British Fashion Council

BUSINESS SUPPORT MANAGER

Background to BFC and LFW
The British Fashion Council (BFC) owns and organises London Fashion Week (LFW) and the British Fashion Awards. LFW is one of the big four fashion weeks and provides a twice yearly platform for top British and international designers to hold their catwalk shows and exhibit to an international audience of press and buyers. Funded by industry sponsors, the BFC has a Colleges Council which aims to develop _link_s between the industry and the top UK fashion colleges and it also helps designers in their business development, through sponsorships and publications.

The BFC has recently been awarded a 3 year grant by the London Development Agency (LDA) to raise the international profile of LFW and develop business support available to London _base_d fashion Designers.

Job De_script_ion
The Business Support Manager is a new full time position. The role will include the following:
• Activation of the business support elements of the LDA grant (see above)
• Liaison with business support bodies both in London and nationally
• Development of mentoring scheme and business advisory programme
• Handling business elements of applications for LFW award scheme sponsorships including New Generation and Fashion Forward

The position will be _base_d at the BFC’s headquarters at 5 Portland Place, London, W1 around usual office hours.

Salary
From £30,000, depending on experience.

Skills and experience
Experience of day to day operation of a designer business. Standard IT literacy.

Person specification
The successful candidate will be a self starter, comfortable working in a small and committed team and with good communication skills to facilitate liaison with a wide variety of external organisations and individuals.

BFC Equal Opportunities policy
The BFC is an equal opportunities employer.

Applications
If you are interested in being considered for the above position, please apply by email, no later than 8th February 2008, to the applications@britishfashioncouncil.com including your CV.