Lead account growth (new) and expansion (existing) for significant National and Ontario partners
Draft long-term, annual, and quarterly plans to meet and exceed our goals, and to define our impact in your sector/region
Advise Point Blank’s CEO and Leadership Team on the business landscape and upcoming opportunities for development to aid in their decision making and planning of company strategy
Proactively identify opportunities with new and existing partners; drive, develop, and deliver proposals and pitches, and respond to major RFPs
Hold and grow key relationships with partners at the senior-level in the contracting phase, during projects and in-between projects
Conduct internal sales briefings and work with the team, convening internal subject matter experts to finalize scopes, budgets, proposals & contracts, including reviewing pricing from a client-facing lens
Participate in project meetings and debriefs, and review key deliverables to ensure partner and goal alignment
Document discussions with leads during client and internal meetings, and provide status updates as required
Work within Point Blank’s CRM: create new leads in the CRM and manage lead status updates
Play a lead role in developing marketing, budgeting and events strategies to increase our brand reputation, awareness and presence in key spaces
Contribute to client case studies and other marketing assets to share stories about our clients’ work
Participate in key events, conferences, meetings and other spaces as a trusted ambassador for Point Blank
Generate rapid-response content for key client, social and political moments from events
Identify new opportunities to promote and showcase Point Blank and partner impact
Lead, support, or participate in key projects to deliver more innovative and impactful work (ie. market research, process development, CRM, prospecting and more)
Support, train, and mentor other team members
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
5+ years proven experience managing labour and/or political relationships at the senior level
Must have a senior-level understanding of the Canadian political landscape
3+ years experience in business development, account management, marketing, agencies and/or related consulting experience (GR, fundraising, creative, marketing, digital, etc.)
Proven ability to hold and grow positive, long-term client relationships
Deep passion for progressive politics and issues, excitement for supporting the types of clients we work with (politics, labour, NGOs), and willingness to keep up with a quickly changing landscape.
Benefits
Annual salary growth
Paid health leave
Extended benefits package
Health and dental plan
Additional mental health spending account
Access to annual professional development budget
Training and development opportunities throughout the year
Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
business developmentaccount managementproposal developmentRFP responsemarketing strategybudgetingCRM managementprocess developmentmarket research