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• Membership Association Groups Executive

Membership Association Groups Executive

Job Type: Full time, 9 Month Fixed-term Contract
Location: Central London (Bloomsbury)
Salary: Competitive

The Role

A rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Membership Association Groups Executive supporting both the Membership and Commercial and Associations teams. As a Membership Association Groups Executive, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and maximising commercial income streams to support FDF's work for its members. The role will focus principally on identifying and establishing food sector group opportunities, and converting to revenue streams
• Establishing and managing new sector groups and their committees by providing support and assist these members on relevant food policy issues.
• Provision of advice to members and sector groups on wider food industry areas of interest including, regulatory, scientific and environmental developments.

Principal Accountabilities

• Identifying new sector group opportunities to meet FDF members needs in specialist food sector areas, to grow commercial revenues.
• Creation and set up of new sector groups, identifying members to invite and developing prospect lists and recruitment activity for non-members
• Manage Association & Groups committee members, and stakeholders and, where necessary, refer these for the appropriate action.
• Monitoring relevant scientific, technical and regulatory developments, including policy proposals as they relate to the food sector groups.
• Providing information and advice to FDF members, associations and sector groups and where appropriate other trade associations.
• Preparation and circulation of Association and Group papers (e.g. agendas, resources, action lists and minutes).
• Attending and reporting on relevant external meetings and pursuing actions arising.
• Liaising closely with colleagues across the team and within FDF to enable sector group briefings in relation to areas of responsibility, and to facilitate mutual support between horizontal and sector policy leads.
• Helping to communicate policies clearly and accurately, by keeping members informed through appropriate channels
• Any other reasonable ad hoc duties that may be required.

The Teams

FDF's commercial team is responsible for recruiting and retaining members; member and professional affiliate communications; developing income generating services, marketing and planning events, including the Food and Drink Federation Awards and Annual Industry Dinner.

FDF's Regulation, Science and Sustainability team provide a timely and expert service to members, on technical and regulatory developments of interest to the UK food and drink industry. The team covers a wide range of issues including Allergens, Food Contact Materials, Food Law and Labelling, Residues and Contaminants and support a number of serviced Sector Associations on specific category areas of interest.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the food and drink industry and government bodies
• Knowledge of related food technical and regulatory issues
• Relevant experience in industry, trade association or similar organisation is desirable
• Responsible self-starter
• Strong ability to manage a diverse workload and a wide range of issues
• Good ability to sustain a range of working relationships
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good administrative ability
• Ability to work as part of a team
• IT literate with experience of Word, PowerPoint and Excel

How to Apply

We'd love to hear from you, if you think your experience and skillset are suited to the role.

Please send us your CV, covering letter and salary expectations, illustrating why you'd be a great candidate to Recruitment@fdf.org.uk.

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Closing Date: 17 April 2020

FDF operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion/beliefs, disability and age.

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Our organisation

We're the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) - the voice of the UK food and drink industry: the largest manufacturing sector in the country. We help our members operate in a highly regulated marketplace to maximise their competitiveness and profitability. Our job is to communicate our industry's values and concerns to Government, regulators, consumers and the media. We also work in partnership with key players in the food supply chain to ensure our food is safe, affordable and nutritious.

Our benefits

FDF is a great place to work where we take wellbeing seriously and have a great benefits package to match, offering a pension scheme, life insurance, 25 days holiday, private healthcare, leisure travel insurance, gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme.

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Our workplace

We're based in the heart of central London in a modern, bright open-plan office. We have a friendly work culture with great break-out spaces, quiet booths and opportunities for flexible-working. Our 'Feel Good for Life' team regularly organises events and activities to promote positive health and wellbeing.

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FDF operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion/beliefs, disability and age.