BD & Marketing Administrator (APAC)

Kennedys is currently recruiting a Business Development and Marketing Administrator to join our fun and vibrant APAC team, based in either our Sydney or Melbourne office. 

The primary focus of the role is to provide hands-on support to the Head of Business Development and Marketing (APAC) and wider APAC team to help facilitate the smooth running of team operations and service delivery across the region (Australia, Singapore & Hong Kong). 

TEAM

The global BD&M team promotes Kennedys services and supports the firm's global growth ambition and our key clients and markets. The APAC BD&M team works in close collaboration with colleagues in UK, EMEA, LatAm and the US on a wide range of marketing and communications initiatives.

The APAC BD&M team supports our growing office network (currently six locations). The current team covers Business Development, Events and, Marketing & Communications, although all team members work together to support the full range of business development and marketing activity in the region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Support the team with award and directory submissions including helping to prepare templates, tracking our results and ensuring information is captured in relevant places 
• Maintain a record of firm and lawyer industry memberships and managing renewals
• Onboarding new joiners, including working with them on their firm profiles/CV, professional photo and any membership requirements
• Arranging professional photo sessions including organising bookings and managing final photo files with the design team
• Managing the firm's branded merchandise program for use at events and marketing purposes, including liaising with external suppliers on orders, internal distribution, budget and stock control
• Provide support and coordination for the delivery of events
• Helping to prepare and format content in the firm's templates for both internal and external purposes (profiling collateral, client contact cards, presentations etc.)
• Maintain the APAC Service Legal Agreement and panel tracker
• Assisting with client reporting
• Managing payment and processing of team invoices
• Assisting regional team with travel bookings (flights, accommodation, etc.)
• Contribute to projects within the regional team which improve the operational effectiveness of the team
• Assisting the regional team across a range of general business development and marketing tasks and activities

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience working within a professional services or legal environment is preferred but not essential
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise workloads, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines for different people
• Ability to take initiative and responsibility for completion of work or projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to proofread work
• Ability to learn new digital platforms and systems
• Demonstrate a “can do” attitude and willing to help teammates on urgent task
• A real team player who is flexible and adaptable in approach 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Kennedys. We are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys. 

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 48 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles.  A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.  We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority.  We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work.  Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.