Careers

• Work with the Skills Strategy Consultant and other BIA functions to proactively build a Skills community within BIA membership, sourcing and tracking relevant contacts within member companies, informing them of our workstreams and engaging them as relevant.
• Developing engaging content for the skills community in a variety of formats: blogs, newsletters, social media. Supporting on delivery of webinars and workshop.
• Work with BIA functions to develop our DEI programme of work.
• Support the coordination and delivery of the BIA’s Women in Biotech mentoring programme, ensuring smooth administration and effective communication with participants.
• Contribute to the success of the BIA’s #BIGIMPACT campaign by managing social media activity, creating engaging digital content and newsletters, and providing reliable administrative and project management support to help deliver on quarterly and annual objectives.
• Lead on the day-to-day administration and coordination of additional programmes and skills-related projects, ensuring effective organisation, communication, and delivery support including programmes delivered in collaboration with external stakeholders. 
• Contribute to the successful delivery of wider BIA initiatives by supporting ad hoc projects, activities, and events as required, collaborating effectively across teams and being a proactive team player.

Essential:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to getting things done.
• An understanding of or interest in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
• Experience supporting projects or campaigns that involve multiple stakeholders and moving parts.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft engaging content for newsletters, social media, or website updates.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work flexibly across teams, and adapt to changing needs.
• Competent in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience.
• At least one year of experience in an administrative, project-based, or similar role.

Desirable:

• A passion for, and experience of developing networks and communities, preferably in a membership/multi-organisational setting.
• An interest in the life sciences sector and an awareness of how skills and talent development contribute to its growth.
• Experience using CRM systems (ideally MS Dynamics) to manage contacts or track engagement.
• Familiarity with content management systems (for web editing) and tools such as Canva for digital design.
• Experience using MS SharePoint for document and project management.

• Management of the end-to-end process including compilation of agreements, and ensuring that agreements are fulfilled
• Create sponsorship packages and presentations to pitch sponsorship packages
• Lead negotiations and close sponsorship contracts
• Work alongside various BIA internal teams to ensure sponsors are appropriate, managed well and catered for to gain maximum value and issue invoices in a timely manner
• Keep CRM up to date with latest opportunities and leads
• Stay updated with industry news and developments
• Conduct market research and actively identify new potential sponsors

Essential

• 3+ years of demonstrable experience in a sponsorship role within a mission-driven environment dealing with C-suite and VIPs
• Strong commercial awareness
• Experience/strong knowledge of sales techniques, setting processes up from scratch and embedding these into the company
• Ability to understand complex topics, actively listen to the needs of sponsors, and grasp stakeholder relationships quickly and professionally
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Can-do attitude, strong team player, collaborative approach and detail orientated
• Good understanding of CRM systems and the value of joined up data
• Able to visit the office (Central London) at least one day a week
• Occasional travel to events both in the UK and overseas

Desirable

• Understanding/experience of biotech and life sciences (strong advantage)
• Experience of working in a not-for-profit trade/membership organisation