BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

The analyst will leverage his/her deep domain knowledge and external network to drive senior executive-level engagement. This individual will also proactively drive business development opportunities given his/her intimacy with market trends and company insights. The Analyst will build, or have built, an external network of industry or functional sources and experts that they can tap into to drive client solutions. The Analyst is expected to function autonomously as required. However, the Segment and Practice researchers and consultants work collectively as a team for candidate idea generation, references and client assignment work. This role will be visible to clients and will be expected to help develop key account strategies. This individual is expected to lead by example and he/she works with throughout the organization. This is an individual contributor role however there will be an extensive collaboration with Other colleagues.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Proactively monitoring and tracking relevant market developments, tracking people moves, following critical company developments, and disseminating the information in a targeted manner. 

2.Proactively provide insights on industry trends and key companies 

3.Act as a thought partner to Research & Consulting colleagues, work on search strategy, benchmarking candidates 

4.Assisting or leading the development of marketing presentations for the practice group

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 

1.Building repository of knowledge on the sector/industry, creating org charts, managing people moves and sector movements 

2.Develop specialist knowledge into sector trends, compensation data and characteristics of the sector

ROLE OF RESEARCH - OUR EXPECTATIONS 

1.Project Management - Time management, managing deadlines, managing multiple projects, utilizing the right resources and problem-solving 

2. Thought Partnering - Collaboration with senior consultants & partners, demonstrating conceptual thinking, defining search strategy, benchmarking candidates and appropriate target companies for your sector 

3.Judgment - Identifying relevant candidates and sources based on industry knowledge, problem-solving ability, insight, and intuition 

4.Delivering Output - Producing high quality 

5.Collaboration and Teamwork - Partnering with others on projects and contributing as a part of the team. 

6.Communication Skills- Confident and strong communicator, representing Posterity adequately, have a professional demeanor

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE 

• A graduate degree in any stream from an accredited academic institution is required. 

• A postgraduate degree in Marketing / Sales / International Business from an accredited academic institution is required. 

• Superior verbal and written communication skills and expertise with MS-Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)