About Anthesis

Anthesis is the Sustainability Activator. We seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive and are committed to the importance of this ‘decisive decade’. We do this by working with cities, companies, and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. Our company combines the deep expertise of boutiques with the reach of big professional services groups, bringing the commercial and operational capabilities it takes to deliver real change.

Our company brings together the largest dedicated group of sustainability experts in the world, with over 500 experts working across our offices in the U.S., Canada, Colombia, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Andorra, Finland, France, Brazil, China, the Philippines and the Middle East. Our culture is founded on the empowerment of great people, working in agile teams, in a high-ownership, high-accountability environment. We are proud of what we have achieved so far with Anthesis, but we know we have a duty and an opportunity to contribute much more.

Summary of Role

Anthesis is looking for a Client Solutions Associate to support its North American business by strengthening the business development process, from qualifying and following up with inbound leads, to proposal development and curating supporting materials for proposals.

As part of the operations team, your role will be wide-reaching: you’ll interact with experts across the business to develop sales materials and collaborate with the marketing team to ensure handoff of leads and tracking of outcomes. You’ll get exposure to the full range of Anthesis services and become immersed in our approach to building new client relationships. While this position is dedicated to serving the North American business, the role will have the opportunity to collaborate with Anthesis colleagues globally.

This role will be instrumental in systematizing our approach to growing our business. This role has professional development opportunity: if you take on the challenge of building your fluency in the language of our services, you can take on more responsibility within the role.

Key Responsibilities

Proposals

·       Creating proposal templates and modules for custom proposal building blocks, in alignment with global sales materials

·       Managing proposal systems: organizing resources and keeping them up to date, in collaboration Client Solutions support in other Anthesis regions

·       Development of new proposals, to be reviewed and developed as needed by the relevant service/solutions/sector lead

·       Providing quality control and brand consistency review as a critical checkpoint on all NA proposal submissions

Leads Management

·       Qualify leads for the North American business from Anthesis webinars, downloads, conferences, inbound website inquiries and phone calls

·       Working with the appropriate business leader(s), assign leads to the best-placed Anthesis experts, or when appropriate, begin initial outreach to qualify the lead and then loop in the best-placed expert

·       Provide lead nurturing as needed: checking in periodically with leads who are on a slower timeline and share useful resources

Tracking and reporting

·       Keep a database of NA leads, status, services of interest, etc.

·       Report on outcomes and attribution, including where new contracts originated

·       Develop a dashboard showing new sales in the NA business over time

Key Requirements

·       1-3 years experience in proposals or formal document writing

·       Exceptional organization and time management skills, with strong multi-tasking ability, as there may be multiple proposal responses being worked on at a given time

·       Ability to think and work independently, while also being an enthusiastic and proactive team player

·       Excellent written English

·       Demonstrable passion for, and commitment to improving sustainability

·       Excellent interpersonal skills for working with both internal and external clients

·       Attention to detail and a commitment to quality

·       Demonstrated proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook

Benefits:

• Comprehensive and competitive group health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your dependents, as well as a FSA (Flexible Spending Account).

• Pay 100% of the cost of short‐term and long‐term disability insurances.

• Pay 100% of the cost of life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Retirement savings plan to assist in planning for your retirement. Anthesis provides 3% Safe Harbor contribution and you may elect to contribute more each pay period with a pre‐tax deduction up to a certain cap.

At Anthesis we value both the wellbeing and the professional development of our people by doing our best to make Anthesis a great place to work. Our identity, values, and the quality of our work are vested in our people and we want you to thrive, develop and succeed here.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on skills and experience – the only thing that differentiates you is your talent and the value you bring. We understand that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results by inspiring our thinking, challenging our solutions and enhancing our culture.