Business Development Coordinator

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
- 492842
- Melbourne
- Business Development
- Full time

**Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.**

An opportunity now exists for a Business Development professional to join our Business Development team in Melbourne. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, have experience in commercial business initiatives and enjoy building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, we want to hear from you.

The Business Development Coordinator (BDC) works as part of a portfolio team that provides business development advisory services and support, driving growth initiatives across the Practice Groups, key clients and strategic projects. The BDC works in collaboration with senior members of the Business Development Team, Practice Group Leaders (PGLs), Client Relationship Partners (CRPs), members of the Communications team, Business Services, and Partners to execute business development and revenue initiatives, support growth and increase the firm's external profile.

**At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.**

The role

You will contribute to and be responsible for:

- Key business development documents and materials including tenders, credentials and proposals;
- Practice and key client growth strategy execution and delivery;
- Delivery of events and client engagement opportunities;
- Market research and insights impacting our clients and practice; and
- Key matter content for use in tenders, credentials, league table and directory submissions.

**Required Experience and Attributes**:

- Experience in a marketing or business development role within Professional Services
- Degree in Business or Marketing (or similar qualification)
- Commercial acumen
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent written ability with high attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise competing tasks and effectively meet deadlines
- The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders

**About us**:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

**Why Corrs?**
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.
- **Flexible working as standard** - we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
- **Bonus leave** - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
- **Wellbeing program** - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
- **Diversity and Inclusion** - this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
- **Responsible business approach** - we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
- **Learning and development opportunities** - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.

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