Business Development Support Assistant - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - abrdn

Description

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want.

Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer.

And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

As the Business Development Support Assistant you will be joining a small team but this is an exciting role as you will be supporting the Middle East business development efforts as well as with the smooth running of the Middle East team and office.

Roles and Responsibilities


Office Manager:

• To ensure smooth day to day running of the Abu Dhabi office including liaising with key external (ie. Landlord, Etisilat, ADGM) and internal (IT, Accounts) providers.

Compliance liaison with outsourced Compliance Officer:

• Conduit for ensuring marketing material used by the team is compiled correctly

Administration:

• To provide day to day administrative support for the team (Abu Dhabi and London) including, but not limited to, arranging travel, visa's and handling expenses
• To assist with the preparation of Board reports
• To take minutes at meetings

Sales Support:

• To provide day to day support for the business development team including, but not limited to, assisting with organisation of presentations for meetings, assisting with client on boarding /due diligence and successful resolution of client / prospect queries
• Maintaining up to date records on salesforce
• Assisting with marketing events in the region
• Produce regular analysis of the markets, prospects and our offering to help with business development effort

Management Information:

• To provide support with the production of regular management information on the region
• Previous experience in a similar role admin experience as well as Sales Support
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• High level of confidentiality/integrity
• Ability to engage with people at all levels
• Flexibility
• Able to work under pressure to deadlines and is comfortable prioritising work and making judgements on the urgency of matters.
• Exceptional communication skills
• Enthusiastic and professional

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you.

At abrdn we've adopted a 'blended working' approach.

This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home.

It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

• An inclusive culture

We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.

We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.

We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.