We're looking for a New Business Director

Posted by Jonathan Lomax at Wed, 09/12/2009 - 11:38am in Mandate news

New Business Director
Mandate, Communications
£Negotiable dependent on experience + benefits

An opportunity has arisen to bag one of the most exciting jobs in communications, in one of the hottest companies in the industry. Following a year that has seen double-digit growth and a slew of award wins, Mandate is looking for a New Business Director to help take the company to the next level. We have ambitious plans to become one of the largest PR and public affairs businesses in the UK, Europe and global markets and we need an experienced new business professional to help us achieve that goal.

Mandate is a lynchpin agency in the Engine Group and offers clients Corporate PR, Brand PR, Health communications, Public Affairs services and sustainability consultancy.  We are closely linked to our sister business, Hogarth, which offers Financial PR.

Mandate's clients include some of the world's biggest and best brands, including Cadbury, Zurich, KPMG, Coca-Cola, EDF Energy, Kleenex, Roche, Hush Puppies, Abbott and American Express - to name but a few. But Mandate also has ambitious plans to go much further, leveraging our truly integrated communications thinking to make our clients not just noticed, but admired.

The role:

The successful candidate will work very closely with the Mandate CEO and the practice MDs to develop and implement an innovative new business strategy for the company. Some of the main duties of the New Business Director will include:

• Networking on behalf of the company at relevant industry events and one-to-one opportunities
• Nurturing long term relationships with intermediaries and potential clients
• Establishing new business intelligence data capture systems
• Ensuring excellence in pitching
• Understanding all areas/core competencies of Mandate's offerings - and also more widely those across Engine Business and the whole of Engine
• Assisting Mandate management with financial and management planning, especially in relation to business targets, projections and the role of new business in meeting financial / growth plans.

The person:

You may be in a similar role at another top agency and are looking for a different challenge. Or you may be a very senior consultant who has either specialised in new business, or this has been a very significant part of your role. Either way, you will have a deep understanding of the PR and public affairs industry, excellent contacts at a senior level and the desire to be part of an ambitious and growing company.

To request a full job specification, including details of benefits, please e-mail recruitment@yourmandate.com. To apply for the position, please e-mail your CV and a covering note setting out your suitability for the role to recruitment@yourmandate.com with the e-mail subject line 'New Business Director application'. Your application will be treated in the strictest confidence. The closing date for all applications is Friday 8 January, 2010.

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