# Membership & Events Executive

**Company:** The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
**Location:** Westminster, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

Reporting to the Membership & Events Director, the Membership & Events Executive will be responsible for developing and nurturing relationships across ACE's membership community, supporting business development activities, identifying sponsorship opportunities and helping deliver a programme of industry-leading events and working groups. The ideal candidate will be confident engaging with senior business leaders, commercially aware, proactive in building new relationships and passionate about creating value for members.

**Membership Growth & Business Development**

-   Manage and progress enquiries from prospective members.
-   Conduct proactive outreach through telephone, email and digital engagement.
-   Arrange introductory meetings with senior decision makers and business leaders.
-   Maintain an accurate and active prospect pipeline within CRM systems.
-   Support the conversion of prospects into new ACE members.

**Expand ACE's reach into priority markets**

-   Conduct market research to identify growth opportunities across the UK, including regions where ACE seeks to strengthen its representation, such as Northern Ireland.
-   Build a detailed understanding of the engineering consultancy landscape.
-   Develop and help implement outreach strategies to engage target organisations.
-   Provide regular reporting and recommendations on membership growth opportunities.

**Member engagement & retention**

-   Strengthen relationships with existing SME members
-   Proactively engage current ACE members through regular contact, virtual meetings and face-to-face visits.
-   Build trusted relationships with member organisations to understand their priorities, challenges and business objectives.
-   Gather member insight and feedback to inform ACE's service offering and advocacy priorities.
-   Identify opportunities to increase member participation in ACE activities, events and working groups.

**Re-engage lapsed members**

-   Develop targeted approaches for re-engaging former/lapsed members.
-   Arrange meetings with lapsed members to understand reasons for non-renewal.
-   Present the value of ACE membership and secure renewed membership where appropriate.

**Sponsorship & Commercial Development**

-   Identify and secure sponsorship opportunities
-   Support the development of sponsorship revenue across ACE's events and programmes.
-   Proactively identify potential sponsors and commercial partners.
-   Conduct sponsor outreach and relationship management activities.
-   Assist in developing sponsorship proposals and packages.
-   Contribute to achieving sponsorship targets for flagship events including the SME Leaders Day & Awards.

Events, Working Groups & Industry Engagement

-   Support ACE's events and member communities
-   Assist with the planning, development and delivery of ACE events, roundtables and networking programmes.
-   Support working group activity through speaker identification and outreach.
-   Help curate engaging event programmes that deliver value for members and industry stakeholders.
-   Liaise with speakers, partners and sponsors to ensure successful event delivery.
-   Provide updates and content to working group chairs and the marketing team to support event promotion and member communications.

## Requirements

**Essential**

-   Experience in membership, business development, account management, partnerships, events or stakeholder engagement.
-   Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
-   Confidence engaging with senior executives and business leaders.
-   Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
-   Commercial awareness and a proactive, results-oriented approach.
-   Comfortable attending meetings and events across the UK.
-   Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**Desirable**

-   Experience working within a membership organisation, trade association, professional body or events environment.
-   Understanding of the consultancy, engineering, infrastructure or built environment sectors.
-   Experience securing sponsorship, partnerships or commercial revenue.
-   CRM experience and data management skills.
-   Proficient in MS Office Suite with a key understanding of modern meeting technologies as well as being comfortable hosting hybrid events.

**How to apply**

Email Andria Balboa (abalboa@acenet.co.uk) by 5pm on 28 August with a cover letter and a copy of your CV.

## Benefits

-   Be part of an influential organisation shaping the future of the UK's consultancy and engineering sector.
-   Work closely with senior industry leaders and decision makers.
-   Make a measurable impact on membership growth, engagement and commercial success.
-   Join a collaborative, ambitious and high-performing team.
-   Benefit from opportunities for professional development and industry networking

If you are a relationship-builder who thrives on connecting people, creating opportunities and delivering exceptional member experiences, we'd love to hear from you.