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Ref: NP447-444
Job description / Role
This is a new role created within the regional Business Development team to support the BD and marketing activities of practice groups in the Dubai and Saudi offices and regionally. The role offers the opportunity for involvement in internal and external communications, pitching and various research activities.
Reporting directly to the Senior Business Development Manager, the successful candidate will work closely and collaboratively with the local and global BD teams to support all aspects of the business development and marketing function, including event management which will involve working with the team to help develop timely, relevant presentation topics and planning seminars promoting the firm's expertise. Also coordinating a broad range of events including panel and speaking engagements, substantive seminars and conferences, social events and receptions.
Additionally the role is responsible for assisting in updating and maintaining a full suite of marketing collateral, including office and practice profiles, lawyers' profiles, and PowerPoint presentations. You will be involved in formatting business proposals, assisting in the production of credentials statements, proposals and presentations and all external communications, helping to coordinate public relations opportunities, including article placement and coordinating media interviews.
You will assist with coordinating legal directory submissions, awards submissions and other surveys, information maintenance by ensuring that key information systems such as the credentials database, experience database, CV database and InterAction are kept up-to-date as well as coordinating regular updates of web pages.
There will also be involvement with ad-hoc projects such as client, industry and market research as well as general administration responsibility for the Dubai BD team.
Requirements
Our client is looking for an individual with a degree preferably with an emphasis in business administration, marketing or law. At least 1 year of business development and marketing experience, preferably in a professional services environment and excellent personal communication skills and strong organizational abilities.
Applications are invited from those with a high attention to detail, including exceptional proofreading skills, the ability to perform under pressure, independently and as part of a wider regional team and a consistent positive attitude with a "can do" mentality. Arabic language skills would be a significant advantage.
About the Company
Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.
We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.
Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.
Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.