Senior Marketing and Events Officer

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Marketing and Events Officer whose job it will be to work closely with the Head of Marketing to help deliver an annual engagement plan including the delivery of digital and in-person member events and deliver marketing campaigns for IEMA members with its aim to increase satisfaction and encourage member retention. The role will also be responsible for supporting with the delivery of IEMA Connect; IEMA’s annual members conference, and to help support the development and expansion of partnerships with industry leading events to increase IEMA’s profile.

The role:

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

You will be responsible for the following activities;

  • Help plan and deliver a programme of internally-led events, both digital and face-to-face.
  • Ensure that the engagement plan delivers on IEMA’s business objectives while pulling together a seamless experience for IEMA members.
  • Help to deliver the annual, online, global members’ conference, IEMA Connect, by planning the project inclusive of logistics and agenda, and being a core part of a project team to deliver a conference that will increase satisfaction and retention, and showcase our diverse profession.
  • Coordinate marketing campaigns to promote IEMA’s webinar programme, including putting the webinar registration online, creating a promotional plan, and providing feedback from members after the webinar to support the development of the engagement programme.
  • The webinar series includes stand-alone policy and practice sessions, member only series like How To and policy consultations such as the Environment Bill.
  • Build relationships with industry event producers to help increase IEMA’s profile in line with business objectives through mutually beneficial working agreements, or contras.
  • This includes researching current industry events, working with the senior leadership team to establish priorities, building relationships with event organisers, creating partnership agreements and coordinating IEMA’s resource to deliver the agreements.
  • Help to act as brand guardian, ensuring that brand guidelines are adhered to across marketing platforms and materials, review and update branding resources and make any suggestions for change.
  • Work with the Head of Marketing to help deliver effective marketing campaigns to support IEMA’s objectives for retention of new individual members, the sale of training courses and other partner activities.

The Candidate:

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Proven experience in planning and delivering effective marketing campaigns.
  • Proven experience in planning and delivering successful online digital and in person events or projects.
  • Experience of working with a broad customer base or membership.
  • Experience of using digital platforms to engage people.
  • Must be comfortable and not phased in using technology for live events.
  • Knowledge and/or interest in the sustainability sector would be a distinct advantage

Person Specification

You are most likely currently working within marketing, communications or events and looking for a new challenge to further develop your skills.

You must have a good understanding and proven experience of planning and delivering successful digital and face to face events or projects, and working with a broad customer or membership base. You will have the ability and some experience in helping to produce marketing plans for events, and a desire to play a positive part in the wider marketing team. We are a small and passionate marketing and events team who are focused on making a difference within the sustainability sector. This role would suit someone who enjoys carrying out a variety of deadline driven tasks on multiple projects, likes dealing with customers and is technically comfortable using digital platforms.

Essential to this role;

  • Is someone who has outstanding co-ordination and organisation skills and excellent attention to detail and the ability to consistently deliver on administrative tasks.
  • Has intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams and other digital platforms
  • Has the ability to work independently, be a strong team player, have proven experience of developing strong relationships and be able to communicate at all levels within the organisation and externally.

You must be a methodical worker who thrives on a busy workload, can work on your own initiative, is decisive and enjoys solving problems and can think on your feet. You must have a desire to produce high quality work and continuously think of improvements.

You will ideally also have an interest in sustainability as this is central to IEMA.

Place of work:

As this role is UK home based it will be essential that you have reliable home broadband and the ability and motivation to work from home with reduced supervision but as part of a team. There will be the requirement to attend face to face events and also staff meetings at various UK locations. Candidates must therefore be based in the UK, ideally in the Central Midlands area and be able to occasionally travel within the UK – all travel can be expensed.

Company Benefits:

In return you will receive a competitive salary (depending on experience), 25 days holiday (plus 3 days off at Christmas), 6% employer pension contributions, life assurance, medical cashplan, group income protection and perkbox benefits.

How to apply:

For job enquiries or to apply:

Write to IEMA’s HR Partners at [email protected]. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter. In your cover letter you must set out the relevant experience you have and why you believe you are suitable for this role.

Closing Date for Applications – 8th May 2024

Non-Exec Director - Human Resources

The transition to a sustainable future, including tackling climate change and reversing biodiversity loss, is quite simply the biggest challenge of our time. Doing so requires both effective public policy (nationally and internationally) and practical solutions that are played out throughout the economy and society. IEMA (The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) is looking to appoint an experienced Non-Executive Director with a strong Human Resources/Learning and Development background.

IEMA is the largest professional body for everybody working in the environment and sustainability with more than 21,000 members. Net zero by 2050, energy market volatility, climate finance, COP29 – are all areas where IEMA is engaged.

We are seeking to appoint a high calibre individual who can contribute up to two days per month to add Senior HR/L&D insight, expertise and impact to our Board. We are seeking candidates who have extensive experience in;

  1. Operating at ‘C’ Suite level regarding all aspects of human resource capital and planning
  2. Identifying and resolving skills gaps, succession planning and talent pool
  3. Chairing Nominations Committees and Remuneration Committees
  4. Internal dispute resolution
  5. Employment law and contract negotiation

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate a strong track record of Board experience, preferably as a non-executive director held in an HR/L&D capacity. They must also possess a clear understanding of director legal obligations, have financial acumen, strong governance skills, an extensive network and experience gained at a senior level and have an interest and passion in sustainability and aspire to make a difference.

Candidates must be educated to degree level or equivalent and preferably hold Fellow or Member status of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

There is a requirement to attend Board meetings, which are normally held in London.

This is a 3-year Board term appointment and whilst the role is not remunerated, all reasonable expenses will be paid.

Please apply with a CV, accompanied with answers to the following questions:

  • Why would you like to become a non-executive director for IEMA?
  • What motivates you to become involved in an organisation that focuses on sustainability?
  • What qualities do you believe you can you bring to our board?
  • What is the biggest HR challenge you have overcome?
  • Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future? Why?

Sustainability is an exciting, challenging, and rapidly developing profession to be involve in. The subject matter is highly relevant to the UK’s changing work environment, and we expect it to also be a role that provides the successful individual with a unique platform and springboard for their further career development.

IEMA is committed to equality of opportunity. Anyone will be considered for a role within our organisation, and we will welcome applications from all candidates regardless of background.

For further enquiries or to apply please write to IEMA’s HR Partners at Apodi at [email protected].

The closing date for applications is 9am on Sunday 5th May 2024.

Regional Networks Assistant

LocationUK Homebased with the requirement to attend face-to-face meetings within the UK

The role: Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

You will be responsible for the following activities;

  • Administer the email inbox for regional volunteers and regional queries, responding within the service level agreement timeframes (3 working days).
  • Work with regional volunteers to setup events online and in their area, which includes working with the volunteers to fill out all fields on the event booking form, booking venues, paying deposits, delivering tech support for speaker tests and digital events, and processing invoices and volunteer expenses.
  • Meet on a bi-monthly basis with chairs and vice-chairs of regional networks to update them on IEMA activity and discuss tasks and administration support required for upcoming events.
  • Maintain the database of regional volunteers.
  • Provide administrative support to the Senior Regional Networks Officer, which includes sending out volunteer certificates and thank you letters, gathering content for email newsletters etc.
  • Work closely with the Marketing and Events Officer to ensure regional events are scheduled effectively and run to a high standard.
  • Work closely with the Communications Team to ensure regional events are promoted effectively.

The Candidate:

Qualifications & Experience:

  • You must have work experience of dealing with customers, clients or any other stakeholder
  • A good ability to write coherent emails
  • Be IT literate and competent in the use of Microsoft Office Applications and ideally some experience of using a Customer Relationship database. Have strong organisational and time management skills with an ability to prioritise workload
  • Have experience and confidence in dealing with people (which includes both internal colleagues and our volunteers and stakeholders) at all levels and strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Have experience and confidence in facilitating meetings to ensure they are effective in seeking input from all participants and providing ideas to solve problems.

Person Specification

You are most likely working in a customer service role or an administrative role with a strong customer contact element to it and you are looking for an opportunity to work in the sustainability sector. You will have the ability to work with a diverse group of people, assisting them in the delivery of business objectives. You will be able to adapt your approach to managing tasks to suit the changing demands of our members and you will be able to use your own initiative to suggest changes or solutions that will improve delivery.

You will be organised and have good administrative skills with an ability to communicate clearly. You will have good attention to detail and have a desire to play a positive part in the wider team. You will likely have an interest in sustainability as this is central to IEMA. You may have worked in a membership or not-for-profit organisation previously, although this is not essential.

Place of work:

As this role is UK home based it will be essential that you have the ability and motivation to work from home with reduced supervision but as part of a team. There will be the requirement to attend face to face events and also staff meetings at various UK locations. Candidates must therefore be based in the UK and have a reliable home broadband speed and be able to occasionally travel within the UK – all travel can be expensed. All equipment will be provided.

Company Benefits:

In return you will receive a competitive salary (depending on experience), 25 days holiday (plus 3 days off at Christmas), 6% employer pension contributions, life assurance, medical cashplan, group income protection and perkbox benefits.

How to apply:

For job enquiries or to apply:

Write to IEMA’s HR Partners at [email protected]. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter. If you are applying on LinkedIn you can upload one document with both both a cover letter and CV included. In your cover letter you must set out the relevant experience you have and why you believe you are suitable for this role.

Closing Date for Applications – 30th April 2024

Policy & Engagement Lead – Circular Economy & Environmental Management

Homebased (you will be required to do some ad-hoc UK travel to meetings, expenses covered)

Moving our economy onto a more circular footing is imperative if we are to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. Likewise, the role of organisations in delivering and managing their activities in a way that recognises the true value of the natural environment is no longer optional. IEMA (The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) is recruiting for an experienced policy and engagement lead to spearhead our work in these areas.

IEMA is the largest professional body in the UK for everybody working in the environment and sustainability with more than 21,000 members.

Circular business models and procurement, alongside key standards and systems for driving impactful environmental management – are all areas where IEMA is engaged in shaping the policy debate and supporting our members to navigate changing requirements.

We are recruiting for an individual that can spot where IEMA can really make a difference to the way in which policy development on these issues is done, creating the case for change and working with colleagues from across the organisation to deliver this.

Candidates must be educated to degree level or equivalent and have experience of circular economy and broader environmental issues, ideally with experience of working in a membership organisation or professional body. The role will require you to have had experience of managing groups of stakeholders, developing policy positions and reports, alongside delivering communications and other external affairs activities together with experience of managing programmes or projects.

Experience of using a range of social research methods, to draw out insights and knowledge from our members, would be an advantage. The ability to assimilate information rapidly and write with coherency and fluency is a must.

You will be mainly based from home, with the requirement to attend meetings at short notice in London and other UK locations as required. Candidates must therefore be based somewhere within easy access to central London and have a reliable broadband speed to be able to work from home. All travel to meetings can be expensed.

In return you will receive a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 3 days at Christmas), 6% employer pension contributions, life assurance, medical cashplan, group income protection and perkbox benefits.

IEMA is committed to equality of opportunity. Anyone will be considered for a role within our business and we will welcome applications from all candidates regardless of background. Over the last year we have put a significant amount of work behind ensuring that our jobs are accessible for all and that we are nurturing an inclusive and diverse culture. We are also delighted to have achieved the official status of being a Great Place to Work.

Please apply with a CV, accompanied with answers to the following questions:

  • Why would you like to work at IEMA?
  • What motivates you about working on circular economy and wider environmental issues?
  • What creative and dynamic thinking could you bring to this role?
  • What, in your opinion, are the biggest challenges coming down the line for circular economy and wider environmental policy?
  • What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?
  • Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future?Why?
  • For a copy of the full job description, further enquiries or to apply please write to the HR Manager at [email protected].

The closing date for applications is close of business 30th April 2024

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