The role
Mills & Reeve is a highly reputable national law firm recognised for investing in its people. Several recent high profile panel appointments have seen an increase in tender activity. Therefore, the firm has created a new role and is looking for a Bid Manager on a permanent basis. You will be responsible to 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.
Within this specialist role, 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 someone who has had 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 be able to liaise confidently with internal stakeholders, advising and guiding them through both 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, 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.
Qualifications
* Ideally a marketing qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing
* Commercial acumen: understanding of our business and clients/prospective target businesses and their industries
* Client focus and the development of relevant 'sales' messages
* Project management
* A proactive self-starter who is motivated to contribute on a strategic and operational level.
* Ability to work under pressure whilst keeping your sense of humour and balancing a demanding workload
* Delegation and communication skills
* Ability to draft in compelling, plain English style as well as research and analysis skills
* Ability to influence and persuade key stakeholders and the confidence to talk to clients
Team
You will be expected to 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 actively supported progression and promotion of various team members. You will also receive assistance from the wider team including Senior Bid Manager, Bid Manager, Bid Adviser and Administration support. In addition, at various points of the tender process it is likely you will work with the Head of Client Care, Head of Business Development and various members of the Business Development Team, as well as a range of partners, lawyers and business support specialists.
Benefits
As you’d expect, the firm offers a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.
Pre employment screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre‑employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three‑year employment history and a self‑declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre‑screening employment process are available upon request.
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