Bid Manager, National Law Firm

Connect Legal Partners; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday

Pension

Healthcare

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners is seeking an experienced Bid and Tender Manager to lead formal responses for regional and national opportunities. You will scope bids, build win plans with fee earners, research clients, and draft, edit and proofread proposal content.

You will coordinate inputs across the firm, coach fee earners ahead of pitches, run debriefs on results, maintain the content library, and spot cross-selling opportunities to grow the business.

Qualifications

• At least three years in bid or tender management in a business to business setting, including formal tenders.
• Strong writing and verbal skills.
• Confidence dealing with senior people and close attention to detail.
• Proficiency with IT and numeracy; ability to prioritise under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Scope and assess bids for regional and national opportunities.
• Build the win plan with fee earners and research clients.
• Draft, edit and proofread content for proposals.
• Coordinate input across the firm and coach fee earners ahead of pitches.
• Run debriefs on results and maintain the content library and precedents.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities across the business.

Skills

Excellent writing

Strong verbal skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

IT and numeracy

Prioritisation under pressure

Tools

InDesign

Job description

The firm

A national full service law firm with offices across the UK. The business services teams support lawyers across a wide range of practice areas.

The role

You will run formal tender responses and proposals for regional and national opportunities. That means scoping and assessing bids, building the win plan with fee earners, researching clients and prospects, and drafting, editing and proofreading content. You will pull in input from teams across the firm, coach fee earners ahead of pitch presentations, run debriefs on results and keep the content library and precedent bank up to date. You will also look for cross selling openings across the wider business.

What you will need

At least three years in bid or tender management in a business to business setting, including formal tenders. Strong writing and verbal skills, confidence dealing with senior people, close attention to detail, good IT and numeracy, and the ability to prioritise under pressure. InDesign and property or construction sector experience are useful but not essential.

What is on offer

Competitive salary with an annual bonus opportunity. Holiday, pension, healthcare and wellbeing benefits. Flexible working patterns considered. Real room to develop and progress.