Ideas | People | Trust
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.
We’ll broaden your horizons
Our marketing, sectors and clients team is the driving force behind the creativity and growth at BDO. The marketing and business development role comprises the full mix of strategy and tactics to equip the business to grow and in the sectors they operate. Consumer Markets is a thriving sector with showcase thought leadership and boasts an esteemed portfolio of brands. In addition to supporting one of the most dynamic sectors at BDO, you will be supported to build your career as we build growth in our markets. At BDO a core value is to be yourself and we encourage all aspects of professional development. You’ll be rewarded with a great work-life balance and a career with purpose in a highly regarded function of the firm.
We’ll help you succeed
Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.
You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.
The purpose of this role will be to support the UK Technology & Media (T&M) team to shape, drive and implement business development and marketing activity. This sector is of strategic importance to BDO as it is one of the largest sectors by size.
You will be expected to become a brand ambassador for BDO, with an inherent focus on helping us to differentiate the firm within the marketplace. You will also be expected to report clearly on ROI on all of their marketing and business development activity.
The role is London based but occasionally there may be a need to travel to other offices across the UK as it is a national role.
You’ll also:
1. Work with the Head of T&M and sector leadership team to develop and deliver the sector go to market strategy to support the sector’s growth plans
2. Project manage and deliver events and thought leadership campaigns
3. Lead and develop the strategy plans for the six subsector groups
4. Maintain, optimise and promote content on the Tech content hub, plugd:in
5. Ensure national issues-based and solutions-led campaigns are followed up with local sector-focused partners and directors
6. Be a champion and advocate for the deployment of digital marketing channels and its seamless integration into the management of campaigns and champion the use of the CRM system and actively manage data quality
7. Act as an advisor to the Head of Sector and wider partner team in advising on what core activity should be supported within agreed budgets, balancing output with ROI.
8. Manage and monitor the sales pipeline, ensuring a strong pipeline of activity and momentum, supporting the team with recording all activity on the CRM system
9. Implement our Client Listening Programmes, report progress and make recommendations to improve client service
10. Provide ad-hoc pitch support, working with the central bids team and conducting bid debriefs to improve on our bid performance
11. Support the T&M team to drive and develop the firm’s key account management and subsector targeting programmes, taking responsibility for updating key account and pursuit plans
12. Be proactive in bringing market trends and ideas to the business to help open doors to new work and qualify in new leads where opportunities are identified.
13. Work with the Sector’s Senior PR Manager to develop relationships with trade journalists and prepare content for press releases. Where appropriate, manage external PR agency relationships.
You’ll be someone with:
1. A strong Marketing and Business Development skill set – and is commercial in approach
2. An ability to persuade, influence and challenge client-facing teams (including partners) in a constructive manner and identify appropriate solutions
3. Strong project management skills and an ability to be flexible, prioritise and reprioritise workload and to delegate where necessary
4. The ability to integrate at a high level with their peer group, developing strong relationships with key contacts across the firm
5. Lateral thinking skills – can identify linkages and key themes and connects well. Prepared to think differently about approaches to delivery
6. A professional qualification or demonstrable commitment to ongoing learning
You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
We’re in it together
Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.
Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.
We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.
We’re looking forward to the future
At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.
Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.
We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
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