Membership Engagement Coordinator (9 Month FTC)

LOCATION: West London

SALARY: £23k - £26k

ROLE: Permanent

Hunter Merrifield are delighted to be working with a professional member network offering business leaders the knowledge and connections to achieve greater impact. This professional member network enables C-suite executives to learn from their peers and engage in the discussions that are transforming their business environment. This is a n important and exciting role which will support the growth of this organisation.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised with the ability to multitask, staying calm and being able to find a solution when a challenge arises. In this role, you will represent the professional membership by building strong relationships throughout your role, including face-to-face, ensuring that members feel represented and are maximising the membership offering.

What will my key responsibilities be in this role?

• Support all aspects of Network Membership
• Network Membership administration management
• Event management
• External Network Membership communications
• First point of contact for all Network members

What will my specific duties be in this role?

• Team Relationship
  • Effectively communicate with all teams
  • Ownership and management of communications calendar (member updates, event invites, etc)
  • Ability to manage own workload and coordinate with own teams effectively for overall business benefit
  • Ability to audit all Network database, flag errors and offer and execute solutions
• Members Relationship
  • Manage new and Renewable Membership procedure
  • Ability to give Members an overview of the offering
  • Deal with all Membership requests
• Meetings - Event Planning and Execution
  • Sending invites/reminders and tracking attendance
  • Preparation of all meeting materials
  • Liaise with hosts/speakers/chairs once introduced
  • Greeting and interaction with Members and prospects

What do I need to be successful in this role?

To be successful in this role, you need to be able to show that you have the ability to manage multiple tasks at one time and have an eye for detail with strong administration skills. As well as engaging with the membership in your day to day role, there will be a percentage of your work time that will be spend membership facing so confidence and the ability to build strong relationships are important to the success of this role.

If you have proven experience building relationships and event planning, we would love to hear from you! Please apply within!

Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

West London

£13p/h-£15p/h

Temporary 2 months

Hunter Merrifield are delighted to be working with a professional member network offering business leaders the knowledge and connections to achieve greater impact. This professional member network supported CXO level professionals to share knowledge and engage in discussions that help to transform their business environment. T

The successful candidate will be an experienced membership professional, who is a confident administrator, has a strong telephone manner, with a highly organised approach to their work. In this role, you will represent the professional membership by building strong relationships throughout your role, including face-to-face, ensuring that members have the best possible experience.

What will my key responsibilities be in this role?

• Support all aspects of Network Membership
• Network Membership administration management
• Event management
• External Network Membership communications
• First point of contact for all Network members

What will my specific duties be in this role?

• Team Relationship
  • Effectively communicate with all teams
  • Ownership and management of communications calendar (member updates, event invites, etc)
  • Ability to manage own workload and coordinate with own teams effectively for overall business benefit
  • Ability to audit all Network database, flag errors and offer and execute solutions
• Members Relationship
  • Manage new and Renewable Membership procedure
  • Ability to give Members an overview of the offering
  • Deal with all Membership requests
• Meetings - Event Planning and Execution
  • Sending invites/reminders and tracking attendance
  • Preparation of all meeting materials
  • Liaise with hosts/speakers/chairs once introduced
  • Greeting and interaction with Members and prospects

What do I need to be successful in this role?

To be successful in this role, you need to be able to show that you have the ability to manage multiple tasks at one time and have an eye for detail with strong administration skills. As well as engaging with the membership in your day to day role, there will be a percentage of your worktime that will be spend membership facing so confidence and the ability to build strong relationships are important to the success of this role.

If you have proven experience building relationships and event planning, we would love to hear from you! Please apply within!

Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

LOCATION: Central London

SALARY: £25,000 OTE

ROLE: 2 x Permanent roles

Hunter Merrifield are delighted to be working with a leading trade union and professional body who are the voice of dentists and dental students throughout the UK. Within these two job roles as a Membership Sales Executive, you will be responsible for targeted membership acquisition, recruiting new members and upgrading existing members.

We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated membership professional with strong communication skills and experience in customer services. The successful candidate will be a sales professional with the ability to have a consultative approach when speaking with existing and new members. In this role, you will need to be commercial in your thinking, aiming to maximise membership revenue, achieving and exceeding membership sales and upgrade targets.

What will my responsibilities be in this role?

• Generate significant new business sales (new joiners and up-graders) to agreed monthly targets via outbound calling
• Work to joiner and upgrade targets, forecasting outcomes and regularly reporting on performance against targets
• Deploy soft sales techniques to explain the benefits of, and encourage, upgrades
• Advise, recommend and assist members with choosing the correct membership package and sell the benefits of the upper packages
• Develop warm leads and nurture relationships with prospects to close the deal, and potentially sell further products and services
• Actively build and develop knowledge of the sector, our competition, dentist's needs and "our company" services in order to assist with objection-handling and identify product improvements
• Understand and respond to member concerns or reasons for leaving, briefing prospects of their options, countering concerns and persuading individuals to join and/or remain in membership
• Identify opportunities to promote the benefits of membership during all calls, tailoring information about our services to the individual's circumstances and needs, to improve understanding of the member offering and improve perception of value
• Work in a unified way with other Sales Team members to ensure all opportunities to support and sell are utilised
• Develop and foster close relationships with key stakeholders, such as Membership and Marketing colleagues, to ensure up-to-date information is shared with prospects
• For every contact, ensure that all member contact is recorded in CARE and that any necessary processing is completed and all appropriate confirmation emails or paperwork is undertaken with immediate effect.
• Undertake any other duties or special projects commensurate with the aims and objectives of this post.

What do I need to be successful in this role?

• Minimum of 5 year's proven sales experience
• Proven track record of business acquisition and experience of meeting sales targets
• Strong commercial acumen
• Confident telephone manner with outstanding persuasion skills, and expert at closing deals
• Excellent interpersonal skills and commitment to a high level of customer service
• Excellent personal organisation skills with ability to maintain high energy levels and motivation during repetitive work
• High level of initiative and confidence, with a creative and member-centric approach to problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience and knowledge of database-driven sales and contact systems, and ability to undertake system processing with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Highly flexible and adaptable, with a 'can do' attitude
• Good team player with ability to liaise, develop and maintain good relationships with "our company" staff and other stakeholders
• Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word and Excel and use of contact / CRM databases

If you have proven experience meeting sales and upgrade targets and building relationships, we would love to hear from you! Please apply within!

Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Central London

£167p/d

6 months

Hunter Merrifield is delighted to be o be working with a leading government agency to hire a Senior Board and Committee for a period of 6 months. The successful candidate will provide high quality clerking and governance support for various boards and key decision-making bodies and committees. For this role, we require someone with proven experience managing formal board/committee meetings and be able to apply relevant legislation and governance best practice.

What will my key responsibilities be?

1. To provide clerking and governance support to a number of boards and other Authority bodies as necessary, to undertake scheduling of meetings, preparation of reports and agendas, drafting of accurate records of meetings in accordance with the Directorate's policies and procedures.
2. To provide appropriate and timely procedural and business management advice to the chairs and members of the relevant bodies and senior officers and ensure appropriate and effective management of business and continuous improvement in meeting-related activities, ensuring that all relevant people are properly briefed on key issues in advance of meetings, that early warning of issues is provided in a timely and effective manner and to initiate, co-ordinate and monitor action taken to implement decisions of and other bodies.
3. To develop and maintain effective working relationships with appointed members as necessary in relation to bodies to which support is provided, officers within the Authority's Secretariat
4. Contribute to the development, implementation and management of the Authority's governance framework

What do I need to be successful in this post?

1. Proven track record of success in managing formal Board and/or Committee meetings;
2. Evidence of ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation and governance best practice; and
3. Broad understanding of key policy and political issues affecting London and the governance structures of London.

If you are an experienced and dedicated Governance and Committee specialist we'd love to hear from you, so please apply within.

Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

S/W London

£24,000-£25,000

Membership Administrator

We have two fantastic opportunities, to work with a leading Chartered body and a global network representing professional within Building and Construction Services. This Institution is responsible for providing best practice in this industry and works closely with policymakers.

These two roles will sit within the wider Membership team to support the running of the department and the growth of the Institutions membership.

What would my responsibilities be?

• Administration using the central CRM database, Salesforce.
• Confident telephone skills as all staff in the department are required to support incoming calls into the department as well as making outgoing calls on a regular basis.
• Using CRM databases and contacting members/customers by email and telephone.
• Reminding members to pay their annual subscription fees
• Attending events to promote membership and registration
• Monitor membership inboxes on a regular basis ensuring high levels of service are maintained
• Process all types of membership applications, including acknowledge receipt, review and chase for additional information/payments where the application is incomplete

What experience do I need to be successful in this post?

Candidates applying should have experience of using CRM databases (preferably Salesforce) and contacting members/customers by email and telephone. Both roles require confident telephone skills as all staff in the department are required to support incoming calls into the department as well as making outgoing calls on a regular basis. The department is a busy environment so if you are someone who enjoys a busy lively office with interaction with a range of stakeholders then one of these roles may be for you.

Ideally, we are looking for individuals who have at least 1-3 years' experience in a membership environment but we will consider applications from those with less experience who can demonstrate they have the right attitude and skills to grow within the roles.

If you feel you have the right skills and experience and are looking for an opportunity to grow within a dynamic team, please apply today!

Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

London £30kpa Permanent

Hunter Merrifield are very excited to be working with a renowned professional body The Institute of Physics. Our client is looking to recruit a Student Engagement Officer to join their vibrant and energetic team.

The ideal candidate will be passionate, articulate and confident to deliver presentations to a room full of undergraduate students!

The main focus of this role is to engage with IOP student members with the full range of benefits and services available to them, and to support the marketing team in recruitment and retention campaigns. The role will also support the IOP's efforts to recruit and engage members on scientific apprenticeship schemes.

Responsibilities:

• delivering value to our members
• encouraging members to participate in IOP activities
• development of a digital engagement strategy and plan with the Head of Membership
• attracting, recruiting and retaining members at all stages of their career, from students, apprentices to the retired
• development and provision of relevant member services and benefits;
• provision of careers advice and CPD for members at university and beyond;
• engaging with student affiliated societies.

Context

This role makes a vital contribution to developing and delivering services to the new generation of members who are currently in university or on apprenticeship schemes.

The post-holder will work to manage student engagement with the IOP by supervising student ambassadors on campus in partnership with the IOP's marketing team, liaising and managing the IOP's relationship with university student affiliated societies and continuing to develop the student engagement programme, along with working closely with the Member Development Manager on the student offer.

The role will also help to recruit and engage with scientific apprentices, by providing cross-organisational support for the marketing and delivery of a value-based offer to ensure that trainees and apprentices receive relevant careers information, and have opportunities to engage as part of the physics community. Additionally, the post-holder will support the recruitment and retention of students with the marketing team, and oversee the governance of the IOP's student activity by building relations with our university student members, and through the International team.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The below are the skills, qualifications, membership requirements and experiences that are necessary for full and effective performance of this role.

Skills

• Working with volunteers - the ability to develop rapport and respond to their particular needs
• Flexibility - the ability to adapt a plan of work on an hourly, daily or weekly basis to respond changing circumstances
• Team player - the ability to work co-operatively with others to achieve common goals
• Influencing skills - the ability to bring others to your way of thinking diplomatically
• Proactive - to think ahead and act to ensure the smooth completion of team/individual aims and objectives
• Dependable - able to complete tasks to high standard and to deadline
• Organisational skills - ability to work with minimum supervision, prioritise workload, and handle multiple tasks
• Interpersonal skills - ability to positively communicate with others; the confidence to listen and understand
• Decision making - the ability to take responsibility to make decisions without having to constantly seek advice from others
• Communication skills - ability to express information clearly and effectively in written and oral form
• Computer literate - good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Attention to detail

Qualifications/Membership requirements

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent - essential
• A first degree in physics (or a closely related discipline) or equivalent experience/understanding of the student experience and landscape - desirable

Experience

• Proven experience of engaging with students/working in student outreach and/or demonstrating a good understanding of the scientific apprenticeship route
• Experience of working in a membership organisation and/or with volunteers
• Proven experience of managing relationships with strategic partner organisations
• Proven ability to present information/provide public talks

• An ability to deal tactfully with a wide range of people
• Experience of administration and the successful management of multiple projects

COMPETENCIES

The behaviours that must be demonstrated in the job

• Drive for results - Can be counted on to meet or exceed goals successfully
• Managing and measuring work - Takes responsibility for tasks and decisions
  • Customer focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external members/customers/partners
  • Functional/technical skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment
  Personal learning - Picks up on the need to change personal, interpersonal, and where applicable managerial behaviour quickly

Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.