We are looking for a purpose-driven and highly organised person to join this innovative climate charity in the UK live events industry. This is a great part-time and flexible opportunity for someone with partnerships experience and sustainability knowledge ready to help drive growth and positive impact, with the support of experienced colleagues and trustees.
Starting on a 2 day per week freelance basis, the aim is to increase days in the short term based on performance and growth.
Now is an exciting time to join the organisation, as we launch a new name and brand, deliver arts council funded research, and build on existing foundation of partnerships. Read our most recent Annual Report here.
About the role
This role will manage the partnerships pipeline, a portfolio of key relationships, contribute to strategy and deliver activity to secure new partners. You will be responsible for aspects of day-to-day management that relate to partnerships such as; onboarding new partners, relationship/account management and maintaining a database of members/clients, as well as working with the comms manager (also p/t) on communications and partner events.
Partnerships fall into four categories for ecolibrium:
- Event community: organisations who join ecolibrium as a ‘member’
- Corporate partners: we have two corporate partners who support our work
- Industry partners: collaborating organisations in the live events & sustainability space
- Environmental restoration partners – organisations that receive funds from us.
You will be working as part of small team with the Marketing & Communications Manager, the CEO, and Board of Trustees.
Package:
- 2 days per week – working Thursday each week and flexibly beyond that
- £200/day, invoiced monthly
- Remote-working, with weekly zoom meetings and a monthly full-day in person team meeting in Bristol (essential).
- 12-month temporary employment contract (freelance), with intention to continue beyond 12 months and grow the role.
Benefits:
- Flexible working in a dynamic, friendly and innovative team
- Opportunity to gain insights and be mentored by one of the UK’s event sustainability leaders (ecolibrium’s CEO).
- Membership of a co-working space in Bristol (if required).
- Opportunities to attend inspiring conferences and festivals (UK and beyond).
Closing date for applications: 8am on 3rd September 2024.
Interview: Friday 6th September via zoom.
Start date: Ideally starting in the week commencing 16th September (working one day that week for a briefing) moving up to regular hours (2 days per week) in W/C 23rd September or as soon as available (negotiable).
For more details and how to apply: Download the full job description pack
About ecolibrium
ecolibrium is a UK registered climate charity founded by the UK festival industry in 2015, that brings together a community of around 150 events, festivals, audiences, suppliers, artists and music companies taking action to reduce the environmental impacts of travel, the largest source of emissions from live events.
We support the industry by providing guidance on low carbon travel, and tools and resources to measure and report emissions. We also raise funds for environmental restoration through two programmes which support ecosystem protection and regeneration, and community-benefit renewable energy projects – £650,000 so far.