Typical Job Descriptions

POSITION: Director of Marketing & Business Development

USUAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Developing marketing and business development strategies for firm
  • Developing marketing strategies for each office/group that are consistent with firm strategy
  • Assisting in the development of and implementation of effective marketing and business development plans that are consistent with firm strategy
  • Contributing to internal communications across designated teams and groups
  • Supervising and quality assuring client seminars, briefing and hospitality events for selected key groups/clients
  • Managing and quality assuring the provision of accurate and topical content for the firm's website and intranet
  • Managing and quality assuring contributions to relevant publications
  • Identifying new market opportunities and clients
  • Active management of tenders
  • Identifying criteria for assisting with identification of key clients
  • Identifying client relationship management programs and processes
  • Implementing a client relationship program for key clients
  • Managing and quality assuring the integrity of data on the marketing client contact database
  • Lead, manage and develop the marketing/BD team including overseeing the team's workloads
  • Coordinating across groups on major/national joint marketing/BD initiatives
  • Supervising budget management
  • Frequent and timely reporting to CEO/ Managing Director/Fee-earners and Board
  • Work collaboratively and consistently within the firm's values

COMMONLY ASKED FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

  • Tertiary qualifications in marketing, business, commerce, law or
    a related discipline

Experience/Skills:

  • Minimum of 8-10 years working experience in the marketing /BD area
  • Experience in key account management
  • Project management experience desirable
  • Demonstrated experience managing at the strategic level in the preparation of winning tenders and proposals
  • High level communication skills: written oral and listening
  • Commercial focus, strong analytical skills
  • Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Results and deadline driven
  • Self motivated and flexible
  • High degree of technology literacy

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