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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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recruitment privacy notice
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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our recruitment privacy notice »
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.
Last reviewed: 03 Apr 2020