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Useful information

1. Welcome

Welcome to McKinsey Belgium & Luxembourg’s Give a Day volunteering platform. This platform is designed to make it easier to discover relevant volunteering opportunities, connect with pre-selected non-profit organizations, and contribute meaningfully to the communities around us.

2. About Our Volunteering Program

McKinsey’s Volunteering Time Off program gives all colleagues the opportunity to take 2 days per year of paid time off to volunteer with local organizations and causes.

The program is intended for volunteering activities with social or environmental impact. Opportunities may include, for example, helping community organizations, supporting educational programs, contributing to environmental clean-ups, assisting social inclusion initiatives, or supporting organizations working with vulnerable groups. Please review the McKinsey Serves Risk Guardrails to make sure that your chosen volunteering activity and its organization align with our risk guidelines.

When planning your Volunteering Time Off, please keep the following practical considerations in mind:

  • Align in advance with PD and your team. Please make sure your VTO timing works with your staffing, client, and client development commitments before registering

  • Plan thoughtfully around your week. Where possible, try to combine VTO with training days, office days, or other non-client commitments to avoid creating a fragmented client week

  • Use the correct charge code. Please charge your VTO time to Z062

  • Use VTO during the work week. Volunteering Time Off is intended to be used on regular working days, not during weekends, public holidays, PTO, or other non-working time

  • Register only when you can attend. Once you subscribe and are confirmed for an activity, the host organization will count on your presence

After completing your volunteering, feel free to share your experience in your office slack channel, or with the C4G BLO team (Emma B, Annelien E, Pieter P, Capucine D, Thomas P, Zacharie S).

3. How does this Give a Day platform work?

  • Search & Find: Use the search function to find initiatives that match your interests, availability, and location.

  • Subscribe to one of our one day vacancies: Browse the available opportunities from social and environmental organizations seeking help. Click, read, and easily apply by subscribing on the activity page.

  • You will be matched! A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you after approval of the non-profit organization. All important information can be found on the page. Also a contact person should be easily available to you.

  • Subscribing to an activity = showing up!

4. More information on your Volunteer Time Policy

Eligibility

The program applies to integrative JRAs and ASCs from 0+9 onward in the Belgium & Luxembourg office. Please confirm your eligibility with your PDM before registering if you are unsure.

Time available

Eligible colleagues can use up to 2 days per year for volunteering through the Volunteering Time Off program. Additional volunteering time may be considered on an exceptional basis and should be discussed in advance with your PDM or relevant people leader.

Approval process

Before taking Volunteering Time Off, colleagues should ensure alignment with their staffing and client commitments. Client work and client development priorities continue to take precedence. Participation should therefore be coordinated with the relevant staffing, PD, and/or team leadership contacts where applicable.

In practice, colleagues should:

  1. Browse available opportunities on the Give a Day platform

  2. Select an opportunity that fits their interests, availability, and language capabilities

  3. Confirm with PD that the timing works with staffing and client commitments

  4. Subscribe to the opportunity on the platform

  5. Fill in the Volunteer Registration Form

  6. Wait for confirmation before considering participation final

  7. Attend the activity as agreed

  8. Follow any reporting requirements communicated by McKinsey and Give a Day

Risk requirements

Before registering, colleagues should review the McKinsey Serves Risk Guardrails to make sure the volunteering opportunity is appropriate for VTO and does not create legal, reputational, client, political, religious, anti-corruption, or safety concerns for McKinsey.

As a rule, VTO should be used for hands-on volunteering with legitimate nonprofit organizations that have a clear social or environmental mission. VTO should not be used for political activities, religious institutions, governmental or quasi-governmental organizations, nonprofit board or executive responsibilities, or activities that could adversely affect McKinsey’s client service efforts.

Activities that involve professional-skills volunteering, use of Firm IP or materials, work in restricted locations, payments or donations to the host organization, or potential links to Firm clients or government officials may require additional review and approval before proceeding. If you are unsure, please check with PD or the McKinsey program owner before registering.

Language requirements

Many volunteering opportunities in Belgium require Dutch or French language skills.

Please review the language requirements carefully before registering.

Tracking and reporting

McKinsey tracks participation in the Volunteering Time Off program for internal reporting, program improvement, and social impact purposes. Upon confirmation of your volunteering, you will be asked to fill in the Volunteer Registration Page.