Overview
Mills & Reeve is a national law firm recognised for investing in its people. The firm has created a new role and is looking for a Bid Manager on a permanent basis. You will produce tenders across the firm, ensuring bid best practice and providing practical support on all aspects of the bid process. The role encompasses both managing the bid process and drafting the material, so skills in both areas are essential. You will project manage the bid process, utilise the firm\'s bid automated system to create and produce content, and support the legal team through to presentation and debrief. The role involves strategic input to improve the bidding process and manage projects to drive best practice. This role requires significant bids experience, preferably in a professional services environment. You must have managed the bid process as well as implemented new ideas to develop winning strategies. You will need to liaise confidently with internal stakeholders, advising and guiding them through private and public sector bids process. You must also possess strong writing, proofreading/editing skills and a keen attention to detail. You will need to have good IT knowledge/tender portal skills, and proven project management and communications skills. The successful candidate will be a proactive self-starter who is motivated to contribute on a strategic and operational level. As a member of the bid team, you will work across the entire range of sectors covered by this leading national law firm, producing business-winning tenders. You will interpret the requirements for bids, advise legal teams on approach, and prepare, coach and mentor them for presentations and pitches to clients. The bid team has thrived on a culture of individual and team development. A key part of your role will be to help develop other members of the team. Other responsibilities include strategic projects and input into the continuous development of systems and tender best practice. You will manage your own workload but draw upon the support and guidance of others. You will join the established team of 8 bid specialists within the firm\'s marketing team to manage bid activity and help maintain the firm\'s high win rate. The team is led by a Head of Bids who champions the growth and development of the Bid team and has supported progression and promotion of various team members. You will also receive assistance from the wider team including a Senior Bid Manager, Bid Manager, Bid Adviser and Administration support. You may also work with the Head of Client Care, Head of Business Development and various members of the Business Development Team, as well as partners, lawyers and business support specialists.
Responsibilities
* Produce tenders across the firm, ensuring bid best practice
* Project manage the bid process and use the firm\'s bid automated system to create content
* Draft bid material and provide writing and editing support
* Advise legal teams on bid approach and coach for presentations
* Mentor colleagues and develop the bid team
* Contribute to the continuous development of systems and tender best practice
* Manage own workload with support from the team
* Collaborate with marketing, business development, and stakeholders across sectors
Qualifications
* Significant bids experience, preferably in a professional services environment
* Experience managing bid processes and implementing winning strategies
* Strong writing, proofreading/editing and attention to detail
* Good IT knowledge and tender portal skills
* Proven project management and communications skills
* Ability to liaise with internal stakeholders and talk to clients
* Proactive self-starter with strategic and operational contribution
* Ability to work under pressure with a sense of humour
* Delegation and communication skills
* Ability to draft in plain English and conduct research and analysis
About Mills & Reeve
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it. We build personal relationships, with advice tailored to individual need. Our 1,450+ people and over 850 lawyers share one vision - achieving more for clients. We are ranked in the top 50 UK law firms and have been recognised as a great place to work. We are committed to inclusion and flexible working arrangements. We encourage everyone to ask if they need workplace adjustments, and we will support where possible.
As you\'d expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.
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