East Midlands Chamber

REF NO. 2EMC

Membership Account Manager

Ongoing (we close ongoing adverts once sufficient applications are received)

£22,495.20 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Permanent, full-time or part-time (between 21 to 35 hours per week available)

Chesterfield, Derby, Leicester or Nottingham with agile working. Additional travel required

Find out how to apply

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Overview

Why the post exists

Are you a self-starter who enjoys learning about a range of services and support to help businesses? Do you enjoy fostering meaningful relationships with businesses? Are you a champion for customer service excellence? Can you deep dive into Chamber services to boost member engagement? If so, you could be our next Membership Account Manager.

You’ll play a pivotal role in building and maintaining strong relationships with businesses (our members), ensuring their needs are met, and maximising the value of their membership through raising awareness about our services, including via organising and delivering member events to maximise engagement.

You will contribute to the continuous improvement in the customer journey, and drive member satisfaction and retention. You must be dynamic, passionate and comfortable interacting with businesses by phone, video call, in writing and in-person. The role involves working on Dynamics CRM and other Microsoft Software which you will need to be comfortable and competent in using.

Overview

Key areas of responsibility

  • Implement a structured approach to managing diverse member accounts across various industries and business sizes.
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with members to ensure their satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Interact effectively with members through multiple channels including phone, video calls, social media, email, and in-person meetings.
  • Engage confidently in both one-to-one and one-to-many communication scenarios.
  • Educate members about Chamber products and services to help members extract full value from their membership.
  • Adhere to structured processes to ensure efficient and effective member management.
  • Encourage active participation in Chamber activities and utilisation of services.
  • Identify opportunities to increase member involvement and satisfaction.
  • Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of the department.
  • Stay informed about Chamber offerings to provide up-to-date valuable information to members.
  • Manage member information via the CRM system to track member interactions and maintain accurate records.
  • Successfully organise and deliver member focused events, virtually and face-to-face, ensuring delegate satisfaction.
  • Generate suitable bookings for member events and maximise engagement including attendance.
  • Collaborate across functions to aid the member experience.

For more information please click here to view the job description and person specification.

Overview

Ideally applicants will possess

  • Relevant and demonstrable experience in sales, customer service and account management by phone, online and face-to-face, in a B2B environment.
  • Experience of working with a diverse range of businesses at all levels.
  • Good organisational and administration skills.
  • Strong, professional communication skills at all levels (written and verbal).
  • Proficiency in CRM software.

Benefits

What you can expect in return

#1

25 days holiday plus bank holidays each year (pro rata for part time)

#2

8% employer contribution to pension scheme (non-contributory for employee)

#3

Wellbeing support including access to Westfield Health plan, Mental Health First Aiders, self help toolkits, discounts and more

#4

Your Birthday off plus an extra day of leave after 5 and 10 years' service

#5

Life assurance (death in service support scheme) for your beneficiaries

#6

Dress for the day policy and agile working practices (role dependent)

#7

Two CSR days to take per year (volunteering activity)

#8

Access to tax-free childcare and Bike2Work schemes

#9

Special leave for bereavement, compassionate leave & dependent related time off

#10

Learning and development opportunities

#11

Flexibility to take unpaid leave, paid study leave & special leave for territorial army

#12

Recognition and engagement schemes including our Our Stars

#13

Tax free 45p per business mile for cars (up to 10,000 miles per year)

#14

Employee social events

Company Overview

About us

East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) is a well-respected and award winning membership, representation and business support organisation that aims to enhance businesses and communities in the three cities and three counties. With more than 4,100 members and working with 12,000 businesses each year, we have established a reputation as the voice of the region’s business community.

How to apply

Found a great role? It’s easy to work for us. Simply follow the three steps below. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Complete our equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) monitoring form here. You can learn about why we collect this information and how it is utilised in the form introduction.

Send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you believe that you will add value to the role and the Chamber to recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk with the subject line as the vacancy reference, 2EMC. Please state in the covering letter your preferred working pattern and number of hours per week.

Working patterns must:

  • Be the same working times each day to create consistency for members
  • Operate within 8.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday (including an unpaid break each day) to ensure that peak contact hours are maximised
  • Feature 3 to 5 days per week to create coverage for the team

Alternatively, post your application to: FAO HR department, East Midlands Chamber, Commerce House, Millennium Way, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, S41 8ND

Applications that do not include both a CV and covering letter will not be considered.

If you’re successful at this stage, you will be invited for an interview. If you’re unsuccessful, the Chamber’s HR team will let you know by email.

First, you’ll be invited to interview onsite at one of our offices or virtually via Microsoft Teams (role dependant). If your interview goes well, you may invited to attend a second interview or offered the role. Some interviews might require you to compile some research or to prepare a presentation. At the end of the interview, the interviewer will confirm the timeline for next steps.

Interviews usually last around an hour with a mix of competency based interview questions, and in some cases, we might ask you to carry out some practical exercises.

Decisions will be made at each stage of the process, as we score applicants against the role criteria. If you’re successful, we will contact you to make an offer. This will be followed up in writing and a contract will be sent to you once a start date is confirmed. You will receive information on your induction and what you will do on your first day. If you have any questions, please just get in touch.

If you’re unsuccessful, we will either write to you or contact you by telephone, and if you’ve attended an interview we’re more than happy to provide feedback. You’re welcome to apply again for another role in the future.

Chamber Statement

East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) is an equal opportunities employer and Disability Confident Leader.

All suitably qualified people are encouraged to apply for vacancies regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Applicants require current eligibility to live and work in the UK, they must also disclose any unspent convictions or cautions and company director disqualifications in their covering letter. Please inform recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk of any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. The business is dedicated to retaining talent and therefore it may decide to prioritise and support internal applicants.