Senior Bid Manager

Blue Legal; George Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is looking for a Senior Bid Manager to join their national bids team. The role involves managing the entire bid process, developing win strategies, and collaborating with various legal experts. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar environments and possess strong project management and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience managing bids in a law firm.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Strong project management skills and capable of managing complex plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of bid responses from planning to delivery.
• Work collaboratively to identify bid opportunities and prepare responses.
• Coach teams for presentations and interviews.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Coaching

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: South West
Salary: up to £75,000.00
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 offers high-level exposure to the partnership and has 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 work 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.
• Coach teams in rehearsing for presentations and interviews, and lead internal and external debriefs.
• Drive bids forward through well-planned, controlled processes using project management skills.
• Contribute to best practices on win strategy for each bid, including consideration of commercial strategies and the reasons for adopting those strategies.
• Work with lawyers to formulate models for attractive and profitable offers.

The Candidate:

• Experience managing bids in a law firm.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.
• Strong time and project management skills to create and manage complex plans.
• Ability to work both in a team and autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 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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