About the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC)
The Betting and Gaming Council is the standards body for the betting and gaming industry and its members include betting shops, casinos and online betting and gaming companies.
Betting and gaming is a key part of the UK’s dynamic and diverse leisure and entertainment industry. The industry contributes over £4 billion in taxes to the UK Exchequer and provides work for over 109,000 people. As the single industry body, we work with our members, large and small, to raise standards, create a culture of safer gambling and build public and institutional trust in our world class industry.
Established in 2019, the BGC puts the customer first to drive standards over and above regulatory requirements to ensure a safer, fairer betting and gaming experience for all.
The opportunity: Membership and Events Coordinator
The BGC has built a strong and professional team delivering for our members and their strategic priorities. We are now seeking a Membership and Events Coordinator to join our Operations team to help deliver for our existing members and attract new members.
This is a new role in our organisation and will suit someone willing to make the role their own. Knowledge of the betting and gaming sector is a nice to have but not essential for this role.
The role is full time, based in our offices in Westminster, with salary £40,000 – £50,000 per annum dependent on experience.
About you
You must be a highly organised self-starter, who enjoys meeting people from all areas of a business. You will have experience in and enjoy organising, marketing and delivering events. You will be comfortable in reaching out to licensed betting and gaming operators, explaining to them the benefits of BGC membership, as well as keeping in regular touch with existing members. You will have strong interpersonal skills, with experience of working closely with stakeholders both internal and external from a variety of backgrounds.
Job Description
Job Title: Membership and Events Coordinator
Location: Westminster, London (hybrid)
Employment type: Permanent, full-time
Reporting to: Director of Strategic Delivery
Job Purpose
To lead on membership engagement and coordinate our events programme. The role is responsible for engaging, retaining and recruiting full and associate members to the BGC. The role is also responsible for creating and coordinating a programme of events to help connect current members and attract new ones.
The role will involve a lot of reaching out to UK licensed operators, explaining to them the benefits of joining our trade association, as well as keeping in regular touch with existing members. This is a new role in our organisation and will suit someone willing to make the role their own, picking up the phone and getting face-to-face with current and prospective members.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop a Membership retention and recruitment plan with clear targets and manage it through to successful delivery.
· Build and oversee an annual programme of events that engage members and help attract new ones.
· Manage regular member feedback and surveys to help the BGC improve its membership offer.
· Marketing the benefits of BGC Membership and support our members’ priorities.
· Manage our member database and lead on membership communications, developing communication channels within the BGC team.
· Maintain and develop relationships with stakeholders and organisations relevant to our members.
· Write the content for, and keep all membership brochures and collateral relevant, on brand and up to date.
· Lead on our newly launched Associate Membership scheme, developing and delivering recruitment plan for associate members.
Person Specification
· A confident communicator with experience of stakeholder management.
· Strong interpersonal skills and enjoy building relationships with various stakeholders both external and internal.
· Strong organisational and administrative skills.
· Experience in organising, marketing and delivering events.
· Self-motivated, driven and happy to work independently
· Professional, approachable and reliable.
Salary
Salary range: £40,000 – £50,000 per year
How to apply
Please send your application to Recruit@beststarthr.com, quoting the BGC and the title of the job you are applying for. Please submit your CV with a covering letter explaining:
- Why you would like to join the BGC.
- How you would make a great candidate for the role, highlighting experience and knowledge in all areas of the role.
Applications will close on at 5pm on Thursday 30 April, with interviews taking place in May. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview.
To promote equality and fairness in the application process, we will be anonymising all applications. Any applications submitted directly on Linkedin will be automatically rejected.