At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role: Business Development Associate

The Business Development Associate is responsible for supporting the Partnerships and Development team in the identification and qualification of growth opportunities across the advice business as well as supporting the various tasks within our Ecosystem. This role reports into the Head of Partnership & Business Development, assisting the team with coordination efforts contributing to the overall recruitment, development and succession planning activities within the M&G Wealth advise ecosystem.

Key skills and experience
*Experience of working in a customer facing role is essential
*Experience of working within Financial Services is desirable, where you will have developed a commercial mindset
*Resilient, confident and enthusiastic
*Excellent communication skills- telephone/Teams meetings
*Ability to work well under pressure, remaining calm to handle objections, demonstrating an ability to ’think outside the box’
*Can work independently and as part of a team, with the ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload on an inter-daily basis, dynamically responding to the requirements of the role
*Demonstrates accountability and ownership for delivery
*Effective communication skills with an ability to interpret and articulate requirements, resolve issues and manage complex/technical enquiries

Work Level: Colleague
Recruiter: Phoebe Ewers
Closing Date: 25th November 2024

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader , and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, physical, mental health or neuro-divergent conditions. We participate in the Disability Confident ’Offer an Interview’ scheme, which means that candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they ’opt in’ to the scheme when applying. These candidates are also supported to ensure they have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.

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