Director of Membership

We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading UK professional membership organisation seeking an experienced Director of Membership to drive membership growth, strengthen member engagement, develop strategic partnerships and lead high-performing teams.

• Lead the organisation’s membership growth and engagement strategy.
• Drive sustainable revenue growth across membership, partnerships, training and related services.
• Develop and enhance compelling member value propositions.
• Identify new opportunities to grow membership, engagement and income.
• Lead, inspire and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Use member insight, CRM and data to improve acquisition, engagement, retention and cross-selling.
• Oversee membership performance, pricing and associated commercial outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with members, stakeholders and strategic partners.
• Work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape the organisation’s future strategy.

• Senior leadership experience within membership, commercial or business development functions.
• A strong track record of driving membership growth, engagement and retention.
• Experience with in a membership organisation, professional body, trade association or B2B environment.
• Strong experience in partnerships, business development and revenue generation.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial awareness, strategic thinking and financial acumen.
• A data-led approach to understanding member needs and improving performance.
• A collaborative leadership style with experience of managing, motivating and developing teams.

If you’re an ambitious membership leader looking to make a significant impact within a respected professional membership organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Membership Bespoke is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. Membership Bespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity.

Membership Bespoke is the UK’s most experienced membership-focused recruitment firm, with 14+ years of experience delivering tailored permanent, temporary, interim and Executive Search recruitment solutions to Trade Associations, Regulatory Bodies, Political Parties and Professional Bodies.