Bio of an Experience EDI Professional with Lived Experience of Transioning at Work:
Jace joined the Inclusive Employers team in March 2023 after 9 years in the Construction industry, where he worked in a variety of roles from Quality Assurance, Health, Safety & Wellbeing, and Learning & Development. While in this sector he found his passion for inclusion and diversity by helping found and lead an LGBTQ+ and allies employee network. Creating a safe working environment and platforming LGBTQ+ voices in the workplace became a particular focus after his experience of transitioning at work and making an active choice to become an ambassador and visible role model.
Combining his passion with his experience, Jace focused on developing a robust strategy and action plan that led a network culture change where the wellbeing, sustainable growth and career development of the network and its members were at the heart of everything the network did.
Jace’s passion for learning and continuous improvement often result in taking on voluntary positions and undertaking additional qualifications, such as being a registered First Aider and Mental Health First Aider.
Jace’s lived experience has made him a confident, positive, and kind disruptor who likes to challenge ‘the way things have always been’.
What Jason Can Do For Your Organisation:
I am very happy to work for small businesses as well as large multinationals, I have quite a varied background so I’m a bit of a chameleon when it comes to professional environments. I have no boundaries as to the sector as I am happy in a private, public, charity, creative, or corporate setting! With my most recent experience working with Inclusive Employers, it has really allowed me to grow my platform and reach to a much wider audiience. Points of interest to potential cllients might be:
- Regarding my background, I have a professional background in; EDI, project management, client relationships, training, team lead/co-chair/manager and more broadly; corporate experience (9+ years) and bespoke/boutique HR experience (2.5 years+). I have qualifications in inclusion, health safety and wellbeing and project management.
- My salary range is £35,000+
- Start dates for freelance work, consultancy work or permenant positions woulld be from: The end of October 2025 onwards.
- Remote or hybrid working. As I am based in the Greater London area (Brentford) I’m able to travel within the tube and rail network, so I have quite a large catchment area.
- Roles I have applied for recently are: Junior Consultant People & Change, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor, People Generalist, EDI Consultant/Generalist, HR Adviser, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Assistant, Inclusion Caseworker, and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Project Officer.
- I am openly trans, gay and disabled (neurodivergent), so very open about who I am and why I am so passionate about inclusion.
- I am active on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-summers/
In terms of my consultnacy and freelance work, I am a very flexible writer so I can pick up different tones, voices, audiences etc. Here are some witting samples of my work to date:
- Social media type-posts can be found on my LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-summers/recent-activity/all/
- Blog example: https://www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/blog/why-we-still-need-pride/
- Guidance/awareness pages/shorter example: https://www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/awareness-day/pride-month/
I am also open to providing trainng and mentoring within the workspace focussing on my own lived experience and what challenges there have been and how they are best overcome. I am an inspirational speaker and would be avaiilable as a topical speaker for conferences, events and many more.
I would love to be that helpful voice and leading role model within your organisation, whether it be small, medium, or initernational! So, please, let’s get a conversation going as to how best we can move forward together!
