We’re looking for a Membership Sales Manager to grow isla’s membership and oversee renewals.  You’ll play a pivotal role in nurturing inbound membership sales inquiries, converting leads and supporting renewals.

What do you get from us?

• The chance to make a real difference in an organisation making waves and shaping changes
• A flexible and dynamic working environment
• Ongoing CPD opportunities 
• Being part of a caring and supportive team
• Holidays – 33 flexible days (this includes bank holidays) plus 4 fixed days.
   
  

What do we need from you?

We empower our teams to shape their roles to suit the needs of the industry, whilst always staying true to the ambitions of our company, so roles evolve and develop over time, but here’s an overview of what our new Membership Sales Manager will be doing: 

Key Responsibilities:

• • Convert leads into isla membership, leveraging existing pipelines.
  • Identify, execute, and convert opportunities for service provision or products to existing members.
  • Generate New Leads: Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to generate new leads for isla memberships, and associated services.
  • Develop strategies to expand the lead pool, ensuring a consistent pipeline for future conversions.

Other Responsibilities, including:

• • Actively participate in industry-related events, conferences, and trade shows to represent isla. Utilise these platforms to establish new contacts, pitch our offerings, and explore collaboration opportunities. Gather insights, learn about industry trends, and engage with peers to enhance industry knowledge.
  • Develop and execute contact strategies in partnership with the marketing team to support campaign and marketing activities aligned with revenue targets.
  • Contribute to business development by identifying opportunities for service or product improvement.
  • Contribute to membership growth strategies in line with organisational goals. 
    

Experience:

• • We are looking for candidates with prior sales experience, preferably within the events industry or membership sales.
  • A passion for environmental sustainability is essential.
  • Excellent relationship-building skills and confidence in engaging with senior-level individuals.
  • You’ll need to have least 5 years of professional employment experience.
  • Familiarity with events industry segmentation and stakeholder needs is a plus.
  • Experience with HubSpot or other CRMs is highly desirable.
    

Key Skills & Characteristics:

🤝 Excellent at building and nurturing relationships.
🎯 Highly organised and target-oriented.
📈 Comfortable working with numbers and data.
🌿 Understanding of climate issues and a willingness to learn more.
🗣️ Strong communication skills – active listener and confident speaker.
📝 Conscientious, enjoys working autonomously as well as in a team.
👐 Proactive, solution-oriented, and embraces challenges.

Further details: 

• Salary: £30,000 p.a + OTE.
• Position: Full Time 
• Start Date: April 2024 (or as soon as possible)
• Holiday: 37 days per year – this includes (flexible) Bank Holidays, our End of Year office close, and a day off for your birthday. 
• Location: Greater London Area, expectation is to be in the office 2 days per week.

Recruiting Diversely: 

We are actively recruiting from all communities for this role, and building towards an inclusive culture. isla aims to serve the needs of our staff within a supportive, respectful and just culture. 

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage anyone who believes this role would suit them to apply as their authentic selves without fear of prejudice. 

If you need additional support in your application, or just have questions about the role, please contact Cori at jobs@weareisla.co.uk.

To Apply: 

Please email jobs@weareisla.co.uk. with your CV and a short note* to introduce yourself and tell us what excites you about our Membership Sales Manager role by Thur 29th Feb. 

* We’re happy to receive video, audio or written notes with your CV. For audio or video, please keep these to a max of two minutes.