Senior Strategic Bids & Pursuits Lead

Ashurst Perkins Coie; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health and wellbeing benefits

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie in London is seeking a seasoned Bid & Pursuits professional to lead the end-to-end development of compelling client-centred bids, working closely with partners, the wider Business Development team and stakeholders.

The role offers hybrid working from our London office, with a focus on strategy, writing, review and continuous improvement to win more work and drive profitable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in pursuit and bid roles in legal or professional services.
• Experience in proposal writing and collaborating with SME stakeholders.
• Experience supporting bid teams throughout bid lifecycle, including meetings and presentations.
• Strong bid-writing, writing and project management skills; can transform technical information into clear content.
• Ability to identify client requirements and articulate benefits and win themes.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to manage multiple opportunities to deadlines.
• Exceptional eye for detail to spot errors and inconsistencies.

Responsibilities

• Define bid strategy with a clear value proposition and win themes for all bids.
• Manage end-to-end process for bids and pursuits from qualification to submissions, presentations and aftercare, including content management.
• Champion Ashurst Perkins Coie's global bid & pursuit methodology, drive best practice and continuous improvement across pursuits and bids.
• Lead the writing, reviewing, proof reading and amendment support to drafted content, for improved internal compliance.
• Collaborate with all teams across CMG to share and promote best practice across bids & pursuits.
• Analyse bid and pursuit reporting, statistics, feedback and outcomes to support continuous improvement of overall quality, win rates, activity and trends.

Skills

Proposal writing

Bid management

Content drafting

Editing/proofreading

Stakeholder collaboration

Time management

Job description

Ashurst Perkins Coie in London is seeking a seasoned Bid & Pursuits professional to lead the end-to-end development of compelling client-centred bids, working closely with partners, the wider Business Development team and stakeholders.

The role offers hybrid working from our London office, with a focus on strategy, writing, review and continuous improvement to win more work and drive profitable outcomes.