Sales & Marketing Associate

Sales & Marketing Associates support Upswing's commercial growth engine by helping identify opportunities, engage prospects, develop relationships and generate demand across the firm's consulting, training, research, AI, business-growth, transaction and advisory practices.

This is a commercially oriented role for ambitious early-career professionals who want to develop strong capabilities in professional-services business development, consultative selling and client engagement.

• Identify and qualify prospective clients and business opportunities.
• Generate leads through structured outreach, referrals, networking, LinkedIn, email and other appropriate channels.
• Research organisations, decision-makers, sectors and business needs.
• Introduce prospective clients to relevant Upswing solutions.
• Follow up consistently with prospects and maintain an organised pipeline.
• Support the promotion of consulting, training, research, AI and business solutions.
• Schedule discovery meetings and support client engagement.
• Maintain accurate prospect and activity records in the CRM or approved tracking system.
• Support campaigns, webinars, executive events and business-development initiatives.
• Work with consultants, trainers, researchers and business-development leaders to move opportunities forward.
• Contribute to measurable commercial growth.

• Bachelor's degree, HND or equivalent in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Management, Communications, Finance or a related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence communicating through phone, email and professional digital channels.
• Ability to research prospects and understand business needs.
• Basic understanding of consultative selling and relationship development.
• Familiarity with digital communication and productivity tools.
• Strong follow-up discipline.
• Commercial orientation and resilience.

0–3 years of relevant experience.

Recent graduates and high-potential early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.

Previous experience in consulting, financial services, technology, training, B2B sales or professional-services business development is an advantage but is not mandatory for exceptional candidates.

• Communication
• Prospecting
• Relationship building
• Commercial awareness
• Research
• Follow-up
• Persuasion
• Initiative
• Learning agility
• Professionalism

A strong candidate will demonstrate confidence, initiative, persistence, curiosity and the ability to understand and communicate the value of professional services.

Competitive and market-aligned remuneration, commensurate with role scope, qualifications, relevant experience and demonstrated capability. Performance-linked and role-specific commercial incentives may apply where appropriate.