Consultant or Senior Coordinator – Business Development & Marketing

Consultant or Senior Coordinator Business Development & Marketing

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Consultant or Senior Coordinator Business Development & Marketingto join our Business Developmentin Melbourne or Sydney.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

This role delivers a broad range ofmarketing and business development activities for designated practice andsector groups. Working in partnership with the Business Development Managerthe Consultant contributes to the development and execution of strategicbusiness development and marketing initiatives supporting client growthmarket positioning profile-raising and engagement activities. The role alsocollaborates with the Director of Business Development and Marketing onfirm-wide projects strategic initiatives and priority business developmentopportunities as required.

BusinessDevelopment

• Work with a range of sector and practice groups to develop and implement a clear and strategic business plan and identify business development opportunities with existing clients and prospects.
• Support the BD Manager as a key point of contact for allocated practice and sector groups. Provide operational support to implement business development (BD) plans; including campaign development and management writing of marketing material event management and marketing communications.
• Support the delivery of marketing and BD plans and budgets helping to keep practice and sector groups accountable to agreed activities and timelines.
• Maintain and update the firms CRM system ensuring data accuracy to support marketing and BD plans for the teams being supported.
• Work closely with the BD Manager and allocated practice and sector groups on key client management planning.

Tenders & Bids

• Support the BD manager in project managing bids; including tactical requirements including assisting with profiles collating and drafting experience content and strategy discussions.
• Manage the development of tenders and capability statements relevant to allocated practice and sector groups.

Marketing

Delivering marketing and communicationsrelated activities including:

• Update and maintain the firm website design and content relating to the practice and sector groups.
• Produce and publish social media content to support sector and practice communications.
• Drafting awards submissions for teams and individuals to build the profile and reputation in important sectors and service areas.
• Produce engaging communications pieces including campaigns and content for our external audiences including driving external marketing activities that advance our industry voice build brand and reputation.
• Deliver engaging marketing collateral that communicates our value proposition and represents the firms brand.
• Write edit design and distribute various materials including media releases and news stories.

BusinessDevelopment Operations

• Maintain and oversee the Client Relationship management (CRM) database.
• Liaise with external suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Contributing to reporting and insights for management.
• Support and coordination of sponsorship activities.
• General administrative support and assistance as required.

Cyberand Information Security

• Maintain cyber security at all times by cultivating awareness of security risks staying informed of emerging cyber threats applying cybersecurity best practices and taking practical steps to protect the firm and its clients from cyberattacks. Russell Kennedy is ISO27001 accredited and maintaining this accreditation is essential.

Skills/Knowledge

• Excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of contemporary marketing trends and practices.
• Experience in practice development capability statements campaign management and proposal / tenders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Outstanding client service delivery skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and work demands.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Advanced IT proficiency including Word PowerPoint Excel with experience in CRM systems EDM platforms website content management and marketing tools such as Adobe InDesign and Photoshop

Experience

• Minimum 2-4 years post qualification business development / marketing or related experience.
• Experience working in a professional services environment.

Further Information

Any questions regarding the vacancy can be directed to Rhoda Siu on (03)or For further information or to submit your application for this position please visit the careers page on our website. Please note any offer of employment made by Russell Kennedy Lawyers to the successful candidate will be subject to a police are currently accepting applications from direct applicants only. No agency referrals will be accepted at this stage.

Our Firm and Culture

Russell Kennedy is a commercial law firm with more than380 people in Melbourne and Sydney. AtRussell Kennedy we are committed to providing exceptional legal strategies andsolutions to our clients guided by market-leading expertise across our keysectors of focus.

Were committed to making a difference for our clientsproviding opportunities for our people and delivering lasting change for ourcommunity. As part of our team youllreceive hands-on experience quality mentoring and access to valuable learningopportunities. We encourage aprofessional and committed work ethic while recognising the importance of anenjoyable working environment and balanced lifestyle.

At Russell Kennedy we respect and celebrate the thingsthat make each of us different. The firmis dedicated to creating an environment that is characterised by equal accessand respected participation of all groups and individuals. This is regardless of all differencesincluding culture ethnicity race sex gender identity age religionpersonal circumstances physical features abilities and disabilitiessocioeconomics and sexual orientation.

We believe we have a culture where individuals of allbackgrounds and abilities feel included and confident in bringing their wholeselves to work and where your talents are fostered empowering you tocontribute to the success of the firm.

Russell Kennedy is proud to be an equal opportunityemployer and is certified as a WGEA Employer of Choice for GenderEquality. We are committed to being aLGBTIQ friendly and disability confident employer. The firm supports and promotes a range ofinitiatives including the Russell Kennedy Womens Network and our Diversityand Inclusion committee with 3 key focuses: Access RK (Accessibility and Disability) Kaleidoscope (CulturalDiversity) and SPARKLE (LGBTIQ).

Russell Kennedyis dedicated to creating and participating in a meaningful process ofreconciliation as part of the broader national reconciliation movement. Our keyaims in embarking on our first RAP are to celebrate the deep knowledge of FirstNations communities the longest continuing cultures in the worldacknowledge past wrongs and to begin to build a structured future togetherwhere we can play our part in righting those wrongs through our ownreconciliation initiatives.

Russell Kennedy is committed to attracting the best talentavailable and is open to discussing flexible work arrangements and workplaceadjustments for all of our listed vacancies.

Required Experience:

Senior IC