Business Development Manager in Edinburgh

Dentons is at an exciting time in its strategy and a major focus on marketing and business development activity is seen as crucial to its growth. The Business Development Manager will provide support on marketing and business development activity across the Employment & Pensions team.

The role will be focused on delivering strategic objectives in relation to practice initiatives, including proposals, events, sponsorship management, client relationship management and client targeting.

• Client pipeline, client relationship and campaigns
  • Developing and managing campaigns, ensuring full alignment between the Employment & Pensions practice group and firm's strategic objectives.
  • Working with the Senior Business Development Manager to deliver large scale, cross-practice campaigns.
  • Managing the RFPs and opportunities that come into the practice group, including preparation of information for wider regional and global proposals as required.
  • Support on the management of key clients and panel appointments.
  • Working with partners to implement their personal and practice business plans.
  • Build a good understanding of the market and offer informed advice based on that knowledge.
  • Undertaking research to identify reasons to get in touch with strategic clients.
  • Assisting partners and their teams to prepare for BD meetings to ensure the best possible interaction including preparation of any materials and credentials.
  • Developing high-quality promotional materials that convey our market proposition to clients and targets, ensuring this content is replicated on our systems and promoted where needed through internal communications channels.
  • Ensuring we undertake client feedback as part of our wider programme.
• Events, directories and market development
  • Working with the Events team and Practice Support Executives as relevant, manage the planning and implementation of effective client events, both in person and virtual.
  • Qualifying proposals for new events in line with our strategic objectives and our wider event programme.
  • Drafting invitations and creating bespoke target lists for each event.
  • Organising all logistics (including webinar set up where relevant) and work with Practice Support Executives to carry out the event.
  • Sourcing client entertainment options and enhancing hospitality opportunities through ongoing or potential new sponsorships.
  • Ensuring that we enhance the client engagement opportunities afforded by events and sponsorships.
  • Measuring ROI by ensuring data is captured through our CRM system following the event and ensuring leads are followed up on.
  • Management of the legal directory and awards submissions process, co-ordinating submissions, balancing opportunities to promote individual and firm rankings, and ensuring input across firmwide directories.
• Other responsibilities
  • Working closely and collaborating with our core Business Development team and wider Clients & Markets team.
  • Working with the Clients & Markets team in Warsaw to co-ordinate contributions and input into business development systems including our CRM system, our global credentials, proposals and CV databases.
  • Monitoring business development spends against budget.
  • Ad-hoc projects as required.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• Significant relevant marketing and organisational experience.
• Experience of working in a legal and/or professional services environment.
• Understands when to act and when to ask.
• Builds trust amongst fee earning teams and wider stakeholder community.
• Understands the need and has the ability to manage expectations.
• Good attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to take on additional responsibility and assist where needed.
• Sound working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and LinkedIn.

Qualification Requirements of the Role

• Graduate calibre with demonstrable and/or professionally recognised marketing or communications qualification (such as CIM, etc.).

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate.

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurotype, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also "Happy to Talk Flexible Working" and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high, we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria, consistent with our approach for all candidates.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.