Business Development Executive Job at Social Value Portal Ltd (London)

Job Description

This is an opportunity for an experienced business development professional to play a key role in supporting our market-leading Corporate: Energy & Infrastructure practice. Working closely with senior fee earners and the dedicated BD Manager, the role will provide proactive, high-quality BD support across our oil & gas, power and mining sub-sectors. The position will exclusively support the UK-based Corporate: Oil & Gas and Power & Infrastructure team, which comprises 10 partners. HSF Kramer’s UK energy team remains one of the strongest in the country and globally, acting as the heart of the firm’s Global Energy practice and leading many of its most iconic client relationships and projects.

Job Responsibility

Play a key role in supporting our market-leading Corporate: Energy & Infrastructure practice
Provide proactive, high-quality BD support across our oil & gas, power and mining sub-sectors
Exclusively support the UK-based Corporate: Oil & Gas and Power & Infrastructure team
Work closely with the BD Manager in the team to lead and support on pitches
Work closely with other BD teams to provide relevant information, credentials, CVs etc. for panel pitches and significant pitches led by other practice groups
Ensure pitches are logged appropriately and outcomes are sought out with the relevant feedback
Play an integral part in the directory and award submissions process for Corporate: Energy & Infrastructure practice
Maintain the firm's credential system 'Foundation' for Corporate: Oil & Gas and Power & Infra matters
Take responsibility for the management and ongoing development of the Corporate: Oil & Gas and Power & Infra sections of the website
Work closely with lawyers and PAs to maintain their website profiles
Ensure relevant matters are included in the league table submission process for the London M&A tables
Coordinate logistics and communications for client events and seminar
Lead on post-event follow-up and reporting
Maintain a list of awards and accolades across the group
Provide support in drafting and coordinating press releases, intranet news articles and deal announcements
Ensure master capability statements and Foundation packets are kept up-to-date
Ensure standard content is kept up-to-date and new content is stored appropriately as new developments are made
Assist with the monthly tracking of infrastructure opportunities and related client follow-up
Give general support, as requested, in relation to BD and marketing activities
Deal with ad-hoc queries from fee earners and other BD teams
Assisting with long term projects and campaigns

Requirements

Approximately 18 months+ experience in professional services BD
Strong project management skills
Ideally some exposure to the corporate market and/or the energy and infrastructure sectors, but not imperative
Degree educated or similar level of work experience
A background or experience of working in a partnership is preferable
Takes ownership of tasks end-to-end, bringing maturity, proactivity and attention to detail
Confident working autonomously and progressing workstreams independently
Takes pride in their work and positively impacts those around them
Inspires confidence by consistently delivering quality work
Maintains composure under pressure by finding ways to manage their reactions to challenging situations
Behaves consistently with the firm’s values and brand and inspires this in others
Growth-oriented and seeks new ways to improve processes and efficiencies
Highly organised, reliable and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
Builds strong working relationships with partners and senior lawyers to understand their practice, client base and growth aspirations
Team-oriented, collaborative and positive – enjoys working with others towards a shared goal
Takes an active interest in others and gets to know the people they interact with
Eager to learn from a wider range of marketing and BD activities
Treats people with respect and in a fair and consistent way
Excelllent written and verbal communication
Adopts a positive communication style, even when challenged by others
Maintains an awareness of the firm’s purpose, objectives and structure
Recognises how their work contributes to and affects the work of others, and prioritises and communicates accordingly
Identifies opportunities to assist others and readily volunteers their help
Finds ways to enhance the experience of the firm’s clients through their daily tasks
Shows a willingness to go the extra mile to deliver great service
Goes above and beyond to contribute to the success of the firm
Pays attention to the quality and accuracy of their work
Suggests new ideas or ways of doing things in a confident, constructive and sensitive way

Nice to have

Ideally some exposure to the corporate market and/or the energy and infrastructure sectors
A background or experience of working in a partnership is preferable

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