Business Development Executive

Senior Regional BD ExecutiveDentons 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.ResponsibilitiesRegional 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