The RIBA is a global professional membership body, and a cultural organisation, driving excellence in architecture.
Salary: c£35,000 per annum depending upon experience and location
Location: Home-based within the North West of England / Hybrid / Liverpool
Hours: 35 hours per week, full time, permanent
About the Role
Join their RIBA Membership Experience UK team to create and deliver an engaging regional programme that supports members and grows membership.
They are seeking a resourceful and inspired Regional Engagement Partner to join their North region supporting the Northwest area of England who will work with the Regional Director to deliver their Engagement Plan and directly support all members.
As a proactive relationship manager, you will meet with members digitally and through visiting their practices to ensure member satisfaction and promote engagement with the RIBA. The role includes the prospecting of new members and collaborating with the Membership Development team.
Leading on stakeholder relationships and engagement planning, you will bring your creativity and experience of developing and marketing events across a range of channels. You will be experienced in negotiation at various levels with the ability to influence decision making.
They have a hybrid working model, the role will require extensive travel and flexibility to work evenings and weekends dependant on activity within the North of England. You should, therefore, reside within the Merseyside region and ideally have a full driving license with access to a car to enable you to undertake the necessary travel within the region.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain key Stakeholder relationships and external partnership working to support member engagement and increase membership
- Work collaboratively to support RIBA Branches, Special Interest and Task & Finish groups to drive member engagement and recruitment activity
- Develop and deliver an activity plan of meetings with Chartered Practices and Members and prospect members (online and face to face)
- Plan, develop, and implement a programme of activities in Schools of Architecture and for architecture students
- Use regional knowledge, research and insight gathering to identify opportunities to enhance the value for membership and reach prospect members
What are they looking for?
The ideal candidate will possess experience of working within dynamic, fast-paced environments and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, be high on initiative and committed to working collaboratively with colleagues
- An astute communicator with significant proven ability to network at all levels, able to consult and build good relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders, with the ability to influence, persuade and motivate.
- A collaborative team player who is happy to support colleagues in meeting team deliverables across the whole of the North region.
- Confident in using a range of digital platforms and systems including CRM databases to target and record activities.
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines and balancing conflicting priorities.
- Demonstrate a commitment to Diversity and inclusion.
- Has a passion and understanding of the culture of architectural practice and architects, their role, and the skills of architects
Why Join them?
Benefits:
The RIBA offers an amazing employee benefits package which includes (a) a generous pension scheme with employer contributions (up to 12%), (b) life assurance, (c) annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays and paid closure of 3 discretionary days between Christmas and New Year. For more details on their benefits see here
If you would like to apply for the position, please view the full job description below (found at ‘supporting documents’) and submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the ‘Skills, Knowledge and Experience’ in the Job Description using the form below. Please note they will only consider applications with covering letters for this position.
Additionally, please ensure that you complete their Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form which will be submitted separate from your application.
Closing date: Sunday, 9th February 2025
Interview date: w/c 17th February 2025
Due to high volumes of applications we are unable to respond to everyone, however, should you be shortlisted for interview they will be in touch. They may also close an advert earlier than the date above if they receive enough quality applications.
Please note that you must be able to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. They are unable to proceed with any candidates who cannot show the relevant documentation so please only apply if you meet these criteria. Unfortunately, they are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
The RIBA aims to be an inclusive employer, committed to building an authentic and diverse environment where all are encouraged to be themselves. They champion work/life balance and welcome requests for flexible working across their organisation. They value applications from all sections of society and appreciate divergent experience, therefore if you are excited about the role and working with them, yet your past experience may not align perfectly with every single skill or competency, they encourage you to apply anyway.