Retail Community Executive

Location: Hybrid, 2 days a week in office and 3 days a week from home.Type: Full Time, Permanent. Standard company working hours are 09.30 to 17.30, flexibility and non-standard hours are required during eventsABOUT THE ROLEThe BFC’s Retail Community Executive is responsible for assisting the Head of Community – Retail, in the development, management, and monetisation of the BFC Patrons with a focus on retention and growth from retailers, landlords, landowners and businesses working within the British retail industry. Our Retail Community Assistant will work closely with the teams responsible for other Members of the BFC Network including but not limited to, BFC Designer Members, BFC Founding Patrons and BFC Colleges Council.They will help execute strategies to create efficiencies around communications, bring our communities closer together. Help with the administration of bringing new businesses in and set a market leading standard of service and care whilst creating a reliable and sustainable revenue stream for BFC. They will assist with the retention and growth of existing Retail Patrons alongside the launch of new propositions that will appeal to new retailers / brands and other business types.This role will explore the opportunity to service our Patrons in a more meaningful and measurable way and better understand and deliver to their needs.The BFC Retail Community role will focus on Retail / Brands / Landowners / Landlords and other business types that contribute to the landscape of British Retail.ABOUT THE BFCThe British Fashion Council (BFC) is a not-for-profit organisation that strengthens British fashion in the global economy as a leader in responsible, creative businesses. It does this through championing diversity, building and inviting the industry to actively participate in a network to accelerate a successful circular fashion economy. The BFC is a membership organisation, funded by industry patrons, commercial partners and the government. It convenes the UK fashion industry through three strategic pillars: Supporting Excellence in Design; Empowering Growth; Communicating to Activate Positive Change.The BFC encourages a culture which empowers, values, nurtures, supports and rewards its employees and promotes a positive environment with a focus on team collaboration and open communication.The BFC is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. They’re more than just words. We are inclusive. We celebrate and champion multiple approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation. So together we’re building a culture where difference is valued. Our commitment to inclusion drives us forward every day internally and externally.Everyone is welcome, as an inclusive workplace the BFC encourages our employees to bring their true self to work and we commit to develop your skills and advance your careers in a culture of creativity.BFC ETHOS AND VALUES:Our mission is to establish a dynamic, inclusive, and unified network that advocates for British talent, innovation and creativity. Through meaningful and authentic engagement with all stakeholders, we aim to foster collaboration, inspire innovation, stimulate connections, inform, provide access, and promote mutual growth. Through our commitment to excellence, we want to empower our network and pioneer new approaches that drive progress and create lasting tangible impact.We deliver our strategy through our pillars:Relentless Innovation: Preparing businesses for positive change by embracing innovation.Fuelling Responsible Growth: Develop a dynamic, inclusive and unified community that advocates for creativity, innovation and collectively supports the industry to grow and talent to gain access. We deliver this through our annual programme of events for the BFC Community of members and patrons which connects, updates, and promotes them while giving them a voice. The BFC Foundation charity raises funding to support creative talent through our world class designer support initiatives.Amplifying our Narrative Globally: though storytelling, evolving BFC platforms to amplify excellence in creativity and our role in the UK’s cultural influence focusing on creativity, culture and commerciality. The Fashion Awards and London Fashion Week are best in class here.THE ROLEResponsibilitiesRelationship managementExcellent communication skills and ability to forge and maintain strong relationships both internally and externallyWillingness to attend client and partner entertainment events and meetings as required – role may require a flexible approach to working hoursA great networker. Someone who enjoys meeting new people and is able to remain professional in all circumstances, representing the BFC expertly.CompanyWork across internal departments to deliver patronage, events and initiatives in an efficient way in line with BFC objectivesAct as an ambassador for the Patron team to the rest of the business – developing relationships with teams to ensure smooth delivery of Patronage – key departments include events, designer relations and communications.And any other duties that your Manager/Senior Member of the team deems relevantManaging LFW City-Wide Celebration focusing on development and monetisation in line with targets. The focus of CWC is to create a pipeline for growth of BFC Patrons concentrated on retail.Development of Patronage decks and materialsManagement of Patronage team tools including pipeline and CRMProviding detailed insight and research on potential new Patrons including target contactsSending outreach emails and making calls to set up meetingsDeveloping proposals and brainstorming activation ideas with the team Support Head of Community – Retail, in all sales efforts to contract and supporting in negotiating the final agreementBuilding expertise and knowledge on retail sector and sharing of relevant industry information with the teamRunning internal sales meetings / calls and developing relationships to sell in internally PatronageRunning and supporting with new business meetings at BFC events including management of guestsAccount Management SupportSupport with Patron account management - including meeting set up, managing project documents while the membership is live.Market leading service – Assist with providing a market leading service for Members of the BFC Community, focusing on the value exchange between the BFC Member Network and retailersFinance support – including invoicing processing and filing for PatronsEvent support – including ticket management, branding approvals, website uploads and on-site supportAdministrative support – including creating agendas, taking meeting notes and updating team critical pathsAssist with collaborating with Comms to develop the messaging to our Network, improving our communications, content strategy and platform usage and creating efficiencies in our communications tools.CRM support – responsible for keeping the CRM up to date for City Wide Celebration and patrons and for creating lists for send outsKey relationshipsInternal – events, communications and designer relations teams + wider organisationPerson SpecificationSolutions focusedComfortable dealing with internal and external senior representativesA genuine interest in Brand PartnershipsStrong communication and exceptional organisational skillsStrong cross-functional and department Partnership skillsPractices ‘brilliant basics’Confident in abilityTakes ownershipSupportive & helpfulEmbodies a 'we' cultureMakes connections beyond their departmentRespects others' timeSalary & Benefits25 Days Holiday Per Year + Bank HolidaysUpon completion of a successful probation period, you are also entitled to our additional benefits:Summer Working Hours which means that during July and August, our office closes at 3pm on a Friday so you can enjoy the sunshineA half day off on your birthday!Private Medical Insurance with Vitality which comes with access to a Virtual GP and an Employee Assistance ProgrammeX2 Charity Days off per year to give back to your community. This could be running a marathon or volunteering (this does not need to be Fashion related)Enrolment into the BFC Pension SchemeReligious Festivals Swapping – to be as inclusive as possible, our employees are able to swap any of the standard UK public holidays based on their own beliefs/identity and instead take these days to celebrate things that are more relevant to them (such as Diwali, or Eid, or Pride etc)How to applyTo apply for this role, please follow the instructions below:Candidates should apply in writing with a covering letter highlighting your relevant experience for this role, attaching your CV to #####
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