The role
will include building relationships to understand if any further opportunities are available and sharing this information with the business team and Head of Business Development and Marketing.
As this role develops you will become more involved with supporting the Head of Business Development & Marketing and the wider team on client targeting and marketing campaigns.
You will be someone who is as comfortable on the phone talking as you are with keeping our pipeline system up to date and tracking progress. You will have the magical mix of being organised, loving process and keeping order whilst also being a natural people person.
This role can be based in either London or Oxford.
Responsibilities
1. Relationship building and tracking: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, procurement teams and prospects to ensure we stay up to date on the progress of all pitches.
2. Spot and share further opportunities for business winning
3. Keep business teams up to date on progress
4. CRM Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all activities in our CRM system (Monday.com).
5. Background research: keep up to date with the activity of our target pipeline companies to spot information that will help with business winning
6. Adhoc administration: this could be anything from key account management support, bid support through to updating website content
Requirements
Essential:
7. Experience in a similar role
8. Energetic and Positive Attitude: Enthusiastic and optimistic, with a strong desire to learn and grow
9. Building Professional Relationships: Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders both internally and externally
10. Confident Communicator: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a confident telephone manner
11. Initiative and Productivity: Demonstrated ability to take initiative, make things happen, and get things done efficiently
12. Organisational Skills: Exceptional organisational skills, especially in prioritising tasks and managing various workloads
13. Technical Proficiency: Highly computer literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
14. Resilience: Determination and persistence in overcoming challenges
Desired:
15. Educated to degree standard or equivalent
16. Real estate background and/or Energy / infrastructure experience
17. Familiar using CRM systems
Benefits
18. Hybrid working - to give you the flexibility you need
19. Holidays: 25 days increasing in line with length of service to a maximum of 30 days
20. Enhanced auto enrolment pension scheme - to help you save for the future
21. Life assurance - to protect your loved ones should the worst happen
22. Interest free season ticket loans
23. Cycle to work scheme - discounted bicycles
24. Flu and eye care vouchers - to keep you healthy
25. Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 health & wellbeing support
26. Help@Hand Remote GP app - to give you and your family access to medical experts quickly
27. Platform hosting 1000s of discounts at your favourite retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, leisure & days out venues, gyms and more
28. Family & wellbeing policy - including enhanced maternity pay, menopause support, neurodiversity support, carer support, company sick pay and much more
Plus a Flexible benefits policy that allows you to pick and choose additional benefits as below:
29. Purchasing up to 5 days additional holiday
30. Discounted gym membership
31. Discounted dental insurance
32. Discounted private medical insurance
33. Discounted critical health insurance and more
We recognise that diversity in all its forms including but not limited to race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and background - enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to serve our clients and community effectively. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, knowing their unique perspectives are welcomed and appreciated. We actively seek applicants from all backgrounds and want you to get in touch even if you don’t have all the skills we have asked for - we will support you with the development you need.