Regional Business Development Executive (Senior)

Dentons is designed to be different. We are driven to always be the firm of the future, to challenge the status quo, and to provide holistic business solutions to our clients in new and innovative ways. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We are the world's largest global law firm, with 12,000+ people across 80+ countries. Driven by the diverse perspectives of our people, our clients, and our communities, we combine local knowledge with global insight. 

Role

The Senior Regional BD Executive supports the execution of the Africa Region's clients and markets activity under the direction of the Africa BD Lead and Africa COO. The role delivers firm-wide campaigns across the region and contributes to branding, internal and external communications, event organisation and thought leadership projects.

Responsibilities

• Regional plan: Support delivery of the regional clients and markets plan, executing agreed initiatives and tracking progress against them.
• Sectors and key clients: Assist with the regional rollout of firm-wide sector and key client programs.
• Brand awareness: Help increase internal and external brand awareness of Dentons Africa through consistent regional marketing activity and firm-wide campaigns.
• Regional collateral: Develop and maintain regional collateral, including the Africa brochure, web pages and leadership bios, keeping content current and accurate.
• Business Development Events and Partner Meetings: Support preparation and delivery of Africa Region Meetings and Conventions, including agenda materials, logistics and speaker coordination.
• Digital and brand: Coordinate regional updates across the region's and Global social media platforms.
• Directory and awards: Assist with annual directory and awards submissions, most notably Chambers Africa-wide and the African Legal Awards.
• Pitches and proposals: Support coordination of pan-African pitches and proposals, including gathering input from referral firms.
• Coordination: Liaise with country BD leads to gather inputs and coordinate on regional and global campaigns.
• Relationships: Build and maintain trusted relationships with colleagues across the region

Requirements

• 4–5 years' relevant experience in business development, marketing or communications, ideally within professional services or a legal environment. 
• Strong written and organisational skills; experience coordinating across multiple offices or jurisdictions.
• Strong administration background
• Excellent proficiency in English; French is a considerable advantage.
• A passion for providing data driven insight
• Enthusiastic about adding rigour and precision to processes, detail oriented, solution focused
• Genuine, transparent, methodical approach with strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, defining and adhering to procedure
• A team player who is engaged, approachable and accessible, provides reliable and responsive service, meets deadlines
• Solutions orientated with strong problem-solving and analytical skills; can identify and explain a problem and suggest practical solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting demands, to respond to ad hoc requests alongside critical or time-bound deliverables
• Self-motivated and resilient in a dynamic work environment with the ability to work proactively without daily supervision
• Professional services firm experience is an asset

Benefits

Remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates experience and country where hired.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. If, as a result of a disability, you believe that there are aspects of the recruitment process or job that you would find more difficult than a non-disabled person, please tell us as soon as possible. We will then be able to discuss with you any reasonable adjustments that could be made to the recruitment process or the job itself.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.