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Job vacancies

CLA career opportunities

Vacancies at the CLA come up from time to time.

Join us to unlock the potential of the rural economy by promoting innovative ideas to a national audience and providing practical support to members. In doing this we help our members can feed the country, create jobs and prosperity, invest in communities and protect the environment for future generations.

If you would like to see a detail job description and person specification or have any questions about our vacancies or our application process, please email recruitment@cla.org.uk.

We would love to hear from applicants from a wide range of career backgrounds and experience: we believe that greater diversity can only strengthen us as a team.

All current vacancies with the CLA are listed below.

Download the CLA's recruitment data policy here.

Membership Relations Manager, CLA East

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Location: Newmarket, Suffolk

Salary: in the region of £33,000 (depending on experience)

Contract: Full time (35 hours a week), Permanent

Application details: To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to: recruitment@cla.org.uk

Closing date: 12pm, Tuesday 15th April

Key focus and responsibilities

A core part of this role will involve engaging with new and existing members over the phone, building strong relationships, understanding their business needs, and ensuring they maximise the benefits of CLA membership.

You will be a proactive professional with good computer literacy, to drive key retention strategies, including onboarding, proactive outreach, and offboarding. The role also involves CRM management, data analysis, and member research to strengthen engagement.

Additional responsibilities include liaising with CLA’s policy teams, supporting the sales team, attending events, and providing regular retention reports to regional and central teams.

Ideally you would be able to demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of issues affecting rural businesses and have experience of working in the rural sector.

The Location, Team, and Working Arrangements

The role is based from a beautiful office on a rural estate near Newmarket. Some flexible working will be available on request but contact time in the office would be required each week, with a requirement to travel across the East at times, to attend events and meetings and visit members.

You will be working in a small, friendly, multidisciplinary team who are very passionate about the organisation and rural affairs in general. You will also work collaboratively with the wider CLA team of over one hundred individuals across England and Wales.

For further information, please call or email Cath Crowther, Regional Director on cath.crowther@cla.org.uk or 07557 576127, or contact recruitment@cla.org.uk.

East Membership Relations Manager Job Description March 2025
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What are the benefits of working for the CLA?

The CLA offers its staff a large number of benefits for all their staff which includes;

  • A Learning and Development programme, with focus on progression within role
  • 25 days holiday, increasing to 27 after 2 years' service, and 30 days after 3 years' service
  • Employer's pension contribution of up to 10% of salary
  • Access to a private 24-hour GP service
  • Workplace benefits such as payment of flu vaccinations, eye tests and option for Payroll Giving
  • Access to an online wellness portal, including Employees Assistance Programme, exercise tutorials, nutritious recipes and financial wellbeing
  • Discount offers at over 800 retailers, including groceries, fashion and tech
  • Flexible working policy of home working up to 2 days a week, if your role enables you to.