Clients & Markets Manager Energy

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The role

We are looking for a Manager to support the business development function for our market leading Energy practices.

In your role you will oversee the strategic development and management of the Firms key initiatives relating to Energy - including client management pursuit initiatives and related pitching. You will work closely with the other business development managers in the Projects Stream the wider practice area and relevant client and sector teams. You will be supported by a shared pool of Advisers and Coordinators within the Stream and have access to a centralised pitching team for larger panel-based opportunities. This role will report to the Senior Manager for the Projects Stream and work closely with Head of Energy (Alexander Danne Partner Melbourne).

Key responsibilities:

In this position you will have the opportunity to work alongside industry leading partners to set and implement the strategic direction of the practice. Working with domestic and international clients and across legal matters that help shape the Australian legal landscape this highly sought after role will provide the variety and challenge you seek to further develop your strategic business development skills.

You will be responsible for:

Proactively managing the Energy practice in alignment with the Firms strategic objectives supporting on the implementation of the 2023-2026 Strategy at the practice area level;
Working with senior stakeholders to identify and proactively pursue growth opportunities; and
Identifying planning and executing specific client engagement opportunities.

This involves:

Leading pitches / pursuits for new and existing clients for the partners sitting in the Projects Stream and supporting on firmwide opportunities;
Managing / supporting on individual client relationship development for practice area stream and Firm clients;
Supporting on the development and marketing of emerging products and service areas and responsibility for a number of industry focussed initiatives / pursuits;
Driving market profile raising including providing a source of market/industry insight to key stakeholders and supporting on content creation and engagement with media;
Mentoring and leading team members;
Working with the wider team to implement the Firms Strategy including supporting on other business critical projects across the business; and
Communicating the vision and purpose of C&M within the Firm to heighten its understanding of the role of C&M as trusted advisers.

Skills & Experience

As the successful candidate you will have:

Relevant tertiary qualifications (either business/legal/finance) coupled with legal/client development experience gained ideally from a professional services environment;
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and proactively;
Excellent stakeholder management skills the ability to influence persuade and negotiate;
Strong project management skills and a proactive and pragmatic style;
Proven leadership skills;
People/team management; and
Resilience and self-motivation able to work autonomously with a large degree of flexibility and adaptability.

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How to Apply

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Consultant Contact Details

Alexandra Smith (02)

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The roleWe are looking for a Manager to support the business development function for our market leading Energy practices.In your role you will oversee the strategic development and management of the Firms key initiatives relating to Energy - including client management pursuit initiatives and relat...