Community Executive
Founders Forum Group · London
Work with an established events team to deliver some of Europe's best-in-class tech events and grow our global community of inspiring founders.
The Opportunity:
We’re looking for a Community Executive to join the Founders Forum Events team and play a key role in growing and engaging our community. This permanent role is for an individual ready to take a step up from a junior community role and eager to develop their skills in tech, events, and community management.
About Founders Forum Group:
Founders Forum Group is a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Its forums unite the world’s most influential founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe.
Fuelled by the connections and ideas forged at the group’s flagship events, FF Group businesses support the needs of today’s founders via connections (Events), services (Founders Keepers, Founders Law, Founders Makers, Miroma Founders Network, Founders HR, Founders Comms, Founders Health INDI, 01 Founders, Founders Pledge, Grip, Global Talent, Founders Match), insights & advocacy (Tech Nation Research & Insights), growth programmes (Future Fifty, Upscale, Climate, Creo, Deeptech), access to capital (Founders Factory, firstminute capital), and a newly launched venture The Longevity Show. In 2021, the group sold its innovation strategy consulting firm, Founders Intelligence, to global consultancy Accenture.
Since 2019, Founders Forum Group has partnered with Informa Tech to celebrate the strength and diversity of UK tech through London Tech Week.
In 2023, FFG acquired Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups. Founders Forum Group continues the previously government-funded programmes centred around early-stage and scaling founders, as well as data-driven research into the UK's tech ecosystem. Tech Nation is also proudly the official endorsing body for the UK’s Global Talent Visa on behalf of the Home Office.
The Role:
- Research and onboard new members to the Founders Forum community, keeping our CRM data accurate and comprehensive
- Compile lists of potential invitees and speakers from external networks, partner organisations and internal teams
- Stay up to date across tech, business and political news to flag new prospects and community members
- Support analysis of segments within the Founders Forum database using our CRM, enrichment tools and marketing hub to identify growth opportunities
- Use tools such as PitchBook, Dealroom and Sales Navigator to identify and pursue new routes to key prospects and VIPs
- Maintain Looker dashboards to provide regular status updates, and act on various reports
- Write and deploy engaging content, tailored by audience segment across various platforms
- Build and manage event registration sites, coordinate invitations, registrations, and handle event enquiries in the community inbox
- Help produce community-facing event materials (e.g., FAQ website, guest books, event app content, name badges, seating plans)
- Support the team on the ground at Founders Forum events, helping guests have a smooth, memorable experience
- Help troubleshoot issues in real time as they come up, escalating where needed
- Contribute ideas on engagement, new formats and ways to add value for the global Founders Forum network
This is the role for you if…
- You have a passion for technology and its broader context, including current affairs, politics, innovation, and entrepreneurship
- You're comfortable with gen AI tools and pick up new platforms quickly
- You're motivated and organised, able to prioritise and adapt when workflows change last minute
- You're keen to learn and take direction well, with an ability to work independently
- You naturally take initiative and gravitate towards responsibility
- You're great at receiving feedback and quick to action it within your workflow
- You’re a team player who is happy to assist colleagues with tasks as required
Requirements
- Minimum 1 to 2 years’ experience in a community, events, or other relevant role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Highly proficient writer with creative copywriting skills (English language)
- Experience working in events, either as part of a previous role or in a dedicated events role
- Experience preparing and presenting research, reports, and data-driven insights
- Aptitude for data analysis and a natural curiosity
- Comfortable using AI tools like Claude to streamline day-to-day work, with an interest in finding new ways AI can make our processes faster and smarter
- Able to pick up new platforms quickly and works confidently across tools such as Swoogo, PitchBook, Grip and Looker Studio
- CRM experience an asset
Interview Process:
- Preliminary call
- In-person task-based interview
- Final call, meeting with the Director of Marketing
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, additional leave between Christmas and New Years Day, and option to work remotely anywhere in the world for 3 weeks/year (1 week over Easter and 2 weeks in summer)
- Join an ambitious and passionate team with quarterly team activities, weekly lunches, office drinks, snacks and team trips
- Access to the Founders Forum Group network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem
- Mental health, wellbeing, and learning and development stipends
- Private healthcare package
- Pension contribution