Business Development Executive - #1719004

Shepherd and Wedderburn are currently recruiting for a Business Development Executive to join their Marketing and Business Development (MBD) team based at either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office. The sucessful candidate will provide both strategic and practical BD support to the firm’s Clean Energy sector group in conjunction with the Snr BD Manager – Clean Energy.

The role

• Support in the planning and execution of comprehensive business development and marketing initiatives across various channels including supporting upon development and execution of the firm’s Clean Energy sector plan.


• Conduct market research to identify trends and growth opportunities.


• Work with partners and lawyers in the sector group to enhance the firm’s market reputation including strategic promotion of our work and offering.


• Support ,and where appropriate lead, on responses to formal RFPs and other work winning proposals.


• Assist with the development of business development/marketing materials including lawyer bios, credentials, practice/sector overviews and website content.


• Collate information for preparation of client newsletters and other client specific materials.


• Develop and manage engaging content for newsletters, social media, email marketing, and our website.


• Coordinate and support the planning and delivery of high-impact events (client facing and internal).


• Assist with maintaining our CRM system providing insightful analysis on campaign performance.


• Proactively seek to build relationships with lawyers and other colleagues as required to execute BD activities and plans.


• Serve as a member of the wider Marketing and Business Development Team and proactively contribute to team initiatives and projects.


• Undertake any other reasonable assistance duties as requested.

Candidate Profile

• Proactive and highly motivated self-starter.


• Educated to degree level.


• At least two years’ experience in a BD/Marketing role.


• Excellent competency and skills using MS office packages.


• Excellent written and oral communication skills.


• Understanding and experience of CRM systems.


• Excellent attention to detail.

HR Contact

If you would like further information on the role or require accommodations to make your application please contact **********@shepwedd.com

At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive and high performance working environment, where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups, including candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, people with disabilities or who are neurodivergent and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

GDPR

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• We will use information about your disability status to provide appropriate adjustments to the interview process.


• We will use any information provided in our diversity monitoring form about your race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender identity, gender expression, social mobility background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, any disability information, age, and marital/civil partnership status to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting. Any analysis of this data will be done on an anonymous basis.

Should your application be unsuccessful, the information provided will be deleted within 1 year of a decision not to progress your application.

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