Senior Bid Manager

Blue Legal; Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to lead national tenders and bid activities across various sectors. This role involves managing the bid process, coaching teams, and working closely with lawyers to formulate strategies. Strong experience in law firm bids, project management skills, and excellent communication abilities are essential. This position is based in the Midlands and offers a salary of up to £65,000.

Qualifications

• Experience managing bids in a law firm is mandatory.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.
• Strong time management skills with techniques for complex plans.

Responsibilities

• Identify and log opportunities for bid planning and responses.
• Lead bid planning, preparation, delivery, and debrief.
• Coach teams for presentations and interviews.

Skills

Managing bids in a law firm

Time and project management

Excellent interpersonal skills

Autonomous work ability

Proficient with Microsoft packages

Excellent writing and communication skills

Job description

Location: Midlands
Salary: up to £65,000
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 11/05/2022

An award-winning full service law firm is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to work within the national tenders and bids team and lead activity across the UK. This position has high-level of exposure to the partnership and have a key focus across all sectors, service lines and offices. You will report to the Associate Directors and will be based in any of the firm’s offices.

The Responsibilities

• Collaboratively working as part of a team to identify and log opportunities for bid planning, scoping, and drafting responses
• Take ownership and lead on bid planning, preparation, delivery, debrief and all aspects of bid responses
• Able to coach teams in rehearsing for presentations and interviewsand lead internal and external debriefs
• Drive bids forward though well-planned, and controlled processes using project management skills
• Contributing to best practice on win strategy for each bid, including consideration of commercial strategies and the reasons for adopting those strategies
• Working with lawyers to formulate models for an attractive and profitable offer

The Candidate

• Experience of managing bids in a law firm
• Ability to work effectively, including under pressure, to meet multiple deadlines
• Strong time and project management skills and techniques to help create and manage complex plans
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously
• Possess excellent interpersonal and relationship skills
• Proficient with Microsoft packages
• Excellent writing, communication and influencing skills

Please note

Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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