Job Description

Job Category: Business Operations:Business Development & Marketing ManagerJohannesburgRole OverviewHere at Pinsent Masons, we bring together the best people to get the job done. We're naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We'll truly value your ideas. You'll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you'll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You'll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work. Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.Our people are our success, and we work as one team.We are recruiting a Business Development & Marketing Manager to support the formation and implementation of office, sector and group business development plans, to raise the profile and reputation of Pinsent Masons, generate new business, support existing client relationships and better connect the region into our international network.Responsibilities include working closely with the global BD team to support lawyers in all aspects of BD, deploying a wide portfolio of BD skills, including influencing strategy, client targeting, credentials materials and tactical marketing activity such as sponsorship and thought leadership.This role will be based at our Johannesburg office; however, the role reaches beyond South Africa and includes working with stakeholders across the business to develop relationships and reputation into Sub Saharan Africa.Our standard working hours are 8:30am-5.00pm, however as an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider any flexible working requests. This role will require some travel within South Africa and occasional international travel.Candidate OverviewWe are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:

• Experience in a broad business development role at a manager / senior level, working on the full BD and marketing mix, including areas such as market research, strategic partnerships, networking, marketing and events.

• Ideally from a partnership or professional services background.

• Proven ability at a strategic level, including the creation of BD and marketing plan, sales strategies and budget management.

• Experienced in team management and mentoring skills (including remote management).

• Experience in a complex international organisation, with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple jurisdictions with multiple ways of working.

• Confidence and gravitas when dealing with stakeholders at all levels, and able to engage Partner level colleagues and build relationships and trust.

• As the only BDM in country, you must be comfortable 'getting your hands dirty' where necessary. This means working on all aspects of BD and marketing from the essential administration if needed, to the high-end strategy. The role is supported on the ground by a Business Development Executive.

What happens next?Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.Our strength lies in our differences.We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It's with different perspectives that we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges. It's how we'll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.#LI-BONF #IND

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