Job Description

Our Client, a large, leading, international law firm has a position available for a Business Development and Marketing Specialist, based out of their Johannesburg offices.

Key responsibilities:

Broad role supporting the Business Development Managers and wider Africa Business Development team and International Markets Business Development Team.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Relationship building:

• Provide 'first point of contact' advice and support to partners and fee earners for BD questions or requests
• Develop strong relationships across BD to connect with the wider network
• Working with the research team to produce sector relevant research

Pitches, proposals and tender submissions:

• Liaise with BD Managers on Johannesburg offices pitches, including pitches led by the Johannesburg office, and providing input for global pitches
• Update pitch log and ensure pitches are stored in systematic way in pitch library
• Updating of our global credential management system

CRM & key client activities:

• Assist in client and market research to help BD managers proactively identify opportunities
• Assist in the preparation of innovative client materials
• Co-ordination and distribution of client briefs/legal updates

Events:

• Provide event assistance to the Business Development Managers including planning, budgeting, administration, material creation
• Regular updates to the 'Africa events' spreadsheet of upcoming events/ sponsorships
• Writing intranet stories after key events

Reputation enhancement, brand & profile:

• Support Business Development Managers and Partners in preparing legal directories and award submissions
• Assist on content creation and editing for Africa blog, LinkedIn pages, and ensuring timely uploads are done

Management of information, projects and finance administration:

• General administrative duties including but not limited to updating InterAction and other internal information systems
• Invoice submission and management for all BD expenses

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Approximately 2 - 3 years' experience in or with an educational background in business development, marketing, within the legal/professional services sector
• Experience in Pitching, proposal and tender submissions would be highly advantageous
• Proficiency with systems, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Personal Leadership

• Takes pride in their work and positively impacts those around them
• Inspires confidence by consistently delivering quality work
• Maintains composure under pressure by finding ways to manage their reactions to challenging situations
• Behaves consistently with the firm's values and brand and inspires this in others

Connects and Collaborates with People

• Takes an active interest in others and gets to know the people they interact with
• Treats people with respect and in a fair and consistent way
• Adopts a positive communication style, even when challenged by others

Contributes to the Success of Others

• Maintains an awareness of the firm's purpose, objectives and structure
• Recognizes how their work contributes to and affects the work of others, and priorities and communicates accordingly
• Identifies opportunities to assist others and readily volunteers their help
• Actively mentors and assists interns with their growth and development

Enhances the Client Experience

• Finds ways to enhance the experience of the firm's clients through their daily tasks
• Shows a willingness to go the extra mile to deliver great service

Achieves Results

• Goes above and beyond to contribute to the success of the firm
• Pays attention to the quality and accuracy of their work
• Suggests new ideas or ways of doing things in a confident, constructive and sensitive way

Market related salary offered

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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