According to our constitution, PCS Proud is an official PCS group set up to promote:

We also aim to:

Firstly, our National Committee is made up of a number of officers with differing roles and responsibilities. We have Regional Reps whose role is to look after members interests on a local level, inform employers and regional PCS offices on our issues and to build links with local TUC groups and local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups. They also aim to hold social events to allow Proud members to meet one another.
A small group of officers have more specific duties... Obviously the Chair of the group leads meetings and ensures good organisation of the Committee. The Chair also works closely with the group Secretary to liaise with other groups and bodies who may require our help or need to be persuaded into positive action.
The role of Training Officer is vital to much of the work we carry out, particularly the Proud training events which we run a couple of times a year. So far, we have two packages available: the 'Stage 1' training which aims to help members come out in the work place and deal with the resulting issues - especially homophobia both within the workplace and in wider society. The response from the members to this course has been tremendous.
A second course – Stage 2 - aims to help members work within the the union to further LGBT issues. It provides guidance on union structures, motion writing and public speaking.
We have also recently developed Women only training event based on the other 2 successful and popular courses.
Along side the Training Officer is the Organiser who ensures that all the background details are in place to enable us to carry out our duties. Apart from training events, perhaps the Organiser's most important duty is to facilitate the annual Proud Seminar. This event gathers together around 100 Proud members and it is their chance to meet the National Committee, hear speakers and discuss the issues which affect them. There is also plenty of time for members to meet and socialise. The Seminar is held in November every year.
The role of Editor is self explanatory. As well as the Proud magazine, the Editor is in charge of the recently launched 'Special Issues' which will cover single issues such as 'Coming Out', 'Transgender' and 'Mental Health'.
Working along side the Editor, as part of the Editorial Board is the latest addition to the National Committe, The Web Officer. The Web Officer is responsible for maintaining and developing the website.
The Woman's Rep, The Black (BME) Rep, The Disabled Member's Rep and the Trans Rep and the Young Member's Rep evolved from what was originally the Equality Officer. These roles are the National Committee's liaison with other PCS Equality groups such as the Black, Women and Disabled groups. The Equality Reps are responsible for keeping Proud up to date with the latest developments within those groups and make useful contact with such groups outside of the PCS.
Finally, the Membership Secretary and the Treasurer have a more technical function, ensuring that moneys are available for our work and making sure that membership lists are kept up to date and new members are supplied with their Proud 'goodies'.
All - in - all we're a solid little team and work well together with the Equality Department and Learning Services who supply endless encouragement and support.