Business Development Manager - Law

VANRATH are assisting a law firm with the recruitment of a Business Development Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to develop and progress within an organisation that places immense value on their staff.

This is a permanent - Full-Time Position.

Hybrid working role - Mixture of home working and working in Belfast City Centre office

Salary

£45,000 - £55,000 + fantastic benefit package (market leading) + development and progression opportunities

Responsibilities:

Working closely with the Director of Marketing & Business Development, as well as key stakeholders within the company, this role will involve various content writing activities for different project types and will play a critical role in driving growth and enhancing brand awareness.

• Analysing PQQ/Tender for viability;
• Preparing written responses to PQQ/Tender questions;
• Liaising with internal and external parties to obtain information for submissions;
• Managing the clarification and RFI process;
• Proof-reading colleague's work;
• Assisting with reviewing past successful and unsuccessful submissions and gathering feedback and lessons learned to promote continuous improvement.
• Creating a bid knowledge library and undertaking periodic reviews to ensure all content is up-to-date and applicable
• Responding to due diligence and supplier information requests.
• Leading compelling proposals/private tenders.
• Writing clear and concise copy.
• Assist with press releases and media statements.
• Lead the comms strategy (covering intranet videos and email).

Ideal Person:

• Experience in business development combined with high-level writing skills, preferably in a professional services environment, desirable but not critical
• Strong judgement and a demonstrable track record for confidently suggesting well-reasoned independent strategic recommendations and ideas
• Excellent oral and written communication skills - writing is a huge part of this role and there will be a written assessment in the interview
• Ability effectively to co-ordinate competing priorities
• Good and developed practical understanding of marketing and communications
• Self-motivated and independent, able to work with a minimum of supervision
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint and an intermediate level
• Comfortable working across multiple cultures and time zones in a matrix organisation
• Experience with bids/tenders and the processes

Some positive candidate feedback we've received-

''I was contacted by VANRATH in regards to a job I had applied for. They were extremely helpful and gave me a number of positions to apply for. They had interviews set up in a number of hours and I secured a position within days. They kept we well informed throughout the process and has continued to touch base after I have started my new role. Couldn't recommend enough.''

''VANRATH were extremely supportive throughout the recruitment process and answered any queries I had, whilst keeping me informed of progress the entire time. This provided me with more confidence going into the interviews and helped me to secure my new role. Highly recommend!''

''I would highly recommend VANRATH who I found to be thoroughly helpful, informative and efficient from first point of contact. Within a week of sending my CV I had interviewed and received an offer for a new role''

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