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Join the dynamic Bread & Jam team as a Programme Coordinator and become a key player in the UK's largest FMCG brand community
Overview
Salary
£26000 - £29000
Location
Hybrid London 1 day a week/remote
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Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Bread & Jam is the UK's premier community for FMCG entrepreneurs, offering a supportive platform to help emerging brands thrive. With a mission to make success more accessible for FMCG startups, Bread & Jam organizes innovative events and an annual festival that connects brands with industry experts, investors, and retailers. A small, passionate team is looking to welcome a new Programme Coordinator to bolster their efforts in creating impactful gatherings for the FMCG industry.
- Role Summary:
- Coordinate content programmes and event agendas.
- Research and source diverse speakers and panellists.
- Handle speaker outreach and maintain relations.
- Create speaker briefing documents and track their journey.
- Manage the speaker database and update as necessary.
- Stay abreast of FMCG trends and startup developments.
- Coordinate the retail pitching process in collaboration with partners.
- Role Requirements:
- Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and tech-savvy.
- Experience in event coordination and speaker management is ideal.
- Copywriting experience and customer service skills are advantageous.
- Must be London-based or able to commute to London at least once a week.
- Application Process Details:
- Apply through Escape the City.
- Complete the application form at https://forms.gle/kkm23knpQu7vGtP47.
- Both steps of the application process must be followed for consideration.
This is an exciting opportunity for a South-East, customer centric individual who loves being organised, building relationships and being part of an agile, fast moving team.
Bread & Jam is the largest community of FMCG brands in the UK. Founded by Jason Gibb and Tara Mei in 2016, Bread & Jam has grown to become the first port of call for ambitious FMCG entrepreneurs looking to accelerate the launch and scale of their ventures.
Bread & Jam hosts a year round programme of cutting-edge physical events. The star in the crown is our annual festival which brings together a thousand emerging FMCG brands, industry experts, investors, media and retail buyers for two days of ground-breaking content and retail & investor pitching.
Bread & Jam is run by a small team of dedicated individuals passionate about making it easier for emerging FMCG brands to succeed. We're looking for a Programme Co-ordinator to join our team to support our network of esteemed speakers and facilitate our programme line up. This is a hybrid working role with flexible hours to suit your lifestyle. Our office is based in London and we're looking for someone who is able to come into the office at least one day a week.
Our website is www.breadandjamfest.com
What will you be doing?
- Co-ordinating our content programme and agenda
- Researching and sourcing a diverse range of speakers and panellists to create disruptive, relevant and engaging content for our events
- Approaching prospective speakers and liaising with them
- Creating briefing documents and facilitating and tracking the speaker journey from initial approach to on-the-day liaison
- Managing our speaker database, ensuring contact details and additional information is up to date
- Keeping up to date with new trends in FMCG, food and drink and the UK startup scene
- Co-ordinating our retail pitching process
- Working closely with our Partnerships Manager and Marketing Manager to ensure our partners are championed as part of our event line up
We're looking for someone who is...
- A detail oriented communicator who can write clearly, concisely and accurately
- A proactive self starter who loves being busy and thinking fast on their feet
- Super organised and loves having all their ducks in a row
- Tech savvy and process driven, keen to work smart and build processes that make their working day more efficient
- Customer centric, focused on giving our event contributors the best experience
Ideal but not essential:
- Experience working in events and managing speakers and VIPs
- Experience of writing copy and/or instructions
- Experience in customer-facing roles and customer service
- London based or able to easily commute to our London offices at least one day a week
What we’re offering:
- This is a rare opportunity to work for a well established and well respected business within food and drink & FMCG
- A competitive salary and opportunities to grow with the business
- Access to all of our events and the chance to be part of our growing community and unrivalled network
- A salary in the range of £26-29k pa.
How to apply
There are 2 steps to the application so PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
- Apply through Escape the City
- Go to https://forms.gle/kkm23knpQu7vGtP47 and fill in the application questions.
ONLY APPLICATIONS THAT APPLY CORRECTLY WITH BOTH STEPS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
