02 Sep Business Development Advisers/Executives/Jnr Managers x 5 roles | Professional Services up to $150k | 3, 4 or 5 days
Locations: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth Australia | Job ID: 1498576
- Opportunities with several progressive Australian Law Firms
- High performance cultures offering outstanding career development opportunities
- Support prominent practice groups
- Learn from outstanding BD and marketing leadership and by osmosis from your peers
- Enjoy collaborative team cultures
- Candidates at Coordinator and Adviser/Executive/Consultant level encouraged to apply
Are you am ambitious junior level candidate looking to take the next step in your career with some of Australia’s leading players in the legal services sectors? Dalton Handley is currently working on five roles well suited to candidates with two to seven years’ experience, looking for their next step up.
The Roles
My client firms have various exciting opportunities ambitious and energetic Business Development Advisers or Managers to join their Business Development teams. In these roles, you will form part of prominent teams, supporting the Business Development leaders of key practice areas; you will be responsible for providing support to practice groups with marketing and business development initiatives, including pitching for new business and practice group profile-raising activities.
Roles’ responsibilities:
- Supporting Business Development Leaders in proactively winning new clients and driving the strategic direction of key practice groups through business and client planning activities.
- Focus on driving new revenue by effectively coaching partners to pursue opportunities in new and emerging markets, including building the sales capability of the groups you support.
- Provide tactical and strategic advice to tpartners to develop relevant BD strategy
- Contribute to the preparation of directory submissions, pitch and bid documents.
- Provide innovative ideas and facilitate the development of an improved client experience.
- Analyse firm client data to identify opportunities to assist with the development and implementation of appropriate strategies.
- Assist with the preparation of directories and award submissions.
- Execute on practice group client events for practice groups, and internal events relating to business development.
- Prepare and distribute electronic newsletters and client alerts.
- Draft and update relevant sections of intranet and websites; including practice group descriptions, highlight deals and lawyer bios/CVs.
- Participate in team projects as requested.
About You
To be successful, you will have experience in a similar role, or as an established business development coordinator looking to take that next step in your career. Experience working within a legal, corporate or professional services environment is desirable. In addition, you will be/have:
- 2 to 8 years’ experience in a similar role within professional services.
- Experience contributing to the drafting and preparation of tenders and pitches.
- Strong writing and communication skills.
- Strong project coordination skills.
- A high level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office.
- high level of attention to detail.
- An understanding of the fundamental principles of marketing.
- An ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines.
- An ability to work autonomously as well as in a collaborative team environment.
- Initiative, energy and enthusiasm to contribute to your own development and the development of the firm.
Recruitment Agency Information
Dalton Handley is a market leading recruitment and career advisory firm, our team has over 20 years’ experience specialising in business development and marketing roles within professional services in Australia, in addition to working in-house in professional services BD roles – we understand the intricacies of your world.
We have placed hundreds of candidates into career enhancing roles and built high performance BD and marketing teams with some of the world’s leading professional services businesses, from global law firms, the Big-4 and global engineering firms, through to boutique consultancy practices.
To apply, or to have an exploratory conversation in the strictest of confidence, please contact Charles Handley at Dalton Handley. Your CV will not be sent to any firms without your prior consent.