Business Development Coordinator - Dubai

Description

Business Development Coordinator

Dubai

Business Development & Marketing

Full Time, Flexibility Required

Are you looking to develop your business development experience in a fast-moving global business? Used to providing on-going business development support? We're looking for a new Business Development Coordinator to join our global Business Development & Marketing team, to be based in our Dubai office.

You'll need to be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and a demonstrable understanding of marketing, business and client development practices. Experience in a similar role is desirable and an understanding of the legal environment would certainly be beneficial to the role.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations. With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, the UK and Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Our Team

Our global Business Development and Marketing team includes over 65 colleagues working together to provide frontline support and advice at a practice, industry and office level - much of the work being collaborative and international in nature.

Our Opportunity

Reporting into one of our Business Development Managers, the core focus for this role is to provide business development support to our offices across the Middle East, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Beirut, working with key stakeholders in the groups to support business growth objectives, identify target opportunities, develop and coordinate business development plans, and work with related teams to grow the firm's business base.

Our Middle East practice is thriving and this is a great opportunity to work with key clients across a range of practice areas such as corporate, finance, international dispute resolution, investigations and white collar and labour & employment. You'll work alongside our BD Manager based with you on the ground in Dubai, as well as senior members of the global BD team, to hone your BD skills with a broad range of exposure to different aspects of our global law firm.

This role is varied and will require you to perform other ad-hoc duties and responsibilities as assigned. You will be supported in your role by the resources of our events, marketing, communications and bids teams as well as the wider international team.

You

Due to the varied and busy nature of this role, you must have the drive to focus on a number of different projects and ensure that all deadlines are met so project management skills are essential. You will need to be a dynamic, creative and determined individual who can use their own initiative as well as working as part of a team. A demonstrable understanding of marketing and client development principles are a must. This role can be busy and therefore a professional attitude and the ability to work under pressure is critical. You will preferably have 3-4 years' experience in a similar role, ideally within a law firm or similar professional services organisation.

What You Need To Know

If you're interested in finding out more about this role, please visit the careers pages of our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com or find out more about life at the firm through our social media channels. We are unable to process applications sent directly by email, so please complete an online application. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, so please don't delay in sending us your details!