Criticaleye : The Community of Leaders

Criticaleye is seeking to expand its editorial team by recruiting an enthusiastic and organised Deputy Editor. The successful candidate will be an experienced business journalist, possessing an excellent eye for accuracy and be able to turn interviews into must-read articles.

The Deputy Editor will be speaking to CEOs and non-executive directors from the UK’s biggest companies. Writing for the Criticaleye website, this role requires an individual who is comfortable and skilled at interviewing highly successful directors and can produce articles on a variety of topics, ranging from the capital markets and private equity to innovation and leadership.

Flexibility, good organisational skills and the proven ability to work to deadlines are a must.

The Deputy Editor will possess:

A broad knowledge of business and finance
A personable manner and interviewing style
Excellent proofing and copy-editing skills
A concise prose style and an ability to simplify jargon
The ability to multitask
The ability to chair events
The desire to make a real contribution to a fast-growing company

Job outline & tasks include:

Attending & chairing events and seminars
Writing features, analysis, profiles, blogs and e-newsletters
Researching and pitching ideas
Proof-reading
Uploading content to the web via the CMS
Sourcing visuals and liaising with a designer

To apply, send your CV, covering letter, two samples of written work and salary expectation to Criticaleye Editor Marc Barber at

Criticaleye is looking for a hard working, organised and enthusiastic individual to join its editorial team.

Responsibilities will include conducting interviews, attending events, writing content (ranging from features to tweets), uploading articles, sourcing images and general administration.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level, possess writing experience and have an interest in business and finance as Criticaleye’s audience is comprised of CEOs and senior executives from some of the world’s biggest companies.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is keen to develop their skills as a business journalist.

To apply, send your CV and covering letter to Criticaleye Editor Marc Barber at

We are hiring two Researchers to support the business development function. One of these roles will focus on UK Listed companies and the other on Private Equity backed businesses.

Each Researcher will work closely with a Business Development Manager to help find, analyse and approach senior executives within companies of interest. He/she will source new business leads and help to develop a pipeline of prospective Executive and Non-executive Members to ensure that the team’s targets are met.

The role allows the candidate to develop key researching/prospecting skills, understand top-level sales techniques, network with senior executives, attend events and gain an in-depth understanding of the leadership challenges faced by business leaders operating within these ownership structures.

The Researcher’s responsibilities will include:

Directly contacting potential Executive and Non-executive Members
Inviting senior executives to attend relevant discussion groups and conference
Coordinating sales and marketing literature for distribution
Researching target companies and conducting sector analysis
Database entry

Requirements

Enthusiasm and ambition
Process driven and focused
Attention to detail
Excellent telephone manner
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
Ability to multi-task
Basic knowledge of business and business structures
Good organisational, analytical and time management skills

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to Joe Berwick by email to

Board Mentors are currently in their portfolio career (holding a variety of positions - Ned and trustee), having operated previously at Board level. They are appointed to Criticaleye on the strength of their personality, commercial expertise, reputation, ability to build relationships and connect, as well as having the desire to support Executive Members as a Mentor.

Each Executive Member is allocated a dedicated Board Mentor as their 'sounding board' to formally engage with on a one-on -one basis. The wonderful diversity of Criticaleye Board Mentors represents the great breadth of the Membership and the ability to engage leadership in its broadest context. It is very important that the Board Mentor has a wealth of experience at a senior organisational level and is very active in their plural career, bringing to the Member insight and up to the date 'currency' on national/global issues and Board dynamics.

If you feel that your profile fits well with the role of a Board Mentor Director, please contact Charlie Wagstaff, Managing Director of Criticaleye by email

Background

Criticaleye is a Community for senior business leaders, a unique membership organisation, exclusively for board directors and reports to the board. We are in our 11th year and have a membership across all sectors, from private equity, large private companies, AIM, FTSE 250, and now 60% of the FTSE 100. 45% of our Members are CEOs of both subsidiaries and listed plc boards.

We are a fast-growing, agile company, constantly looking for solutions to deliver a high level of customer service to our members. Based in London, we have a growing international membership and have recently opened an office in Hong Kong – ‘Criticaleye Asia’.

We take pride in delivering a personal, bespoke service to our members within a vibrant business community. We are seeking a Relationship Manager to manage a portfolio of Criticaleye Members. You will report to the Senior Relationship Manager, working across three internal teams covering publicly listed companies, public sector organisations and private equity backed companies until eventually settling into one team. The ideal candidate will be a creative team player with a good knowledge of business and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Criticaleye’s offices are in Battersea, South West London, near Clapham Junction Station. You will regularly attend and participate in Criticaleye events with decision-makers and Thought Leaders from some of the world’s pre-eminent companies, business schools and consultancies. You will also attend our annual company ‘Strategy Week’ where you will be encouraged to think in an entrepreneurial manner, contribute to the strategy of the company and work as part of a team.

Objectives

Manage a diverse portfolio of a select group of CEOs, Non-Executive Directors and other senior individuals from FTSE, AIM, private equity, Small Cap, global corporations and public sector organisations. Typical members are responsible for company turnover between £50m and £2bn
Ensure membership renewals. Renewals are a key contributor to the total revenue of the company

Responsibilities

Client Services

Build and maintain close relationships with your clients, ensuring you understand their business and career objectives, providing a first-class service
Create and facilitate a bespoke programme of support to each member in a timely fashion
Meet and call your members regularly. Meetings will take place in London and around the UK
Monitor the mentoring service for each member: ensure meetings take place on a regular basis, that notes/feedback are submitted by the mentor and the member is deriving value from the experience
Instigate relevant one-to-one connections between members
Implement all communication with members and liaise with their assistants when necessary

Teamwork

Liaise with Editorial, Marketing and Advisory Partnership teams on event programming and connections
Liaise with the Business Development Managers to ensure a smooth handover of new members and in turn pass on new member referrals.
Work with the events team to ensure the smooth running of events

Personal attributes

Ability to engage with senior executives across a broad spectrum of industries and functions with maturity, insightful thought and good judgement
A natural ability to sell in a diplomatic, professional and friendly manner
Self motivated and able to work in a team effectively
Able to think creatively, eg, creating what may appear to be ‘counter-intuitive’ networking connections
Proactive and able to develop the service offering
Excellent time management skills and great at multi-tasking
Excellent written and oral communication
Target focused
Fully conversant with Microsoft and good overall computer skills including typing

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Charlie Wagstaff, Managing Director of Criticaleye by email

Created in 2003, Criticaleye has evolved into the leading board community in the UK, with our Members representing some £200 bn of turnover across the Public, Private and Listed arenas.

Due to our continued evolution of both service and scope, we are looking to appoint a senior Business Development Manager to our corporate team. This new position will be responsible for commercially developing relationships with HR, L&D and C-suite individuals within large, C-level global organisations (including FTSE 100 and Global 500).

In terms of experience, the candidate should have:

5+ years’ experience of successful sales/account management, particularly with a blue chip client base
Ability to deliver against monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets
Sufficient credibility and gravitas to gain entry to and build relationships with C-level executives
A strong service ethic and a keen interest in building relationships
Understanding of the dynamics of large national and global organisations
Ability to work in a flexible, rapidly changing work environment

To apply, please contact Martin Whitten by email on .

Relationship Manager Trainee

Reflecting Criticaleye’s continued growth, we are seeking a Relationship Manager (RM) Graduate Trainee to support the relationship management team. The role will focus on CAPS – Corporate and Public Sector organisations i.e. FTSE 100 / Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector organisations.

The RM Graduate trainee will work closely with the Relationship Managers in the CAPS team to research and prepare for meetings; analyse Members’ participation within the Community; liaise with Members and their assistants on various administrative matters; and help coordinate Board Mentors.

This role will allow the successful candidate to develop key research skills, gain an in-depth understanding of the company-related and leadership challenges faced by senior business executives and have the opportunity to attend some key events attended by such executives. If successful, the candidate will have the opportunity to progress to other roles within the company, including Business Development, Marketing etc., or to stay and progress within Relationship Management.

Responsibilities (non-exhaustive) will include:

1. Research & preparation for Member meetings
• Find and provide (to the relevant RM), news and background information on Members.
• Business news and trends of companies, organisations and sectors in which our Members work.
• Summary activity documents that RMs will use for their calls/meetings with Members.

2. Attend selected events
• Support RMs with arranging and running selected Member events which will include liaison, administration and logistical work.
• Help the RMs prepare minutes for some of these discussion events.

3. Liaison with Members (as needed) and their assistants
• Work closely with Members’ assistants to follow up on RSVPs to events and to update them with the latest information about relevant events.
• Prompt the PAs and the Board Mentors of the Members to set up quarterly mentoring meeting as needed and ensure summary meeting notes are loaded onto the CRM system.
• Set up schedules of monthly phone calls/quarterly F2F meetings between the RM and their Members.

4. Analysis and tracking
• Database entry and up-dating of our bespoke CRM database.
• Compiling and updating spreadsheets (periodically), to enable the success of the RM team e.g. progress of ‘private’ events (i.e. arranged by the respected RM); achievement of quarterly Board Mentor–Member meetings; logging and up-dating membership referrals etc.

5. Miscellaneous
• Largely based on material gained from Google Alerts, draft online ‘Newsfeed’ updates/good news stories about Members and their organisations to be seen via our Global Leadership Portal website – criticaleye.net
• As well as supporting the team of (currently) four RMs, supporting the CAPS MD across a range of Member and CAPS team administrative activities.

Key Requirements
• Enthusiastic, focused and self-motivated
• Strong attention to detail and able to multi-task
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, not least given the level of seniority of the Members
• Good analytical, research and time management skills
• Competent with Microsoft programmes (especially Word, Excel, Outlook) etc.
• Basic knowledge of business and business structures.

To apply, please contact Julian Goldsmith, Senior Relationship Manager –

As part of the Marketing team you will be involved in managing all aspects of marketing, events, communication, web and the Criticaleye brand to support the vision of the organisation.

This includes the development, design and management of the Criticaleye website and all associated revenue streams; the preparation of all materials and communications relating to our events; and the creation of all marketing materials to ensure a consistent brand message across each business area and all offerings.

Responsibilities will include:

Events:

Attend and support colleagues at Criticaleye events
Produce event documents and materials
Prepare and send confirmation emails and invitations
Manage the guest list
Liaise with the business development team to ensure the right communications are being sent to selected audiences

Web:

Update and maintain the website
Create digital materials
Analyse data, traffic and trend identification
Assist in Criticaleye digital development (benchmarking, research, analyse market, target and trend, create visuals)

Communication/Social Media:

Assist with the management of the contact email account
Update and monitor the record of all subscription requests completed online
Manage our social media platforms
Assist with the creation of marketing campaign and communication plan

Marketing:

Assist the Marketing Manager on a daily basis
Participate to strategic meetings

Please note that although the intern’s duties will be mainly administrative at the start, responsibilities and tasks will be increased, dependent on the intern’s enthusiasm. There will also be an assigned to tutor for on-the-job training.

Requirements:

Enthusiasm and ambition
Focused with attention to detail
Excellent grasp of English
Able to multi-task
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Interest in Marketing and Communications
Team worker

Expenses to the value of £200/month

To apply, please send your application to

The Business Development Intern is responsible for supporting the corporate business development team in reaching their targets of new Executive Members.

Intern’s responsibilities will include:

Maintaining and building our existing database
Researching and identifying new prospective members from the FTSE100 and global corporations
Mapping out the structure and divisions of Criticaleye’s corporate target companies
Identifying and researching new industries
Supporting the business development team by sending through relevant press releases on prospective companies
Preparing supportive information for meetings with prospects
Confirming scheduled meetings and recording messages
Supporting the team in event preparation – inviting relevant prospective members and scheduling pre-event phone calls.
Taking minutes in meetings
Shadowing and observing the business development team at meetings with prospects
Responsibility of the post and ordering office supplies

For the intern, this role will provide a unique insight into business issues impacting organisations nationally and globally, and engaging with a broad spectrum of business leaders in formal and informal environments. This will also help to develop an understanding of a vibrant organisation structure that responds adroitly to market requirements with a multimedia product that is constantly innovating and growing.

Please note that although the intern’s duties will be mainly administrative at the start, responsibilities and tasks will be increased, dependent on the intern’s enthusiasm.

Requirements

Enthusiasm and ambition
Process driven and focused
Attention to detail
Excellent telephone manner
Fluent English
Ability to multi-task
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Strong communication skills
Flexible and willing to complete many different projects
Business related study

Expenses to the value of £200/month

To apply, please contact Martin Whitten on

Criticaleye, the Network of Leaders, is seeking an intern for its fast-growing editorial team.

The suitable candidate will be an intelligent and enthusiastic graduate who is eager to hone their skills as a journalist. Main duties will include: conducting interviews and producing sharply written copy; proofing; fact checking and research; uploading articles; liaising with production and internal departments and conducting other ad-hoc tasks.

Candidates must have exceptional literacy and communication skills.
Based in London, the role is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to learn and be a keen team player.

Expenses to the value of £200

To apply, please send CV and covering letter to Marc Barber by email to

The Researcher will be responsible for finding, analysing and recording details of senior executives to our database, for usage by the Private Equity Business Development, Relationship Management and Marketing teams.

This will include individuals from Private Equity Houses, Venture Capitalists, Private Equity backed companies, Venture arms of standalone businesses, and Privately owned businesses. Working alongside all members of the PE team, the Researcher will source new business leads and help to develop a pipeline of Executive Members to ensure that the team’s targets are met.

This person will also assist with business development and marketing tasks including:

Directly contacting potential Executive Members where appropriate
Researching senior executives in Private Equity Houses, Venture Capitalists, Private Equity backed companies, Venture arms of standalone businesses, and Privately owned businesses and inviting them to attend specific Criticaleye events
Coordinating sales and marketing literature for distribution
Writing and submitting membership proposals
Database entry

Requirements: