Business Development Manager

Job description / Role

Business Development Manager - Dubai

An established law firm is seeking a Business Development Manager to join the team in Dubai. Reporting to the Business Development director, this individual will plan and lead incisive and value-added business development initiatives in line with the Firms strategy, ensuring key objectives in the business plans are achieved.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
* Manage regional strategic bids, draft, create, review and edit content; manage document development where necessary; ensure adherence to branding requirements; ensure adherence to pricing procedures.
* Act as the practice ambassador for bid best practice in the Middle East to ensure understanding and compliance of the bid process.
* Develop high quality focused materials for use in bids to convey positioning, experience and sales messages to clients and targets.
* Direct and manage the BD Executive in order to support the lawyers with local bid production.
* Analyse win/lose rates and make recommendations as to how to improve performance.
* Maintain awareness of relevant global and local marketing products which can be used for client development.
* Seeks opportunities to drive cross-office and region collaboration to increase efficiencies and speed to market.
* Responsible for the management and reporting of relevant expenditure/budgets.
* Work with the communications team and the PR team to develop the practice's profile in the Middle East.
* Systematically measure performance in league tables and directories.
* Ensure the brand is up to date and compliant and delivers consistent materials and collateral to the market.

Requirements

* Graduate calibre (preferably marketing and communications discipline).
* Minimum 4-5 years' experience marketing and business development experience within the legal, professional services or oil and gas industry.
* Excellent project management skills and relationship building skills.
* Strong communication skills and high attention to detail.

About the Company

Carter Murray is a specialist recruitment consultancy specialising in the placement of marketing professionals into professional services firms, the financial services sector, multi-national corporations and global brands from our offices in London, Dubai and Sydney. Carter Murray is a member of The SR Group, a specialist global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987, operating in the niche markets of Taxation, Legal, HR and Marketing recruitment. From the worlds largest companies to small owner-managed businesses, we recruit at all levels for a complete cross-section of clients. Our clients include the full range of UK and international professional services firms and financial services companies. We recognise that they expect an exceptional level of service and a real knowledge of todays highly specialised market.Each of our consultants personally manages their own clients and specialises in specific areas of this key marketplace. We take the time to really understand both parties needs and provide focused and consistent advice.