Business Development Executive

Edge Resourcing; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment firm in Dubai is seeking a Business Development Executive to support their marketing and business development team. The position involves managing bids and developing marketing collateral. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience in a B2B marketing environment and be able to communicate effectively with senior management. This role is pivotal in ensuring client engagement and business growth.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a business-to-business marketing environment.
• Ability to interface confidently with senior management.
• Experience in a partnership capacity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners in preparing bids.
• Project manage the bid process from start to finish.
• Develop and maintain bid toolkit and database.
• Assist in organizing bids and opportunity pipeline.
• Conduct client research to support activities.

Skills

Business Development

Marketing

Project Management

Communication

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Salary: AED 18k per Month

Edge Resourcing is searching for a Business Development Executive on behalf of an international law firm with a well-established and successful marketing and business development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of business development and marketing activities including bids, targeting, data management and events.

Principal Responsibilities

• Supporting fee earners in preparing bids, including advising on best practice, gathering information and drafting documents.
• Project managing the bid process from bid alert and bid/no bid through to planning, preparation, production and de-brief.
• Developing, updating and maintaining the bid toolkit and database.
• Maintenance of the regional bid tracking system.
• Assisting with the organisation of the bids and opportunity pipeline system to ensure opportunities are being recorded and maximised to support fee conversion.
• Undertaking briefing sessions with team to develop project case studies for use in sales activities, bids and other marketing documents.
• Undertaking research into clients and targets, colleagues and competitors to support activities.
• Working with the Regional Head of Marketing and Business Development to hold sessions with country and sector champions on targeting activities.
• Assisting with rehearsals for meetings and presentations and managing the development of support material as required.
• Performing de-briefs with teams post meeting / presentation to get feedback and plan follow up activities.
• Helping with the development and management of marketing collateral and events to support activities.

The ideal candidate will be polished, degree-educated, articulate and well-presented. You will ideally have 2 years’ experience within a business to business marketing environment and be able to interface with senior management / partners confidently and professionally. As this role supports a partnership, experience of working within a similar capacity is a plus.

About The Company

Edge Resourcing was established in the United Arab Emirates in 2008. We have taken care in our growth and have kept our corporate values throughout.

Edge Resourcing is led by a specialist team of Recruitment Consultants, each of whom have experience of working in and a sound knowledge of the local market place. We have gradually expanded our horizons and now offer specialist services within the Middle East Retail sector. Our aim is to provide a thorough and honest service to both our candidates and clients, making sure that we only take on work which we feel we can service to the correct level of satisfaction required.

We currently offer professional and tailored contingency and retained search services to the following specialist sectors of the market:

• Retail
• Accountancy and Finance
• Office Support
• Human Resources
• Sales and Marketing
• Legal

Our aim is to continue to position ourselves in the market as one of the most consistent and successful suppliers of manpower. We strive to make things happen and make a difference to your business and career. Success isn’t just about putting people into jobs, but about giving you an honest, personal service. Whether you are a client or a candidate, our aim is to find out exactly what it is that you are looking for, rather than push you to settle for your second choice.