BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - ASSISTANT MANAGER (GLOBAL ROLE – IN A VIRTUAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT)

The role Join our high performing team! Ideal for an business development associate/executive looking for a step up to assistant manager/senior executive role.As a Senior associate, pursuit content within our International Business Support Function (IBSF) team, you willSupport international growth, enabling our member firms to thrive internationallyCreate impactful content: deliver international pursuit-ready content that drives successWork across the whole pursuit process from pre-pitch to client engagement toolsLead best practices: identify and share innovative guidanceCollaborate and engage globally with stakeholders across time zones, countries, regions, services and industriesManage multiple projects efficiently and track meaningful resultsChampion IBSF by helping raise awareness of all that IBSF stands for: we are dedicated to continuously improving member firm client experiences, and support global engagement leaders across various service lines and industriesContribute to our joint strategic execution objectives – we have a lot of exciting projects this year!Skills requiredDegree, professional marketing qualification (such as CIM), or equivalent experienceDemonstrable experience in B2B business development, marketing or client-facing proposal content development roleFluent in written and spoken EnglishStrong organisation and time management skillsExcellent relationship building skills for engaging with global leadersStrong writing and editing skills for clear, compelling communicationsSelf-starter with the confidence manage own projects and workload ExperienceEssentialExperience in professional services, financial services, or other B2B environmentsWorked with fee earners, partners or other senior stakeholdersOpen-minded and inclusive approach to different disciplines and culturesDelivered client and market facing content (pursuits, bids, website content, capability statements, sales decks)Understand how to communicate to clients through features/benefits, getting to the heart of client needsProven track record of content quality checkingCurious and interested in business related topics and researchAgile, positive and globally mindedProficient in Microsoft Office especially Word, PowerPoint and ExcelDesirable Experience with Microsoft tech stack (SharePoint, Teams, Planner, Outlook)Experience with Adobe products e.g. InDesignEnglish critical and other languages an advantageOur cultureThere are many benefits of being part of Grant Thornton International, working with a global and diverse team in a virtual setting is just one of them. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture and believe it's one of our most valuable assets. Our values of collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect and responsibility are fundamental to how we interact across the whole Grant Thornton network. You will learn more about how our international culture charter applies to this role and how putting care at the heart of our network culture really unites us. About Grant Thornton Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading professional services networks with member firms in over 150 countries, 76,000 people and global revenues of $8bn. Member firms offer audit, tax, and advisory services to privately owned companies, publicly listed companies, public sector and not for profit organisations, both domestically and internationally. In our Go Beyond network strategy 2025 our vision is to become ‘the most valued network in the profession’.