Business Development Assistant at Pinsent Masons

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Assistant to join our BD team, this role will be based in our Johannesburg office. We are looking for a motivated individual who can work on exciting projects and has a passion for Business Development and Marketing.

Reporting into the Business Development Manager, the Business Development & Marketing Assistant will support in delivering key and exciting projects and manage the day-to-day activities of the regional marketing and business development plans.

Duties and Responsibilities:

General BD and Marketing – contribute to the successful implementation of marketing and business development plans, taking responsibility for quality, consistency, and accuracy through:

• Supporting with both projects (Group/Sector/Office and firmwide projects) and marketing campaigns across the full marketing mix in collaboration with the Business Development Manager.
• Supporting with brand profile and reputation raising campaigns across the region

Events – working with the Business Development Manager and central events team to support the delivery of events aligned with the business development and marketing strategy:

• Supporting in end-to-end delivery of events – content creation, logistics and assist with social media posts.
• Initiate the de-brief process and track event through CRM software.

Bids – support the generation of new revenue through:

• Providing support to the Business Development Manager and Central Bids team in applying the firm's bid management process and responding to bidding opportunities
• Ensuring opportunities are fully briefed before work begins on new opportunities.
• Drafting and collating client specific and general BD documents.

Relevant Experience:

• A motivated self-starter who is an excellent team player and loves a challenge.
• Flexible and able to use own initiative, takes ownership for own work, delivering consistently high-quality output.
• Minimum 2 years prior marketing experience working across the full marketing mix (preferably within a multinational organisation).
• Previous business development experience.
• Experience of professional services marketing desirable but not essential.
• Experience in CRM systems preferrable.

Our Benefits

• Join a global, innovative and forward thinking firm;
• Agile working i.e. the opportunity to work from home, subject to diary commitments;
• 25 days annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days;
• Up to 5 days' carers/parental leave per year;
• Contributory pension of up to 5%;
• Private healthcare;
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary);
• Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Access to training and development to refresh or enhance your current skillset;