true 23 2009-06-17T00:00:00Z The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is the world's leading dance examinations board. Formed in 1904 it is today a registered educational charity and is the only organisation that covers the full spectrum of dance examinations on a truly global scale. <br /> <br /> The ISTD's chief objective is "to educate the public in the art of dancing in all its forms". To achieve this, the ISTD works in four main ways: <br /> <br /> • To promote knowledge of dance <br /> • To maintain and improve teaching standards <br /> • To qualify, by examination, teachers of dancing in the ISTD's specialist techniques taught by our 10,000 members in schools of dancing throughout the world <br /> • To provide, through its syllabi, techniques upon which to train dancers for the profession. <br /> <br /> The organisation has recently recruited a new Chief Executive who has come on board with exciting plans to develop ISTD’s UK and international potential. To support this, a decision has been taken is to recruit a Head of Marketing &amp; Membership Support Services to help drive through a period of expansion and increase their international business. <br /> <br /> Key objectives for the role include: <br /> <br /> • Create and deliver effective marketing campaigns to raise the ISTD’s profile and expand its business <br /> • Champion the value of marketing and advise colleagues across ISTD on marketing activities <br /> • Expand membership of the ISTD <br /> • Develop innovative campaigns to retain existing members and attract new ones <br /> • Manage members’ subscriptions via a highly efficient administration team <br /> <br /> This role is part of the senior management team and key essential requirements will include: <br /> <br /> • Previous strategic marketing experience, ideally from within the Arts/ membership sector. <br /> • A strong track record in growing new and developing existing revenue streams. <br /> • Experience and in depth knowledge of working with new media especially Web 2.0 and social networking technologies. <br /> • A strong entrepreneurial spirit to drive through innovation and business growth through new marketing ideas. <br /> • An ability to use initiative and to provide strong leadership to a dynamic team. <br /> <br /> This is a fantastic opportunity to take your career to the next level, The organisation is committed to provide the successful candidate with a strong mentoring and training programme to allow them to achieve their full potential. <br /> <br /> If you are interested in applying for this position please send your CV to the email above. Further information about the organisation can be obtained from their website and a full copy of the job description is below. <br /> Permanent 2411 Permanent London 0 0 0 Head of Marketing & Membership Support Services 2009-07-01 true IV1223 Between &pound;33,000 per annum and &pound;35,000 per annum 40000 Marketing Communications 1st August 2010-03-09T05:06:25Z 258