Role Overview
We are seeking a marketing & business development assistant to join our established consulting firm of business psychologists. In this hybrid role, you will provide critical support across marketing communications, business development, and support end-to-end project delivery.To start January 2027.
Location
St Neots, Cambridgeshire (Hybrid: no less than 2 days per week in office)
Key Responsibilities & Weekly Outcomes
Your responsibilities are structured around concrete business outcomes:
Marketing Communications
- Market & Competitor Insights Research competitor marketing activity and analyze 'hot topics' requiring commentary to sharpen corporate messaging and strategy.
- LinkedIn Presence Drive engagement by coordinating consultant contributions, editing content, attaching rich imagery, and running a consistent schedule.
- Website & Case Studies Maintain an up-to-date website experience and curate accessible case study portfolios to strengthen professional credibility and proposal bids.
- Events & Public Speaking Identify speaking opportunities, evaluate conference or forum attendance, and coordinate event-specific communications (venue logistics managed separately).
Business Development Support
- Targeted Campaigns Coordinate quarterly commercial campaigns, build out prospect databases using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, draft tailored messaging, and log tracking updates for consultant follow-ups.
- CRM Ownership Act as system custodian by ensuring Salesforce CRM data remains clean and comprehensive. Monitor sales pipelines and run regular one-to-one planning sessions with consultants to record next actions.
- Proposals & Tenders: Own structural formatting, editorial refinement, completeness audits, and timeline compliance for public-sector tender submissions.
Project Support
- Psychometrics & Operations: Backup support for psychometric assessment database administration to ensure service continuity.
- Project Administration: Back-up support for client delivery as required via day-to-day administrative planning, calendar coordination, meeting logistics, and presentation material preparation using Microsoft 365.
Skills, Competencies & Attributes
- Academic Profile: Bachelor's or Master's degree
Required Capabilities
- Domain Interest: Demonstrated interest or previous experience across sales development, marketing, or organic social media management.
- Data Systems: A clear aptitude for database structures, with a preference for hands-on exposure to CRM software (e.g. Salesforce)
- Software Proficiency: Highly competent across the core Microsoft 365 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), and also in applying AI capability
- Execution Focus: Exceptional organisational abilities with an eye for formatting precision and rigorous deadline tracking.
Core Personal Attributes
- Dynamic: Organised, highly energetic, and genuinely comfortable context-switching across a suite of competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Curious: Eager to build a broad skill set, always exploring innovative ways to optimise workflows for the consulting practice.
- Collaborative: Thrives in a close-knit, high-performing team environment while building authentic professional relationships with internal colleagues and clients.
Salary & Benefits
Salary dependent on experience and qualifications. Benefits include employee pension contribution, private health insurance, and life cover.