Bid Coordinator

Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major investment company is seeking a Bid Coordinator in Bristol to write compelling bid responses for Workplace Solutions products. The role requires outstanding written communication skills, exceptional organization, and detail orientation while managing multiple tasks under pressure. This permanent full-time position offers a hybrid working schedule and a discretionary annual bonus.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to purchase additional holiday

Flexible working options including hybrid

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Sharesave scheme

Private medical insurance

Gym memberships and wellbeing apps

Inhouse barista

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Outstanding written communications skills essential.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task required.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy is a must.

Responsibilities

• Write quality tender responses for Workplace's products opportunities.
• Lead creation of business presentation pitch deck/materials.
• Manage completion of EBC research questionnaires.

Skills

Outstanding written communications skills

Excellent organisational skills

High level of attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Desire to learn

Ability to multi-task

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at HL.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you!

About the role

We have an exciting new position available for a Bid Coordinator to join our Workplace Solutions Team. This team focuses on delivering the best of Hargreaves Lansdown's (HL) products and services to UK employers and driving up engagement with their employees. Your role is to write compelling bid responses to Employee Benefit Consultants (EBC) for our Workplace Solutions products.

The Bid Manager will also be involved pre-bid phase, by completing research questionnaires about our proposition to Employee Benefit Consultants.

This is a highly networked role across HL that requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines.

What you'll be doing

• Writing quality tender responses for Workplace's products opportunities through direct and intermediary sales channels
• Leading the creation of new business presentation pitch deck/materials is also a prerequisite of this position as a panel of external decision makers will often assess our propositional capability and credibility before the winning provider is declared.
• Managing completion of EBC research questionnaires to ensure that all aspects of the proposition and wider HL services/controls are accurately represented (usually one per EBC each year).
• Preparing and coordinating prospective employer clients visits at Hargreaves Lansdown.
• Supporting the team in best positioning and representing at relevant industry 'thought leading' conferences and seminars.

About you

• Outstanding written communications skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task.
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Desire to learn
• Organised to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work, and be resilient, in a fast paced and changeable environment.

Interview process

The interview process for this role is 2 stages covering competency-based questions.

Working Schedule

This role is based in our Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This is a permanent full-time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern of working in the office and at home.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* & annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Help@hand and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available
• Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities
• An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks
• Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)
• LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers

* dependant on role level

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.