Volunteering with EULAR PARE
By volunteering for EULAR PARE, you will be joining a family of people dedicated to making a difference to improve the lives of people with RMDs.
Our volunteers tell us that they benefit from being involved with EULAR PARE by:
- receiving professional support to develop skills,
- working as part of a team
- meeting like-minded, committed people, and
- learning more about their own disease and options.
Considering becoming a volunteer?
Explore the Volunteering with EULAR PARE Brochure to see how your time and experience can make a meaningful impact for people living with RMDs and support change.
EULAR PARE brings together patients, families, and national organisations to strengthen advocacy, promote awareness, and foster collaboration.
We have developed the PARE Volunteer Handbook, a key resource that highlights the work of EULAR PARE volunteers, explains the structure of the network, and outlines the roles and contributions volunteers make across Europe.
Access the handbook to learn more about how you can engage.
EULAR PARE Working Groups
Call for New Volunteers
The EULAR PARE Committee is delighted to launch the annual call for applications for the 2026 PARE Working Groups with the EULAR PARE Community. We ask for interested volunteers to apply by 15 May 2026.
Apply here
Organisations should be aware of the respective applicants putting themselves forward.
Applicants must state whether their organisation is informed and aware of their application.
Vacancies 2026
Young PARE Working Group
- 2 open vacancies.
- Open to EULAR members.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe the application is open, the place for scientific affiliates based outside of Europe is taken.
EULAR PARE Editorial Board Working Group
- 3 open vacancies.
- Open to EULAR members.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe the application is open, the place for scientific affiliates based outside of Europe is taken.
EULAR PARE Knowledge Transfer Programme Working Group
- 2 open vacancies.
- Open to EULAR members.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe the application is open, the place for scientific affiliates based outside of Europe is taken.
Patient Research Partners Working Group
- 1 open vacancy.
- Open to EULAR members and people with RMDs only.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe as well as outside of Europe the application is open.
EULAR PARE CEO Exchange Platform and Meeting Working Group
- 2 open vacancies.
- Open to EULAR members and people with RMDs only.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe the application is open, the place for scientific affiliates based outside of Europe is taken.
EULAR PARE Volunteers Framework Working Group
- 1 open vacancy.
- Open to EULAR members and people with RMDs only.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe the application is open, the place for scientific affiliates based outside of Europe is taken.
EULAR Congress and PARE Programme Working Group
- 3 open vacancies.
- Open to EULAR members.
- Exception: The application is only open for scientific affiliates based in Europe.
EULAR PARE Internal & External Affairs Working Group
- 3 open vacancies.
- Open to EULAR members.
- Exception: For scientific affiliates based in Europe as well as outside of Europe the application is open.
Who can apply to become a Working Group (WG) member?
- Persons representing EULAR members (PARE, HPR, scientific organisations, scientific affiliates and individual members) and being affected by an RMD.
- The applicants should be actively involved in a patient organisation and should have experience in different fields of its work, relevant to the vacancy position.
- For scientific affiliates and individual members please note the following: Representatives of organisations based outside of Europe are generally welcome to apply. One seat per Working Group can be allocated to a representative based outside of Europe. Please check if any particular regulations for the individual Working Groups apply.
- For scientific affiliates please note the following: Only those who represent the EULAR scientific affiliate itself can apply for any vacancies not the representatives of its individual member organisations.
- One seat per Working Group can be given to a person without an RMD and / or not representing a EULAR member, who has specific skills that are useful for the objectives of the Working Group, such as caregivers, parents, spouses, teachers, staff members of PARE organisations or health professionals. Please check if any particular regulations for the individual Working Groups apply.
- Applicants should note that our virtual Working Group meeting are scheduled between 9 – 18 CET/CEST. Members from outside of Europe will have to adapt to European time zones.
- Preferably, a max. of 2 people per working group can represent the same country.
Application process
If you are interested, please:
- Read the linked working group information sheets (above) carefully.
- Fill in the online application form highlighting your specific knowledge and experience for the chosen Working Group(s).
- You can apply for more than one working group at the same time.
Following the completion of the application form, you will receive a notification regarding the status of your application.
Terms and conditions for Working Group Members
Each interested applicant must fill in the online application form which will be shared for evaluation with the Chairmanship of the PARE Committee and the respective Working Group.
The members of the Working Groups are nominated by the Chairmanship of the PARE Committee for a term of two years, starting after the EULAR Congress in June.
Ideally a max. of two members per country should be represented in a Working Group, geographical spread, gender and age balance should be considered. Nomination for a second term is possible. After serving a maximum of four years in one Working Group it is possible to apply for the involvement in a different Working Group for a maximum of four years. The maximum consecutive term of office for a Working Group member cannot be longer than eight years. For Working Group members that take over the position of Working Group Leader, the maximum consecutive term of office can be ten years.
The members of the Working Group have the obligation to act in compliance with the Statutes of EULAR , the By-Laws of the EULAR PARE Committee , the respective EULAR PARE Sub-Committee Regulations and any other regulations of EULAR or of the EULAR PARE Committee.
If you need details on the EULAR data protection policy, please follow this link.
Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at pare@eular.org. We will get back to all applicants by end of June 2026 at the latest.
Related Information
The EULAR PARE Community
EULAR PARE is the network of national organisations of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism across Europe, united to ensure the voice of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) is heard and has influence among decision makers within Europe, and create powerful alliances that will make a difference to their lives.
EULAR PARE Podcasts
Discussing topics of interest to the PARE community as well as to people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.