About Founders Forum:

Founders Forum Group is an event-powered community and family of businesses supporting innovative entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Founded in 2005, our invite-only forums unite founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe. Since 2019, Founders Forum has partnered with Informa Tech to celebrate the strength and diversity of UK tech through London Tech Week

In 2023, Founders Forum acquired Tech Nation. The transfer will see FF Group continue to execute against Tech Nation's mission to empower tech entrepreneurs, scale innovative startups, and provide a united platform for UK tech founders.

Founders Forum Group's Values:

Community first: More than just fellow founders. Everything we offer is centred around the founders we work alongside
Entrepreneurial to our core: Preserving our startup mentality is the key to being able to empathise with and fully support our growing community
Founding the future: We are forward thinkers. Always at the forefront of innovation
Excellence without ego: We don't take ourselves too seriously, but are proud of what we do. We work together, recognising the expertise of those around us, and understand the value in differing points of view. We are committed to excellence and always hold ourselves to the highest standard

Job Description

Join our content team as a Speaker & Content Coordinator working across a series of our global events.

The role will play a key part in our conference production, through managing relationships with stakeholders and speakers, collecting key information where required, facilitating introductions, researching new speakers, following up on invites and, ultimately, contributing to and executing on our vision across the Founders Forum Group.

If you're looking to start your career at the heart of the tech ecosystem, this role gives you the chance to connect with some of the most exciting names in tech!

The top candidate for this dynamic role will be organised, ambitious, and detail oriented with strong research and prioritisation skills.

Key areas of responsibility:

Manage communications with high-profile speakers - founders, investors, tech leaders - including invites, follow ups and briefings for various events
Maintain a comprehensive, up-to-date speaker database
Research and identify the tech world's rising stars, supporting to secure fresh, new speakers for our events
Collaborate with the content team to curate engaging programmes for a range of events supporting the growth of the tech ecosystem, conducting in-depth research on industry trends

Requirements

Experience and qualifications:

No experience required. This is a great opportunity for a tech enthusiast!
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Strong attention to detail
Demonstrable experience of the ability to build positive relationships with multiple different stakeholders
Interest in the tech startup ecosystem is essential
Some knowledge and experience of the B2B event world is desirable, not essential

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Ambition and strong attention to detail
A positive, can-do attitude
Strong research and analytical skills
Strong written and verbal communication
Desire to improve processes and workflows
Relationship building skills
Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities
Resilience, flexibility, and ability to work autonomously

Benefits

We offer a range of flexible, discretionary benefits to our team. These currently include:

25 days contractual annual leave
Enhanced discretionary leave provision, including an additional day off for your birthday and leave between Christmas and New Years Day
The option to work remotely anywhere in the world for 3 weeks/year (1 week at Easter and 2 weeks during July and August)
AXA Health insurance, with the option to add dependents
Life Insurance
Medicash access including online GP access and mental health support
Employee Assistance Program
Competitive pension provision
Perkbox membership with generous monthly allocation of points for day to day purchases
Learning and development annual allowance
Cycle to work scheme
Lunch 1x/week, office snacks, and regular team drinks
Quarterly team activities and annual team trip/day out
Access to the Founders Forum Group network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem

We have a hybrid working model with 4 days spent in the office and 1 day with the option to work remotely/from home.

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