Membership Development Manager

Location: London (hybrid, with UK travel)

Salary: Up to £42K

Start: ASAP

Duration: 14 Months FTC

Are you a passionate membership professional with a track record in growing and retaining members? Do you thrive on building relationships, leading teams, and delivering campaigns that really make an impact? If so, this maternity cover role could be a great next step.

Our client, a leading professional membership organisation, is seeking a Membership Development Manager to lead on recruitment, retention, and engagement activity. This is a key leadership role, managing the Membership and Subscriptions team and driving initiatives to grow and retain a diverse membership base.

Reporting to the Head of Membership and Professional Development, you will:

• Develop and deliver membership recruitment and retention strategies.
• Build relationships with employers, education providers, and partners to grow awareness and engagement.
• Oversee communications and marketing for membership and professional registration.
• Lead on membership applications, onboarding, and the subscriptions process.
• Manage a small team, providing leadership, support, and direction.
• Support the Membership Committee and contribute to governance reporting.

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running and bring energy, ideas, and leadership. You will have:

• Proven experience in membership development, recruitment, or engagement.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in delivering campaigns, managing data/CRM systems, and improving member journeys.
• Line management experience and the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• A proactive, organised, and professional approach.

Experience in professional bodies, not-for-profits, or education/membership environments will be valuable.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the membership journey for a respected professional organisation. You’ll work on meaningful projects, lead a committed team, and contribute directly to growing and engaging a professional community.

To apply for the role of Membership Development Manager, please send your CV.

Due to the volume of applications, we are only able to contact successful applicants. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.

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, or pregnancy and maternity.

Membership Bespoke is the most experienced membership-focused recruitment firm in the UK, with 10+ years of experience delivering tailored permanent, temporary, interim, and Executive Search recruitment solutions to Trade Associations, Regulatory Bodies, Political Parties, and Professional Bodies.