Department:
Marketing
Team:
Strategy
Location:
London
Position type:
12 months Contract Inside IR35 (Hybrid)
What The Hiring Manager Says
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Programme Manager to support and drive execution of key strategic initiatives for the CMO, including Diversity4Tech and the CMO Circle. These programmes are central to our brand, community engagement, and commitment to equity and leadership in the tech and marketing industries.
As Programme Manager, you'll be responsible for organising workflows, managing timelines, coordinating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders, industry research and ensuring high-quality execution of events, content, and campaigns tied to these initiatives. This is a cross-functional role ideal for someone who thrives on organisation, communication, creativity and bringing complex ideas to life.
Lara Dewar - CMO
About The Team
Marketing is the cohesive force across the GSMA that strategically positions the organisation's work and the industry's significance across select channels and owned platforms to engage diverse stakeholders, drive impact, influence thinking and attract audiences, sponsors and partners.
With an increasing number of platforms and reduced attention spans, our content must be sophisticated, personalised and highly curated. Our channel mix is evolving, by region, to attract the right audience to the right content, achieving cut-through on board and organisational priorities.
And in an increasingly fractured world, in which people are feeling more and more aggrieved, we safeguard the GSMA's reputation so it can continue to operate at global scale.
About The Role
Diversity4Tech (D4T) Programme/Change The Face (60%)
The GSMA, together with its members, is committed to fostering equal opportunities for girls and women in STEM fields. This commitment is demonstrated through proactive collaborations with a range of international organisations and participation in global initiatives aimed at promoting digital gender equality.
* Through our D4T/Change The Face activities expand conversations to include the indisputable business case for diversity and inclusion in business
* Create a framework and narrative around the disparate work that is ongoing at the GSMA & our Members
* Identify and work with partners to fill gaps in the lifecycle where we currently don't have influence – i.e. stereotypes believed by school age children & supporting women selecting STEM in post-secondary
* Build on the D4T MWC Barcelona track by elevating content, through Leadership & Board engagement
* Incorporate this topic into our Main stage (keynote) line-up
CMO Circle (40%)
Our Invitation-only CMO community operates at the intersection of technology and creativity. The GSMA currently engages Policy, Technology and Strategy groups but leaves out Marketing professionals which is an increasingly strategic discipline that typically has responsibility for spend across our events, external comms, PR, social & corporate reputation.
* The community will spark pivotal conversations, engage with meaningful content, and profile CMOs from the community on various MWC stages
* Through networking and community building, showcase the Marketing work and influence of the industry – GLOMO award
* Leverage CMO's as an additional point of executive contact within Member organisations to improve 'stickiness' and deepen the value proposition of the GSMA
* Influence this group by ensuring they are part of the conversation around industry priorities and fostering greater collaboration and / or alignment on key topics
Key Responsibilities
* Working with the CMO and other internal stakeholders to research, design and bring to life the programme
* Coordinating and delivering the program whilst reconciling the company interdependencies
* Manage internal stakeholders and a cross-functional team for collaborative input
* Coordinate with GSMA regional teams as to streamline D4T activities across different GSMA event platforms
* Identify and solidify partners
* Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and deliverables for the Women for Tech, D4T and CMO Circle initiatives
* Build communication, create content and promotional plans including events, webinars, roundtables, and community engagements, both virtual and in-person
* Work with external vendors, sponsors, and partners to ensure seamless execution.
* Responsible for sourcing, booking, and managing all speakers for D4T programme events
* Help manage assets such as guest lists, event materials, promotional campaigns, and feedback forms
* Track engagement and gather insights to help evolve the initiatives over time
About You
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong project management skills i.e managing timelines and workflow for complex projects
* Experience in diversity and inclusion initiatives
* Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders
* Proficient in data analysis, reporting and research
* Passion for promoting and advocating women in tech, equity, leadership or community engagement
Contract type
Short term Contractor
Worker type
Contingent Worker
What We Offer
Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.
In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.
To learn more about the GSMA, visit our career site, our LinkedIn page and our Twitter page.
Being You at the GSMA
We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important, so flexi-time and remote working is available to all staff. We're keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The sucess of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.
GSMA Values
Our values not only drive our culture – they shape how we work and interact inside and outside our global organisation.
Passionately driven
We approach everything we do with unparalleled capability, tenacity and commitment, knowing that the challenging scale, pace and complexity of our work is what leads to its world-changing impact.
Insightful leaders
We continually develop and engage our expertise, insight and creativity so that we're always ready to respond to the changing landscape with authority, agility and nuance.
Stronger together
We lean on each other so the industry can lean on us, embracing our diversity by actively seeking out perspectives and skill sets beyond our own, fuelling each other's successes and constantly asking how we can help.
Underpinning our values is our collective mindset to show up purposefully as good human beings every day, in every situation. When we're at our best – we are collaborative, considerate and compassionate to others, and we create a safe space for one another to thrive, assuming positive intent in our colleagues. And if we aren't at our best and the pressure is on – we feel free to be ourselves but still remain curious, lean into the tough stuff and we are always respectful to others and accountable for the part we play.