Job Title : Business Development Assistant.
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Location : Ipswich - Hybrid.
Salary : Up to £40,000 - Depending on candidate experience.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Development Assistant to join a dynamic and growing professional services organisation. This role is ideal for a proactive and ambitious individual who is enthusiastic, inquisitive, and driven to challenge the status quo while contributing to the company's long-term growth strategy.
Working closely with senior members of the Business Development team, you will play a key role in supporting new business generation, managing marketing initiatives, and maintaining client engagement systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Development: Support the senior team in identifying, tracking, and pursuing new business opportunities.
Marketing Support: Collaborate with the marketing team to plan and implement campaign strategies to raise brand awareness.
CRM Management: Maintain and update the company's CRM system to ensure accurate recording of opportunities from proposal through to completion.
Reporting: Produce monthly reports detailing business development activities, opportunity progress, and pipeline updates
Opportunity Identification: Coordinate with internal teams to identify upcoming tenders and projects that align with the company's strategic goals.
Proposal Development: Assist in preparing compelling, well-written, and technically accurate proposals for both public and private sector tenders.
Design and Presentation: Format and produce professional bid and presentation materials in line with brand guidelines.
Research and Analysis: Conduct market and client research to support targeted business development efforts.
Content Management: Maintain and develop bid collateral including case studies, CVs, and reusable content for future submissions.
Team Support: Provide ad hoc assistance to the wider business development and bid teams as required.
Desired Experience:
Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar business development, marketing, or bid support role. Ideally in the construction industry.
Proficiency in Adobe InDesign.
Strong written communication and editing skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint .
Comfortable working with data and figures when required.
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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