Senior Community Manager - La Fosse Academy - 12 months FTC

La Fosse Academy is looking to hire a Senior Community Manager to oversee flagship events, strategic programming, and the optimisation of experiences for associates, consultants, and internal networks. This role is designed to ensure seamless end-to-end processes for the delivery of events, optimising internal and external communications, and ensuring continuous improvement across the associate and consultant lifecycle. 

The role will focus on high-level strategy and optimisation but with some operational involvement. The ideal candidate will be an advisor and influencer, ensuring the smooth management of multiple projects, whilst also handling the complexities of internal platforms, experience optimisation, and managing employee engagement strategies. The role will also focus on strengthening internal and external relationships, with an eye toward further development in hackathons, partnership events, and client-focused initiatives. 

As we continue to scale, there will be opportunities for the role to evolve further and take on exciting future ambitions. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Event and Strategic Programming: 

• Design, plan, and execute flagship events for associates, consultants, and the La Fosse Network. 

• Strategise and advise on content and structure for employee panels, community platforms (for associates and consultants), and external partnerships. 

• Work closely with leadership and key stakeholders to develop event strategies for future ambitions, including hackathons and client partnership events. 

Experience Optimisation: 

• Lead and optimise the end-to-end experience for associates, consultants, and FOF (Friends of La Fosse). 

• Improve internal processes, ways of working, and communication strategies to ensure seamless delivery. 

Community Platform and Panel Management: 

• Oversee the associate and consultant community platforms, developing long-term strategies for engagement and growth, including scoping of more impactful tools, and project managing migration if needed.  

• Manage and deliver employee panel strategy and ensure content aligns with the company’s objectives and community needs. 

• Daily communications (messages, posts, reminders, etc.) for associates, consultants, and external networks. 

• Scheduling and admin support for programming and events. 

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Building: 

• Act as an advisor to internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment and optimal management of ongoing projects. 

• Build relationships with external stakeholders, including clients, potential partners, and key industry contacts. 

 Leadership and Mentorship: 

• Work closely with the internal team to provide strategic advice and mentorship on key operational processes, including event programming, external communications, and community engagement. 

• Ensure delivery teams are empowered and equipped with the resources they need to drive success.. 

• Strong event programming and community platform management experience. 

• Experience in strategic advisory roles, specifically in employee engagement or community management. 

• Background in optimising and automating internal processes to improve efficiency. 

• Proven ability to build relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders. 

• Self-motivated, strategic thinker with an eye for innovation and improvement. 

• Passionate about employee engagement and enhancing workplace culture. 

What We Offer: 

• Opportunity to shape and optimise La Fosse’s community engagement and event strategy. 

• A growing and fast-paced company culture, with significant opportunities for career growth and development. 

• A chance to work across both internal and external stakeholder teams, influencing strategic outcomes. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to lead strategic programming, build high-impact partnerships, and optimise experiences for associates, consultants, and La Fosse’s wider network. If you have the expertise and the vision to drive this function forward, we would love to hear from you. 

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary: Attractive base salary with the opportunity to earn more through uncapped commissions.
• Employee Ownership: We’re co-owned, meaning you have a direct stake in our success.
• Flexible Working: Hybrid work options and early finishes on Fridays to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Incentives: Individual and team rewards based on performance.
• Travel Perks: Annual Ski Summit in Italy and holiday incentives to destinations like Dubrovnik and Barcelona.
• Wellbeing Support: Free gym membership, weekly massages, and hypnotherapy sessions to keep you feeling your best.
• Paid Time Off: Birthday leave, office closure during the Christmas period, and generous holiday allowances.
• Training & Development: An intensive training programme tailored to your needs, led by our award-winning Learning & Development team.
• Company Recognition: Consecutively ranked as one of the UK’s Best Large Company to Work For.
• Award-Winning Environment: One of the most highly awarded companies in the country.
• Loads More Benefits: There’s even more we offer—just ask, and we’ll be happy to share all the details.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment processes better for you and allow you to show your best self, let us know.

We understand that some people need extra time to complete assessments, require alternative application methods and may also benefit from having interview questions or a guide to the type of questions pre-interview.

We are open to any suggestions or requests that you may have and are always looking for creative ways to assess talent.