Marketing Assistant - Belfast, United Kingdom - Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy

Verified Company

Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries.

We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive.

The legal industry is changing, and we're committed to leading that change, putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.

Our business teams work hand-in-hand with our lawyers, Consultants and other specialist teams, and are ambitious, driven and leaders in their field.

With us, you will constantly be learning and growing. We invest in you by offering exceptional professional and personal development - providing training, mentoring and practical support.

We offer rewarding careers that are built around your strengths and designed to ensure you can achieve your personal and professional goals, recognising that those may look different for everyone.

We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

We're determined to play our part in advancing a workplace where progress is made by harnessing our differences - whatever defines you, we ask you to bring your whole self to work.

What truly defines a career at Allen & Overy? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you.

We provide challenge, support and a place for you to belong. And together we excel, working on meaningful projects of global significance.

Department purpose
The Client Relationship Management (CRM) team sits within the Global Business Development, Marketing & Communications function.

Dedication to clients is one of Allen & Overy's core values and to this end client relationship management is at the forefront of its global strategy.

Role purpose

As a Marketing Assistant, you will support Global Relationship Managers across a portfolio of accounts in the management of the firm's relationships with its key strategic clients.

You will also work closely with other business development and marketing team members and with other support areas such as Finance, IT and HR.

What you will do
The role will include but not be limited to:
Documentation / reporting

Supporting with the preparation of clientfacing documentation and reports including, but not limited to: client relationship brochures, management information (MI) reports, panel pitches, management information, reports, client presentations, valueadd reports and contact cards
Developing and distributing internal communication for the global client team and within the firm (e.g. disseminating clientspecific market intelligence, internal updates, financial reports etc)

Data collation and management

Producing clientrelated research and analysis including: client strategy, client structures, financial performance, key contact mapping, competitor activity, developments in the client's markets and client needs analysis (to help identify leads and opportunities), monthly reporting on client financial performance, recent relationship activity, pitches, meetings etc
Collecting and coordinating various client information globally
Maintaining client information on A&O's internal systems to ensure it is kept uptodate (e.g. secondment trackers, activity trackers, client snapshot pages on the intranet)
Keeping track of proposals and opportunities in A&O's CRM system (EPiC), and keeping EPiC uptodate with relevant client content and activities

Other

Preparing for and attending regular internal meetings with the Global Relationship Manager, Global Relationship Partners and other core team members to agree client targeting plans, monitor progress against objectives, identify opportunities and monitor financials
Driving the strategic mailing process on each account to ensure strategic communications such as publications, client event invites are sent to key clients in a timely and coordinated fashion
Supporting the Global Relationship Manager on the management of secondees at clients, including presecondment

- briefings, regular catch-ups and post-secondment debriefs to gather intelligence and feeding insights back to the client relationship team

Understanding our panel commitments on each client account
Supporting the organisation of client specific events, entertainment and client training
Assisting on certain client relationship management priority projects designed to support the development of the firm's client relationship management approach

What you will have

Enthusiastic, proactive, persistent, robust, commitment to "getting the job done"
Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
Ability to demonstrate initiative and generate ideas
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
A deep knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particular skills with Excel and PowerPoint preferred
Eye for design/creativity (e.g. for presentations, proposals and events)
Ability to work well under pressure and to d