Proposals & Pursuits Coordinator

Bennett Jones LLP; Calgary; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary seeks a Proposals & Pursuits Coordinator to join the Client & Business Development team. You will drive proposal excellence, manage related content, and support lawyers with bios and updates.

The role requires a can-do attitude, strong communication skills, and the ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced, professional services environment. Calgary office-based position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
• 1–3 years of professional experience.
• Experience in legal or professional services environment is an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Asana, InterAction and Foundation experience an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support proposal development requests including assisting with the preparation of presentations and pitches for prospective clients.
• Assist lawyers access to bios and updates.
• Assist with tracking and reporting of proposals and pitch activity via Asana.
• Support data entry and maintenance of Content Library materials to Foundation, ensuring writing style compliance.
• Assist collection and population of mandate descriptions in Foundation; generate experience lists for proposals.
• Assist with updating presentations for industry and practice groups.
• Provide general administrative support to the national proposal team.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Marketing

Experience 1-3 years

Legal/Professional services

Verbal and written comms

Time management

Organizational skills

Workload prioritization

Independent & teamwork

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Asana

InterAction

Foundation experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Asana

InterAction

Foundation

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 25 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 450 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Calgary office:

Proposals & PursuitsCoordinator

The Role:

We are seeking a motivated Coordinator, Proposals & Pursuits to assist our Client & Business Development team in driving proposal excellence, client value and expanding the business. You will conduct a range of business development, proposal and administrative duties. To excel in this role, you will enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, have excellent people skills, be comfortable working on multiple projects and have a keen sense of curiosity and passion for continuous learning.

Essential Functions:

• Supporting proposal development requests including assisting with the preparation of presentations and pitches for prospective clients
• Assisting lawyers access to their bios and supporting requests for updates
• Assisting with the tracking and reporting of proposals requests and other pitch related activity through our project management platform (Asana)
• Providing support for the data entry and maintenance of relevant Content Library materials, such as practice and industry group descriptions, value propositions, proposal introductions, pricing structures, custom lawyer biographies, RFP FAQs and other proposal content to the firm's experience database (Foundation), ensuring compliance with the writing style guide
• Assisting with the collection and population of mandate descriptions in Foundation, including the generation of experience lists to support proposal development
• Assisting with updating presentations and materials for industry and practice groups
• Providing general administrative support to the national proposal team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
• 1 – 3 years of professional experience
• Experience in legal or professional services environment is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented, with a commitment to accuracy and quality
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Asana, InterAction and Foundation experience an advantage
• Vacancy: This position is for an existing vacancy

Additional Details:

• Vacancy: This position is for an existing vacancy

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory verification of a Canadian criminal record check and social media search. Determination of the factors that constitute satisfactory verification is within the sole discretion of Bennett Jones.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Bennett Jones is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act, 2005. If you require accommodations, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you are currently working in Canada under the authority of a Work Permit, please include a copy of your valid Work Permit with your application materials.

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