Senior Proposals and Pursuits Executive

Blue Legal; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic international law firm is seeking a Senior Proposals and Pursuits Executive for their London office. The role focuses on driving business development and marketing efforts through effective pitching and proposals. The successful candidate will manage RFP processes and collaborate with a dedicated team to enhance client engagement.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with proposals in professional services.
• Strong IT literacy and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Project manage and deliver end-to-end RFP opportunities.
• Draft and edit RFP response documents, including executive summaries.
• Coordinate inputs from various stakeholders and support client presentations.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Job description

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Senior Proposals and Pursuits Executive

Location: London
Salary: Market Rate
Salary band: Dependent upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 10th June 2025

Blue Legal is partnering with a dynamic international law firm recruiting for a Senior Proposals and Pursuits Executive to join their London office. The role involves supporting a global industry group to drive business development and marketing efforts through pitching and proposals. The ideal candidate will collaborate with business development professionals supporting the central proposals and pursuits team.

Responsibilities:

• Project managing and delivering end-to-end RFP opportunities, ensuring best practice processes are followed.
• Assisting in identifying winning strategies and drafting persuasive sales messages to differentiate the firm’s offerings.
• Coordinating and managing inputs from various stakeholders.
• Drafting, editing, formatting, and producing RFP response documents, utilizing standard content and tailoring as appropriate, including drafting content from scratch (e.g., executive summaries).
• Supporting partners/lawyers in preparing for client presentations.
• Preparing client reports as part of engagement processes.
• Ensuring post-proposal reviews are conducted to capture lessons learned.
• Creating proposal-related reports.

Candidate Profile:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with confidence approaching senior partners and lawyers with new ideas.
• Experience with proposals within a professional services environment.
• Attention to detail, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Strong IT literacy.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure, managing multiple deadlines and internal expectations.

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