Bids & Pursuits Assistant Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; Oldham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services network is seeking a Bids & Pursuits Assistant Project Manager in Oldham. The role involves managing the bid process, collaborating with stakeholders, and developing proposals. Ideal candidates are proactive, strategic thinkers with strong interpersonal skills. Join a diverse team committed to delivering exceptional client service and fostering inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in a bid, business development, capture, or pursuit role.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the bid process from opportunity identification to submission.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and develop proposals.

Skills

Business Development

Strategic Mindset

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Tools

Miro

AI

Job description

Bids & Pursuits Assistant Project Manager, Oldham

Client:

Forvis Mazars

Location:

Oldham

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

19.05.2025

Expiry Date:

03.07.2025

Job Description:

Forvis Mazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About the team

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. Together, the People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance, and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Forvis Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies, and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

About the role

We are seeking an inquisitive and visionary bid professional to join our Bids & Pursuits Team. Working closely with the UK bids & pursuit team and our offshore team in Delhi, you will help in the conversion of key opportunities by managing the bid process for your own opportunities or supporting the Pursuits Manager or Head of Strategic Growth on priority pursuits, developing proposals, coordinating with stakeholders, and continuously improving the pursuit process and methodology.

You will leverage the strategic growth team and the wider clients and markets capabilities to support opportunities. By ensuring our established pursuit methodology is followed, combined with the correct support and advice, you will increase our chances of winning in the market.

• Pursuit Management: Lead and own the bid process from initial opportunity identification through to submission, working closely with the Head of Strategic Growth and Pursuits Manager to ensure the pursuit methodology is implemented on opportunities. This includes supporting on qualifying opportunities, developing win strategies, conversation coaching, proposition development, storyboarding, and presentation coaching on key opportunities.
• Proposal Development: Work with delivery teams to develop and write compelling proposals.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with internal stakeholders including business services and fee earners. Work closely with the wider Clients & Markets, offshore, and innovation teams to ensure a truly integrated approach.
• Continuous Improvement: Implement the pursuit methodology while being the voice in the room that asks what else do we need to do to win? Ensure teams focus on winning, not just responding. Develop workshops to support this and share lessons with the wider team.
• Qualification: Support the correct opportunities by assessing winnability, not just desirability, and use this to develop win strategies.
• Relationship Building: Build relationships with key stakeholders, understand their requirements and ways of working, and position yourself as an expert in winning work, with the ability to challenge or bring new ideas.
• Reporting: Assist senior members of the Strategic Growth team in improving reporting and approaches, including attending or facilitating internal feedback sessions.
• Line Management: Manage, coach, and develop members of the strategic growth team where appropriate.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in a bid, business development, capture, or pursuit role
• A naturally inquisitive and curious person, with a strategic and innovative mindset
• Comfortable with exploring innovative tools and technology (such as Miro or leveraging AI)
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to motivate teams
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network operating in over 100 countries and territories. The network shares a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services worldwide. Our strategic vision aims to move clients, people, industry, and communities forward, addressing emerging sustainability issues like human rights, climate change, and environmental impacts.

We are a diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team that values connection and belonging. We empower our people, celebrate individuality, and foster teamwork and agility. We encourage boldness and give individuals the freedom to contribute meaningfully to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change, and reach our full potential.

Inclusivity is at our core. We are committed to supporting everyone, whether during recruitment or beyond, to be their authentic selves. For more information, please read about our approach.

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Created on 19/05/2025 by JR, United Kingdom