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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in business development and marketing within professional services, with strong analytical, research, and written communication skills. Proficient in managing multiple workstreams and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and a collaborative approach.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Business Development ExperienceStrong Written Communication SkillsMicrosoft Office ProficiencyCRM System FamiliarityAnalytical Research Skills
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Business DevelopmentMarket ResearchDraft PreparationBudget MonitoringActivity Reporting
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsAttention to DetailCollaborative ApproachCommercial CuriosityJudgment
Tools & Technologies
CRM SystemsMicrosoft Office
Industry Keywords
Professional ServicesClient DevelopmentMarketing CommunicationsEvent CoordinationLegal Directory Submissions
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Maintain opportunity and action trackers, supporting timely partner follow-up and accurate capture of relevant intelligence in BD and CRM systems
- Undertake research on clients, intermediaries, sectors and market developments to support BD priorities
- Support bank panel submissions, RfPs and pitches, including coordinating inputs, preparing first drafts and maintaining deadlines and action trackers
- Maintain relevant credentials, precedent and experience information and support follow-up on pitch and panel outcomes
- Support legal directory submissions, including coordination of matter and referee information and preparation of first-draft documents
- Support targeting and attendee analysis for priority conferences and events, preparing partner briefings and tracking pre-event engagement and post-event follow-up
- Support budget monitoring, activity reporting and assessment of outcomes and return on investment, working with specialist teams including Events & Corporate Hospitality and Marketing Communications as appropriate
Requirements
What you’ll need- Professional-services business development, marketing, client-development or comparable commercial experience is preferred
- Strong written, analytical and research skills, with the ability to produce clear and accurate first drafts
- Confident using Microsoft Office and comfortable working with CRM and BD information
- Well organised, with the ability to manage several workstreams and deadlines at the same time
- Commercially curious and interested in professional-services business development
- Comfortable working directly with senior BD colleagues, partners and lawyers
- Strong attention to detail, coupled with the judgement to understand the commercial purpose behind the work rather than simply process a task
- A collaborative and flexible approach, with the confidence to follow up actions and keep activity moving