Job Description

Agency :

Havas

Havas Job Description: Global New Business Executive

Department: Global New Business

Agency: Havas Creative Network

Location: London, UK

Position: Full time, hybrid working

Seniority level: Junior, ideally someone who's developed some industry relevant experience.

About Havas

Havas is one of the world’s largest global communication networks, employing over 20,000 people in more than 700 agencies across 120 countries. Havas Group is made up of five main agency networks: Havas Creative, Havas CX, Prose on Pixels, Havas Media and Havas Health & You – and together we have created the most exciting integrated agency model, designed to give clients a new kind of agility, cultural connectivity, and access to the best industry talent. At Havas, our goal is to make a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses, and the lives of the people we work with.

The Global New Business & Marketing Team

As the Global New Business Executive, you will be part of the Global New Business & Marketing team based in London, led by the Global Chief Transformation & Growth Officer. Your primary role will be to assist all global new business and marketing activities for the Havas Creative Network (HCN).

PRIMARY FOCUS

Support the HCN Global New Business team to:

• Deliver business growth and meet the team’s Global KPIs
• Win Global/multi-market/multi-capability pitches
• Grow HCN clients and specialist agency networks
• Maintain and uphold Global New Business processes and best practices
• Connect with and help to drive growth for local markets
• Deliver the global growth, prospecting, procurement and consultant strategies

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Global New Business Manager and the wider team on market connectivity and local pitch support
• Own global network requests for pitch intelligence
• Support the team on specialist agency requests and pitch requirements
• Creative Intelligence: Help the team update and maintain the Global Case Study library; manage the update and creation of the Global Agencies Book and Global Agency Snapshots; maintain best practice on internal databases and sharing global best practice
• Reporting & Tools: support the team on all projects concerning the development of GNB tools and all reporting systems/data entry including but not limited to InTouch, HubSpot, Intermediary Reports, Industry Reports, weekly pipeline reporting etc.
• Support with the creation and delivery of Global Webinars
• Share, maintain and uphold Global Best Practice toolkits, handbooks, guidelines and agency books
• Support GNB on internal and external marketing events and comms
• Own the completion of RFI submissions and surrounding documentation

Team

• Work closely with the Global New Business Manager, Senior Global New Business Manager, Associate Directors, Director and Managing Partner
• Communicate with confidence with senior Global stakeholders
• Help maintain a culture of enthusiasm and collaboration around the Global New Business community
• Uphold best practices to be adapted from Global to Local markets and vice-versa
• Support the Global Comms & Marketing Team on delivering marketing initiatives and plans to prospect new clients and create PR noise

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience within an advertising agency, marketing, or similar field of 6+ months
• Strong written, linguistic, creative and design skills
• Knowledge of the Advertising sector and the major Global groups
• Understanding of the Creative industry
• Understanding of the agency New Business pitch process

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• A real passion and drive to learn and be part of a dynamic and award-winning Global team
• Highly organised and able to juggle several tasks simultaneously
• A methodical and organised approach to work with an ability to work using your own initiative, prioritising workload effectively
• Excellent attention to detail and good time management skills
• Ability to be discreet and work confidentiality, particularly with senior team members and confidential business information
• Willing to learn and a strong team player
• Easy-going and enthusiastic with a good sense of humour
• Flexible, proactive and time-efficient with a can-do attitude
• Friendly, respectful and professional manner, with confidence in working and building rapport with people at all levels in a company (particularly senior) and ability to build relationships
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and (when required) the occasional late-night or weekend day when on a pitch deadline or across different time zones

Contract Type :

Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.