Membership Development Executive

Membership Development Executive
Home-based, preferably in the South of England (with travel across the UK, including Scotland)

About Us

With over 115,000 members in 140 countries, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been at the heart of the mechanical engineering profession since 1847.

We strive to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.

We are Investors in People (IIP) Gold accredited, which reflects our organisation’s commitment to our employees who are a vital part of supporting our engineers.

We are now looking for a Membership Development Executive to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Role

As a Membership Development Executive, you will create and sustain membership opportunities with the armed forces and academia across southern England.

Supporting the Membership Development Team, you will develop existing accounts with the armed forces, engaging with Armed Forces personnel and growing membership opportunities.

You will deliver presentations, one-to-one support and workshops, both virtually and face-to-face, to promote and facilitate membership recruitment. You will also undertake telemarketing activities to support on-going membership acquisition and retention.

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake some travel to Scotland as well as extensively across the South of England.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop relationships with armed forces and academic contacts
- Undertake administrative tasks and maintain accurate records
- Support and attend conferences, exhibitions and external and IMechE events
- Support volunteer groups to develop memberships

About You

To be considered as a Membership Development Executive, you will need:

- Experience of managing your own workload and managing conflicting priorities
- Strong presentation skills
- Excellent planning, reporting and communication skills
- IT literacy
- A full, valid driving licence

The Benefits

- Salary circa £34,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Benefits including stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
- Choice between company car or car allowance
- Continuous training and career development
- A range of wellbeing benefits to encourage a healthy work-life balance

This is an amazing opportunity for a highly organised individual with great communication and presentation skills to join our esteemed organisation.

Ready to make a difference and support engineers who are changing the world? Apply today!

The closing date for this role is the 30th June 2024.

We regret that we are unable to reply to each applicant, therefore, if you do not hear from us within 28 days of your application for this post you should assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Other organisations may call this role Membership Executive, Account Executive, New Business Development Executive, Membership Co-ordinator, or Membership Sales Executive.

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