Business Development & Administration Assistant: 6 to 12 month Internship

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SalaryPaidAdditional salary infoThe successful candidate will receive between £16,000 - £20,000 pro rata salary. ContractFixed termWorking hoursFull-timeNumber of vacancies1Start dateWinterClosing date11/11/2013 LocationGreater LondonFull location detailsWC1H 8BB

This is a new position for a Business Development (BD) assistant within the Cedar Consulting team based in our Kings Cross office, London. Reporting directly to the BD Manager the successful candidate will work on and help drive a variety of marketing, business development and communications projects targeting existing customers, new prospects and key partners. This internship will be for 6 to 12 months with the opportunity to apply for a full time position at the end of the period. This is a varied role and key tasks that the successful candidate should expect to be involved in include (but are not limited to):

- Working closely with Oracle and the BD Manager to promote customer focused events such as dinners and seminars.

- Help prepare and manage exhibition stands at select industry shows.

- Help with the execution of marketing campaigns.

- Help increase our social media impact.

- Assist in market analysis.

- Undertake general marketing support for the sales effort.

- Bring fresh ideas to the team.

- Developing marketing collateral.

- Assisting with admin tasks in other parts of the business.

You will need to have

- An honourable work ethic.

- A good university degree, preferably in one of the following key areas: Marketing, Event Management, Business or Social Media. We will also consider candidates with other degrees who can demonstrate the relevant skills and experience.

- A strong interest and ideally experience in Event Management and/or working on promotions.

- The flexibility to work independently or as part of a team.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Working experience in Microsoft office suite - particularly Word, XL and Outlook.

- Confidence on the phone.

- Good time management and proven track record of working to deadlines.

- The flexibility to work occasionally outside the usual business hours to complete certain tasks.

- A passion, energy and drive to be successful.

- Permission to work in the UK and Europe.

It would be desirable if you have

- Experience of working in a marketing team in a B2B environment.

- Interest in the Information Technology market place.

- Business Development Experience.

- B2B Social Media experience.

- CRM system experience.

- Clean driving license.

About Cedar Consulting

Cedar Consulting is an established software services consultancy and has been in existence for over 18 years. With offices across the globe it has an enviable client base including many blue chip companies, United Nations agencies and other large non-profit organisations. As one of Oracle’s key partners for both PeopleSoft and Fusion projects, Cedar Consulting is privileged to work across all business sectors. Driving our success is a joint Oracle and Cedar Consulting events and marketing programme going back over 10 years. At the heart of our business are our people, we aim provide a great environment to further a career and develop new skills.

Please apply with your resume and a supporting covering letter. Deadline for applicants is the 11th November.

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