Click here to apply: Job Openings
Business Development Associate
As a fast-growing sustainability consulting firm in Italy, we are looking for a highly motivated and entrepreneurial person to expand our business in Italy and manage this growth.
The successful candidate enjoys building and maintaining external relationships and has an insatiable drive to grow a business. It is an exciting and entrepreneurial task in a flat structure and a great working environment.
- Building relationships with new customers that lead to new sales
- Cultivate relationships with existing customers and explore cross-selling opportunities
- Researching market opportunities and analysing new business development streams
- Preparation of marketing materials based on your target audiences
- Preparation of proposals and presentations in response to calls for tenders and calls for proposals
- Management of the process between the client and Longevity to respond to follow-up rounds and questions
- Participate in public and private events and conferences to act as an ambassador for Longevity Partners
- Roundtable presentations and events to provide insights into the future of the real estate sector and demonstrate thought leadership
- Feeding new orders into the team and tracking the delivery process to ensure customer satisfaction
- Communication with customers at the highest level during the tendering process and the provision of services in order to ensure continuity and consistency in the relationships and quality of services
- If you are currently looking for a new, inspiring and enriching role with a high level of responsibility in a flat and entrepreneurial structure, this is the ideal next step in your career.
Essential skills and competencies for this position:
- Fluent in Italian and English (Please do not apply if you do not speak perfectly Italian). Added value if fluent also in Spanish/Portuguese
- Strong network of professionals and experience in building new relationships and maximizing existing ones
- Strong knowledge of climate change and the built environment
- Understanding sustainability and energy efficiency and their impact on real estate investments
- Excellent, professional communication skills and manners
Longevity Partners
Longevity Partners is a multidisciplinary energy and sustainability advisory and investment firm. It was established in 2015 to support the transition to a low-carbon economy in the UK, Europe and globally. Since then, it has grown into a multimillion-dollar consulting firm with offices in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Milan, New York, Austin, San Francisco, and Tokyo.
Its clients are some of the largest real estate investors in the world, leading their sectors and striving for excellence in carbon neutrality. Longevity Partners supports its clients with European and global portfolios with services ranging from defining ESG strategies, to supporting and advising on international reporting, to the certification of green buildings and the implementation of emission reductions at scale.