Business development - Assistant manager (global role – in a virtual working environment)

JR United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global professional services firm as a Business Development Assistant Manager in a dynamic virtual environment. Your role includes driving international growth, crafting compelling content, and managing diverse projects while engaging with global leaders. Ideal for someone looking to step up in their career with excellent organizational and communication skills.

Benefits

Working with a global and diverse team

Inclusive culture valuing collaboration and leadership

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Degree or professional marketing qualification required.
• Fluent in English; experience in B2B environments preferred.
• Proven writing, editing, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support international growth and create impactful content.
• Manage projects efficiently across time zones.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders and contribute to strategic objectives.

Skills

Fluent in written and spoken English

Strong organisation and time management skills

Excellent relationship-building skills

Strong writing and editing skills

Self-starter

Education

Degree, professional marketing qualification (such as CIM)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Microsoft tech stack (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook)

Adobe products (e.g., InDesign)

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Business development - Assistant manager (global role – in a virtual working environment), Milton Keynes

Client: Grant Thornton International Ltd

Location: Milton Keynes

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 31.05.2025

Expiry Date: 15.07.2025

Job Description:

The role

Join our high performing team! Ideal for a business development associate/executive looking for a step up to assistant manager/senior executive role.

As a Senior associate, within our International Business Support Function (IBSF) team, you will:

• Support international growth, enabling our member firms to thrive internationally
• Create impactful content: deliver international pursuit-ready content that drives success
• Work across the whole pursuit process from pre-pitch to client engagement tools
• Lead best practices: identify and share innovative guidance
• Collaborate and engage globally with stakeholders across time zones, countries, regions, services, and industries
• Manage multiple projects efficiently and track meaningful results
• Champion IBSF by helping raise awareness of all that IBSF stands for: dedicated to improving member firm client experiences and supporting global engagement leaders across various service lines and industries
• Contribute to our strategic execution objectives – with many exciting projects this year!

Skills required

• Degree, professional marketing qualification (such as CIM), or equivalent experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• Excellent relationship-building skills for engaging with global leaders
• Strong writing and editing skills for clear, compelling communications
• Self-starter with the confidence to manage own projects and workload

Experience

• Experience in professional services, financial services, or other B2B environments
• Worked with fee earners, partners, or other senior stakeholders
• Open-minded and inclusive approach to different disciplines and cultures
• Delivered client and market-facing content (pursuits, bids, website content, capability statements, sales decks)
• Understand how to communicate to clients through features/benefits, addressing client needs
• Proven track record of content quality checking
• Curious and interested in business topics and research
• Agile, positive, and globally minded
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience with Microsoft tech stack (SharePoint, Teams, Planner, Outlook)
• Experience with Adobe products (e.g., InDesign)
• English critical, other languages an advantage

Our culture

Being part of Grant Thornton International offers many benefits, including working with a global and diverse team in a virtual setting. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, valuing collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect, and responsibility. Our culture charter guides our interactions and fosters unity through care.

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton is a leading professional services network with member firms in over 150 countries, 76,000 people, and global revenues of $8bn. We provide audit, tax, and advisory services to a range of clients, aiming to become ‘the most valued network in the profession’ by 2025.