Business Development Executive – People Platform

This is an exciting time to join our Marketing team as we look to recruit a Business Executive -to work strategically with our People Platform.

The Role

Reporting to the BD Manager - People Platform and working with the Group’s wider Marketing team, the BD Executive - People Platform will help support business development across the People Platform.

The role holder will support the BD Manager to deliver value-added business development support ensuring key objectives in the Employment, Pensions, Private Client, Entrust, T-Three and Kiddy & Partners business plans are achieved.

The BD Executive - People Platform will work with the BD Manager to support the successful execution of all plans and the measurement of results.

This is a collaborative role which requires the role holder to build strong, proactive relationships with marketing colleagues and fee earners where appropriate across all offices

Gateley are fully embracing the new hybrid culture, so a mixture of both home and office working is available. Therefore, we’re happy to consider applications for any of our national offices.

The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and collaborative professional services marketing team. Over the last two years the team has doubled in size and now has over 25 marketing professionals within it across corporate communications, business development, events and campaigns, key account management and digital and design.

The team has played a central role in the delivery of a number of strategic projects including a business-wide rebrand, digital transformation project, CRM implementation and key account management launch. Going forward the team will be at the heart of a number of projects, campaigns and marketing activities to help the business grow.

The Person

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities: to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Support the BD Manager to identify and report on market trends and opportunities
• Support units on the creation of digital, email marketing and social media requests
• Monitor and measure BD and Marketing activity
• Research and qualify prospective clients
• Manage and track pipeline activity using the CRM database
• Support fee earners on the delivery of events with third parties
• Help to create and maintain proposal documents and general literature
• Maintain content on our app
• Produce and update marketing collateral
• To be aware of and comply with the company’s policies and procedures

Key Skills

• High level of attention to detail and problem solver with proven planning skills
• Working in a fast-paced professional environment
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work either autonomously, co-operatively or with direction, to ensure deadlines are met

This job description is not an exhaustive list due to the requirements of the role. Therefore, the job holder may be required from time to time to carry out other ad hoc tasks as requested.

The Benefits

With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.

In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.

We are Gateley

We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be.

We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it’s about attitude too.

The ’Gateley Story’ is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it’s the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. . Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.

Diversity, inclusion and well being

We are a Responsible Business and diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.

We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone’s potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.

We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.