New Business Development Executive (1032)

Your key responsibilities will include supporting client targeting and relationship initiatives and assisting with developing sector business plans and associated action plans. You will also be responsible for undertaking research both internally and externally and conducting analysis on clients, targets, markets, competitors and rankings in order to identify key existing clients and targets for new business., Find out more about our Responsible Business initiatives here, including our net zero goals, local community engagement and social inclusion

• Experience of working in a Business Development & Marketing team, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads, manage multiple projects and negotiate deadlines, often working with people cross site and in virtual teams.
• Enthusiasm and a positive attitude to delivering an excellent service for our clients with a focus on business benefits and results.
Prior experience in any of our core sectors is desirable, but what is more important is a clear and obvious passion to learn and immerse yourself in a sector to build knowledge and expertise in order to add additional value to our activities.

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits! As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns. Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

Alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can choose and vary the benefits that matter most to you, Pension Health Care LifeAssurance Volunteering Days CarbonOffsetting Flexi-working Holiday-purchase Learn more