Part-time CMBE Community Manager

Location: Fully remote
Salary: £38,000 – £41,000 per annum pro-rata at 2 days per week
Contract: Part-time, 2 days per week, fixed-term until 30 June 2027

The Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE) is a professional development scheme supporting academics and business schools to strengthen their practice through continuous professional development.

Managed by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (Chartered ABS), the CMBE scheme supports a growing community of business and management educators across the UK and internationally.

We are now seeking a proactive, innovative and highly organised CMBE Community Manager to develop and strengthen the CMBE professional community and help subscribers derive greater value from the scheme.

Role Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing a growing professional community.

Reporting to the Director of Professional and Programme Development and working closely with the CMBE Scheme Manager, you will develop an engaging, inclusive and increasingly member-led CMBE community.

·        You will lead the CMBE Community Meeting programme, develop practical CPD resources and create opportunities for subscribers to connect, share practice and learn from one another.

·        You will also work with institutional CMBE leads to increase staff participation, produce useful value reports and develop a dedicated community for institutional subscribers.

The role offers considerable autonomy and flexibility and will suit someone who enjoys building professional communities, developing practical learning opportunities and delivering meaningful value for members.

Key responsibilities

·        Manage and develop the CMBE Community Meeting programme, including identifying topics and recruiting speakers

·        Create opportunities for subscribers to connect, share practice and engage in CPD

·        Develop practical CPD resources, subscriber stories and examples of practice

·        Produce clear and accurate institutional value reports using participation and engagement data

·        Support institutional CMBE leads to increase staff participation and engagement

·        Develop a community for institutional CMBE leads to share practice and contribute to the CMBE offer

·        Monitor engagement and feedback to improve community activity and resources

·        Work collaboratively with the CMBE team and Chartered ABS marketing, communications and events colleagues

About you
You will be a creative and highly organised professional with strong relationship-building skills and the confidence to work independently.

You will bring:

·        An understanding of continuous professional development in a business or professional context

·        Knowledge of how universities and/or business schools operate

·        Experience working autonomously and delivering projects to deadlines

·        Experience planning and delivering online events or webinars

·        Experience producing clear and accurate reports from multiple data sources

·        Strong communication, organisation and relationship-management skills

·        Experience working with academics, business schools or professional development programmes would be advantageous.

·        Above all, you will be proactive, collaborative and motivated by building communities and delivering meaningful value for members.

For more details, please refer to our job description and person specification

What we offer
We offer a fully remote and flexible working environment within a friendly, down-to-earth and collegiate organisation, guided by our core values of Community Building, Agile Expertise, Authentic Accountability and Purposeful Impact.

Our benefits include:

·        Hybrid working (minimum two days per week in our central London office)

·        31 days annual leave plus bank holidays

·        Attractive employer non-contributory pension

·        Life assurance and wellbeing support

·        Season ticket loans, cycle-to-work scheme and eye care support

How to apply
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

To apply successfully, please submit:

·        A CV, and

·        A covering letter explaining how you meet the role requirements.

Applications should be sent to: PeopleHR at [email protected]

Closing date: 30 September 2026

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date if a high volume of applications is received.

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.

View the full job description here.