BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Job Location
Wigan / Online
Positions available
4 available
Type of Job
Voluntary
Closing Date
13 February
ABOUT THE JOB
The Business sub-group lead on raising awareness of Wigan Pride.
We are looking for 4 Business Engagement Officers:
Business Engagement Officer (Local businesses in locality 1)
Business Engagement Officer (Local businesses in locality 2)
Business Engagement Officer (Local businesses in locality 3)
Business Engagement Officer (National businesses in all localities)
Our overall aims are:
To support businesses to engage with Wigan Pride
To seek and raise sponsorship
To ensure that businesses have a positive experience of working with Wigan Pride
To encourage organisations to celebrate difference and promote acceptance of diversity
The Business Engagement Support person/people will be asked to:
Support the Business Engagement sub-committee to engage with local businesses, reach out with them and build relationships
Support Entertainment Sub-committee administration tasks
Support Parade Sub-committee with gaining business parade participation
Support the businesses at Wigan Pride
We are particularly looking for support with engaging local and national businesses, creating professional relationships and supporting them through their customer journey with sponsorships and parade interests throughout the year.
Skills in this field would also be an advantage although not essential.
On the day we work hard to make sure that any business have all the information they need and to successfully capture the any comments, questions or feedback of the day.
We would welcome someone with lots of creative ideas and a great work ethic but also an awareness of the need to take care when representing Wigan Pride to current and potential stakeholders.
REQUIREMENTS
We are asking people to commit to attending the relevant Committee or sub-committee meetings. These meetings are usually 2 hours every month. These are where the decisions and actions are agreed.
On top of this, everyone on the committee has a role and actions to take forward in between meetings. These actions are where the real magic happens as they are things that bring Pride together.
Each person generally commits approximately 4-6 hours a month, with more commitment usually needed in the 3 months leading up to the actual event.
Overall, the commitment tends to be 8-10 hours per month, per committee member.
Applicants must be over 18 years of age.
BENEFITS
All the roles for Wigan Pride Committee are volunteer roles and so there isn’t any financial reward.
However, the reward of being involved in the delivery of our loud, colourful, bold and brash Wigan Pride makes it all worthwhile to us and hopefully you too.
Wigan Pride does cover any reasonable expenses that are incurred on behalf of Pride business.
ABOUT US
Wigan Pride Committee is the group of people who together organise, manage and deliver Wigan Pride.
The aims of the Committee are to:
Work together to implement Wigan Pride, working positively with the local community, including professionals, partners and local organisations.
Encourage and support less well heard communities to have a voice and to shape Pride events across the borough throughout the year, for example, but not limited to: LGBTQ+ Young People, Autism Friends.
Promote inclusivity within Wigan Borough
The committee members uphold the values of Wigan Pride, which are:
Inclusiveness – we recognise that diversity is strength and will seek to listen and involve all people in meeting the aims of Wigan Pride.
Quality – we will strive for excellence in the delivery of our activities.
Connected – we will work with and engage local communities and groups in the delivery of the aims of Wigan Pride.
Accessible – we will provide fair and open access to Wigan Pride Committee and its activities.
Forward looking – we will recognise the need for continual review and improvement.
The Committee meets every month for 2 hours (digitally at the moment) to make important decisions about Wigan Pride and agree what actions need to be taken in the coming month to make sure the event planning stays on track.
There are 4 sub-committees that are each responsible for delivering elements of Pride and the build up:
Business and Partnerships
Entertainment
Marketing and Media
Community
As well as this, there are individuals who focus on Health and Safety and Finance.