Skills Programme Executive

Location

Bloomsbury, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

BIA Skills Programme Executive

Remuneration: £28,000 for the duration of a fixed-term contract. We also welcome proposals for flexible arrangements and secondments.

Reporting to: Managing Director

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Skills Programme Executive is a key role for the BIA’s burgeoning skills agenda and workstream. We work with incredible entrepreneurs, scientists, business leaders, regulators, policy makers and advisors in a fascinating, vital and booming sector which spans global connections and the entire life sciences ecosystem in the UK. As the sector grows, so does the demand for a skilled and diverse workforce. BIA is committed to working with member companies and stakeholders to develop relevant skillsets for the sector in the UK and to ensure that the UK is an attractive prospect for international talent. 

This project-based role will provide much needed administrative support and development to the BIA’s Skills, People and Talent work and will primarily assist and support the work of the Skills, People and Talent Community Leader - acting as a key link into the broader BIA, in particular collaborating with events, marketing, and membership teams.

SCOPE OF THE ROLE:

• Build an understanding of the current academic and vocational landscape for skills development across the Biotech and Life Sciences industry and develop relationships with all relevant agencies.
• Work with the Skills, People and Talent Community Leader 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.
• Develop content and agendas for the skills community in a variety of formats: blogs, newsletters, webinars and workshops.
• Work with BIA functions to develop our DEI programme of work.
• Provide administrative support to the BIA’s Women in Biotech mentoring programme.
• Provide administrative support to the BIA’s #BIGIMPACT campaign.
• Where relevant provide administrative support to the Skills, People and Talent Community Leader as they work with government departments and wider stakeholders to promote the life sciences skills agenda.

SKILLS SPECIFICATION

The candidate should demonstrate:

• A passion for, and experience of developing networks and communities, preferably in a membership/multi-organisational setting.
• A flair for convening agendas and actively working with/managing groups and external stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and determination to get the job done.
• An interest in/awareness of the impact that skills and talent can have on the life sciences.
• Educated to degree level or comparable.
• Show adaptability and flexibility.
• Demonstrate the ability to articulately express ideas in writing and in person.
• Good knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Ideally the candidate might have experience of:

• CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems – MS Dynamics
• Content Management Systems (for web editing)
• Canva
• MS Sharepoint

DELIVERING THE ROLE

Ideally this role would be delivered through a contractual approach over a set period of time, however the BIA are flexible regarding how the role could be delivered and open to offers around this.

The correct candidate is the most important element of this specification and the BIA are willing to discuss specific terms with all interested parties.

Applications or proposals should be submitted via a covering letter and your CV to Nick Gardiner via the application button.  Please do not only send your CV as these will not be considered. The deadline is Monday 18th March 2024 at 11pm.

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