Business Development Assistant

Currie & Brown; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a proactive Business Development Assistant to support Country Directors across Southeast Asia. You will conduct market research, prepare proposals, track opportunities, and help craft client-facing materials while coordinating with the Marketing team.

Ideal candidates are commercially minded, detail-oriented, and confident engaging new contacts to grow ventures within an agile, collaborative team environment. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Real Estate, Construction, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in business development, marketing or sales support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word); AI productivity tools a plus.
• Analytical, organized, and capable of coordinating multiple tasks in an agile team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market, sector, client, and competitor research.
• Assist in preparing bid proposals, capability statements, presentations, and other client-facing materials.
• Support identification, tracking, and follow-up of new business opportunities, maintaining records and pipelines.
• Prepare monthly business development reports, KPI updates, market intelligence summaries, and dashboards.
• Promote company profiles, project wins, news, thought leadership, and market updates across social media.
• Assist internal communications and work with Marketing team.
• Support administration of BD budget, including tracking costs and approvals.
• Attend client meetings, networking functions and relevant events.
• Arrange and attend client meetings and relationship-building sessions.

Skills

Market research

Proposal preparation

Client engagement

Communication skills

Analytical skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Real Estate / Construction related discipline

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

AI productivity tools

Job description

To support the Country Directors in driving business development activities across Southeast Asia. The role will assist with market research, competitor analysis, proposal preparation, business development reporting, internal coordination, and hands-on client engagement. The ideal candidate will be proactive, commercially minded, detail-oriented and confident engaging and building rapport with new people, with the motivation to contribute to new ventures within an agile and collaborative team environment.

Key Duties

• Conduct market, sector, client, and competitor research.
• Assist in preparing bid proposals, capability statements, presentations, and other client-facing materials in collaboration with project team.
• Support the identification, tracking, and follow-up of new business opportunities, including maintaining accurate records of prospects, client contacts, and opportunity pipelines.
• Prepare monthly business development reports, KPI updates, market intelligence summaries, and management dashboards.
• Support the promotion of company profiles, project wins, news, thought leadership, and market updates across appropriate social media and communication channels.
• Assist with internal communications and work closely with the Marketing team
• Support the administration of the business development budget, including tracking costs, approvals, and related documentation.
• Support client-facing business development activities, including attending meetings, networking functions and other relevant events.
• Assist in arranging and attending client meetings, relationship-building sessions and events.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Real Estate, Construction, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in business development, marketing or sales support, preferably within a consultancy, project management, cost management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; experience, or AI-enabled productivity tools would be an advantage.
• Good analytical, organizational, and coordination skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks within tight deadlines and agile team environment.