Business Development Manager

My client, a highly regarded law firm is currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join their Leeds office. This is a key role within their Business Development & Events team, delivering strategic support, tactical Business Development activity and support aligned to the firm’s BD strategy. Leading key projects and work areas within the BD&E department while supporting the firm with Business Development duties on a day-to-day basis.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in a similar role within a professional services environment, you will have outstanding organisational skills along with the ability to deal with people at all levels.

This role is offering an excellent package, benefits and hybrid working.

Key responsibilities will include:

Lead and support the implementation of all related marketing and business development activities for a number of fee-earning teams

Support the creation and implementation business development annual strategies and activities

Monitor ROI of BD activity through investment proposals and marketing expenditure reports

Be the key BD contact for the fee-earning teams

Support the implementation of all related marketing and business development activities

Support head of business development & events to implement strategy in line with firm and departmental business strategies and action plans

Build and maintain relevant relationships across the business

Responsible for editing and maintaining content for website across the firm, including preparing content and supporting fee-earning colleagues with content

Responsible for creating, editing and maintaining content for social media across the firm

Engage with the planning and facilitation of media content recording and creation

Oversee the integrated media content campaigns

Support and encourage creation and management of central tender resources

Researching tender opportunities within suitable markets for relevant fee-earning teams

Monitor opportunities for press releases and case studies for relevant team

Coordinate with external resources to design advertisements, in both printed and online publications

Direct support for external relationships with third parties for fee-earning teams, for BD purposes when requested

Ensuring all systems and weekly reports are updated accurately and completed on time

Candidates must have:

Experience of working as a manager in a Business Development function

Outstanding organisation skills

Experience of working in a professional services firm

Experience of building relationships with internal stakeholders and external providers

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Experience of using social media platforms, X and LinkedIn

Good IT literacy, including an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and a working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to produce presentations, spreadsheets, documents etc.