Senior Business Development Executive

Purpose of the role:

Support, alongside the Business Development Manager, the business development projects for the Singapore office and across Asia.

Main duties and responsibilities:

General BD

Contribute to the successful implementation of business development and marketing plans through:

• Anticipate and assist with the creation of bespoke marketing collateral
• Maintaining office information on internal websites and collation of monthly updates for firm-wide distribution
• Updating the client management system with events/bids information.
• Assisting with the research for Legal Directory submissions.
• Supporting the client relationship management programme and activities.
• Assisting with the implementation of office and regional business development projects.
• Broadly supporting the BD needs of the Singapore office as opportunities and projects arise

Bids

Support the generation of new revenue through:

• Managing the creation of pitch documents both for Singapore and other regional opportunities

Research

Contributing to the collation of the firm's knowledge base through:

• Coordinating and inputting to the development of client/target research
• Keeping track of market developments that may impact clients

PR/Comms

Supporting the reputational activities of the firm through:

• Sourcing content for outlaw.com and other distribution channels
• Liaising with PR agency to develop campaigns based on media strategies for three sectors.

Events

Working to deliver successful Office/Sector/Practice Group events through:

• Managing events process from conception through to delivery and post event follow-up
• Promoting attendance at appropriate external events

• Liaising with external providers including outsourced design function.

Key Skills:

• IT literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good time management and organisational skills with acute attention to detail
• An understanding of the market for professional services in Singapore and across other regions
• Basic project management skills.
• Strong written communication skills are vital

Personal Qualities / Behaviours:

• Flexible and able to use own initiative.
• A motivated self-starter who is a good team player, determined to meet a challenge.
• Confident and outgoing.
• Able to balance competing deadlines
• Ability to change and adapt in a fast moving environment.
• Exhibits approach and behaviours consistent with the firm's core values.