This is a great opportunity to join our high performing and welcoming BD & Marketing team.
Our team of 17 is headed up by our Chief Marketing Officer. The BD team of 11 is led by our Head of BD, and we also have a central marketing team of three, as well as a Client Service Director and a team assistant.
The firm has invested significantly in growing the BD & Marketing team in recent years, and it has more than doubled in size. Each department in the firm has a manager and executive level BD contact who are genuinely embedded in that practice group.
As an entrepreneurial mid-market firm, we have a level of freedom around how we invest in and develop our team, which isn’t the case everywhere. We have many examples within the team of people who have been promoted internally or have moved to another part of the BD & Marketing team to further their career development.
Fladgate’s heritage is in real estate. So that department is one of the most well known at the firm. With over 25 partners and a Head of Department that truly values the input the BD team provides, it is a busy practice area that requires enthusiastic, organised and creative BD support.
Testimonials
"Our people are at the heart of everything we do. The talent, dedication and passion of Fladgate employees is what drives us to achieve excellence."
Nicola Thomas, Head of Talent Acquisition
Key Responsibilities
As a BD Executive, your role would be to provide day-to-day support to the Senior BD Manager in the Real Estate team especially in the areas of pitching, events management, content production, credentials development, and the creation and implementation of marketing and BD campaigns. It is also to assist, through the maintenance and development of systems and processes, in the delivery of key projects to support the department’s strategic ambitions and growth.
- Supporting and reporting into the Senior BD Manager in Real Estate to deliver BD activity for the teams.
- Reviewing and updating key BD collateral including expertise documents.
- Using the firm's CRM system, InterAction, to find, input and amend data to support marketing and BD initiatives.
- Using the firm’s email marketing system, Vuture, to compose and send marketing communications including event invitations and newsletters.
- Assisting in the coordination and drafting of pitch responses, tailored expertise documents and client presentations.
- Assisting on drafting external communications including matter announcements, press releases and case studies.
- Supporting the Senior BD Manager to execute agreed BD plans and relevant campaigns.
- Providing analytics to measure the success of marketing and BD activities and report appropriately, to ensure maximum ROI is achieved.
- Supporting in the execution and management of internal and external events, ranging from intimate client entertainment through to large set piece conferences.
- Undertaking research including for example around particular clients, targets and sectors.
- Supporting in the collation and project management of directory and award submissions.
- Supporting on various other administrative tasks, in the context of BD and marketing.
Person Specification
- Excellent communication and drafting, writing and editing skills. Attention to detail is a must.
- Professional, personable and mature attitude, with the ability to work appropriately with people at all levels of an organisation.
- Shows initiative and the ability to suggest solutions to problems with limited guidance.
- Able to deal calmly with multiple priorities and urgent situations as they arise.
- Able to work autonomously and to a deadline.
- Comfortable with technology, particularly online and social media environments.
- Experience of our CRM system (Interaction) and email management system (Vuture).
- Commercially aware, sensitive to the concerns and needs of internal stakeholders and external clients and intermediaries.
- Energetic and creative, with a positive attitude.
You will be a confident communicator with a positive work ethic and the ability to build credible relationships with clients both internal and external. We are looking for an individual who presents themselves with professionalism and polish, who will inspire the confidence of clients and colleagues.
