Business Development Executive Job in Ipswich, Anglia UK
My client, a law firm based in Ipswich has a wonderful opportunity for a Business Development Executive. The successful candidate will provide high quality, proactive business development support to the partners and associates to assist them successfully in growing their business and relationships with clients. This role will be reporting into the Business Development Manager.
The Responsibilities:
- Researching, drafting and producing pitch proposals and tailored capability statements as well as providing input to fee earner and other members of the team around the network on their pitches.
- Providing high level support in business planning, development of individual product business plans. Identifying trends within the firm's client base and work with Partners to capitalise on opportunities. Conducting regular client reviews and reporting on results. Ensuring all findings are incorporated into client plans and the practice groups overall business plan.
- Assisting in developing, managing and implementing a marketing communications programme that supports the communication of the brand vision for the practice areas, as well as the strategic aims. This should incorporate PR, seminars, events, sponsorship, and the production of appropriate marketing collateral, improvement of the firm's website, other e-marketing opportunities such as social media, direct mail, client alerts and newsletters. Maintaining mailing lists and updating as necessary, using the firm’s contact management system. Planning and initiating emails/briefings/articles on hot topics for promotional purposes.
- Maintaining an up-to-date suite of brochures and co-ordinating drafting, proofing and production of marketing collateral. Overseeing the print production process and liaising with the internal publications team and professional support fee earners as appropriate.
- Drafting entries for relevant industry directories, publications and awards.
- Updating and amending the relevant sections of the firm’s website and practice wikis, liaising with the website team as appropriate. Being actively involved in the development of the Finance intranet/wiki sites and ensuring business development information on the site is up-to-date.
- Capturing deal information, verifying descriptions and supporting information with relevant partners/associates, and recording onto the relevant experience databases. Preparation and maintenance and management of experience lists ensuring the lists are up to date.
- Undertaking internal/external research and analysis on clients, targets, markets, competitors, rankings and helping identify key existing clients and targets for new business.
- Assisting with the management of client relationships, managing and updating relevant client wikis, producing bespoke materials and internal reports, monitoring client developments, with a view to providing lead CRM support on selected key client accounts.
- Assisting in the drafting of press releases, and assisting with organisation of press interviews, or responding to press enquiries (liaising with the central PR team).
- Supporting product marketing campaigns, working with partners and relevant sector BDMs to devise new product and marketing initiatives appropriate to the practice group. ·
The Candidate:
- Degree educated or equivalent
- Previous Legal / Professional Services experience
- Excellent systems and database skills including experience of windows-based packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Please e-mail your CV and covering letter in the strictest confidence to natalie.collins@bluelegal.com once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on 0845 370 2583.
Successful applications will be contacted within 48 hours. Due to the high volume of response for this position, candidates without the essential skills and experience should assume they have been unsuccessful if not contacted within 48 hours.
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