Distribution Centres. We aim to get regular
Networking is a key element to help your career We offer you the possibility to network
articles in the One newspaper. We will work with
and build your confidence. We will ensure you with our members via our confidential
the Business in order to get posters and/or table
have the possibility to network with every Facebook group. You can read our
talkers in stores and DCs before the end of 2011.
member of the network by either joining one of latest news and see what other
We will encourage members to advertise the
our events, or through our online tools such as members are doing by reading our great
network by engaging colleagues, managers and
our confidential Facebook group. We are also newsletter. You can even follow us on
personnel managers.
open to innovative networking ideas! twitter (outattesco)!
Committee
Out at Tesco Committee structure responsibilities
C H A MP I O N R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
Engages staff members to become champions;
Manages champions and provides them support
when needed.
C O M MU N I C A T I O N R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
Diversity Business Writes seasonal newsletter;
Champion Champion
Manager Chair Sponsor In charge of the network brand;
Andy Higginson Benny Higgins
Nick Gellatly Daniel Gilsenan Technically supports the Events representatives.
FUNDRAISING REPRESENTATIVE
Raises money jointly for Tesco Charity of the Year
(50%) and Out at Tesco nominated charity (50%);
Vice Chair
Organises and support quarterly fundraising events.
LONDON EVENTS REPRESENTATIVES
Organise affordable & innovative London networking
events (including London Christmas party);
Champion Communication Fundraising London Events Marketing Membership Mentoring Actively help the London Pride organiser.
Pride
Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative
MA R K E T I N G R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
Engages the business to advertise the network;
Finds space in the One Newspaper for “Out” articles;
Vice Events Website Facebook Career Leads poster/table talkers advertising in stores/DC.
Region A Region ...
Representative Representative Representative Representative
WEBSITE REPRESENTATIVE
Updates the website, ensures all change requests
from committee members are deployed, archives old
data and maintains website availability.
FACEBOOK REPRESENTATIVE
Updates Facebook with the latest network news;
Invites new members to the Facebook group;
Moderates comments and groups discussions.
ME MB E R S H I P R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
Answers emails from members;
Manages members’ spreadsheet;
CHAIR OF THE NETWORK Works with the mentoring secretary.
The role of Chair is to ensure the Out at Tesco objectives are met, and provide a clear strategy for the next 6 to 12 months. The Chair is responsible for leading the Champions programme, Marketing and ME N T O R I N G R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
Mentoring streams. The Chair liaises with the Diversity Manager, Business sponsors and Champions. The Chair drives the annual business plan, is consulted on any proposed policy changes by the Diversity Links mentors and mentees across the country;
manager, inputs into the Stonewall Equality Index submission and other strategic activities. Provides an up-to-date mentoring pack;
Acts as the point of contact to the mentors and mentees.
CAREER REPRESENTATIVE
VICE CHAIR OF THE NETWORK Increases the visibility of Out at Tesco to potential
The role of Vice Chair is to support the Chair. The Vice Chair is responsible for leading the Communications, Fundraising, Social events and Prides streams. The Vice Chair contributes to the "Out at Tesco" employees;
annual business plan, is consulted on any proposed policy changes by the Diversity manager, inputs into the Stonewall Equality Index submission and other strategic activities. Participates in at least one career event.
PRIDE REPRESENTATIVE
Organises London Pride event;
Provides “Pride Pack” to members who want to lead
nationwide Prides.
