Africa Regional Marketing Manager at Andersen

Job Summary

Marketing & Business Development Manager to provide strategic business planning support which will drive the growth of profitable client relationships on the back of effective, dynamic marketing and business development plans for the African Region. An essential part of this role will be aligning and supporting the Regional Managing Partner on the identified priority BD matters. This required coordination with Global/African service line, industry and office leadership as well as the global marketing/BD teams to ensure priority BD matters are addressed on time and with efficacy. This person will lead a range business development activities leveraging the “global process” and tailoring it for local needs as appropriate. This work applies across various groups, sectors and locations but ultimately, it will enhance the Region’s profile with our clients and the market in general.

Job Details

• Focuses on Business Development (BD) activities – particularly increasing volume of activity, coordination and implementation of business development process, global service lines and global industries regionally.
• Heavy focus on leveraging existing clients regionally and globally via coordination with the global marketing/BD teams.
• Overall support and coordination for Regional Managing Partner – implementing initiatives and executing on regional priorities developed by RMP and coordinated with global marketing/BD team.
• Manages and completes all reporting for the region (for example: BD activity via our CRM system and via Excel documents as well as referral reporting and global industry and service line leadership and BD activities)
• Coordination with global BD team to leverage the collective experience and implement best practices.
• Familiarity and relationship building with the Partners, offices, clients and capabilities of the region on a per location basis as well as on a regional basis.

Requirements

• 10-12 years of experience working in a Marketing or Business Development role (in a
• legal or professional services environment will be an advantage).
• Good communication skills, including the ability to liaise with people at an international level
• Excellent Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Salesforce/CRM a plus.
• Able to present ideas and views clearly and with confidence.
• Creative problem solving.
• Very high level of attention to detail.
• Very high work standards.
• Ability to prioritize and work with tight deadlines.
• Ability to work well both in a team and individually.
• Native/Proficiency in English and French required.