Regional Business Development Executive (Senior)

Dentons•Washington, DC

About The Position

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. 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.

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.

Nice To Haves

Professional services firm experience is an asset

Responsibilities

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