Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

PwC’s Academy is looking for a candidate who thrives on dealing with people and who is organised and capable of maintaining focus on multiple projects at the same time. Knowledge of the Academy is preferable but not required, although the candidate will be expected to learn about these services quickly if appointed, including knowledge of our

offerings, risk and quality requirements, systems and processes in the planning and execution of all our tax courses.

We are looking for a team player who thrives in dynamic, flexible and a KPI focused environment and is committed to delivering excellence at all times.

Our Business Development team supports PwC and its clients by developing sales strategies, executing tactics, and securing the resources required to close sales opportunities. As part of the team, you’ll be managing sales pursuits and the sales pipeline, helping the account team in identifying, qualifying and closing sales leads, and coordinating the utilisation of all account management methodology and business development tools.

PwC’s Academy is looking for the role of a Business Development Manager for the Dubai office. The Business Development Manager will primarily be responsible for going to market to build new relationships with clients and generate and convert leads for training. They will also be the primary point of contact for all inhouse / customised client training requests. This person is responsible for lead generation with new and existing clients, plan pitches and develop proposals and respond to RFQs / RFPs in a timely manner, maintain excellent client relationships, conduct market research for new products and competitor activities and work closely with the Director to achieve annual business targets.

Identify and explore business opportunities for the PwC’s Academy Middle East
Respond to RFQs/ RFPs in a timely manner
Plan approaches and pitches for RFQs/ RFPs. Work closely with the Director to develop proposals for training solutions
Work with technical and administrative staff to develop client focused pitches
Prepare engagement letters and agreements with clients
Convert leads to confirmed courses as per the BD targets. Conduct the entire BD process from lead generation and negotiation, to closing and post-sales follow up
Prospect and meet clients by growing, maintaining and leveraging your network
Key personnel for client interaction, engagement and relationship building
Conduct market research and related events in the industry including announcements, tracking competitors’ activities to develop unique selling points and game changers for the business
Ownership and maintenance of client and proposals repository
Research and understand the firm and people’s capabilities
Review of newspapers/internet for new RFP’s
Liaise with Director to plan, organise and execute annual budgets. Provide trend analysis, and research for new product launches
At least 5 years of business development experience in the professional training services.
Experience in the business development within the professional training services sector
Must have experience in working with targets
L & D experience to be able to work with clients on identifying training needs
High level of technical proficiency and computer literacy particularly with Powerpoint, Word, Excel, CRMs, and LinkedIn
Familiarity with Administrate or other CRM platforms
Excellent spoken and written English skills. Must be Arabic speaker
Excellent communication, selling and negotiation skills
Ability to develop and manage good relations with internal and external stakeholders
Flexibility in working hours (evenings, weekends if necessary)
Dynamic, quick learner and proactive individual with ability to take ownership and lead teams and processes
Ability to work well in a team as well as independently

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field Of Study Required

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

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Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

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