Here at DNV, what we do matters. Every day we actively support the Energy industry, (be that onshore, offshore, or renewables), transition to a more decarbonised and sustainable future, thereby helping safeguard life, property and the environment. What you do will make a difference for future generations. This is our shared purpose and one our people are proud to be part of.
Our Opportunity:
We are recruiting for a Proposals Coordinator to join our dedicated Bid and Proposals Team based in Leicestershire, on a maternity cover basis. You will be responsible for supporting the preparation of proposals for both Government, Public and Private sector clients.
You will be an integral member of bid teams, providing end-to-end support for Bid Managers and the bid process, to produce and deliver cost effective, high-quality and compliant bid responses.
Your responsibilities will include the following:
1. Support the Bid Managers on large value strategically important and complex bids
2. Unpick ITT’s, define response requirements and develop bid submission plans to ensure submissions are fully compliant with the tender requirements
3. Facilitate and support bid decisions ensuring win themes are communicated clearly to create impactful well-structured and compelling proposals
4. Prepare and manage the bid team schedule, including organising and facilitating progress review meetings
5. Collaborate and work closely with members of the wider technical project teams
6. Carry out debriefings with clients and internal response teams to learn lessons and implement improvements
7. Maintain library of proposal collateral to ensure its accuracy, taking corrective action where appropriate.
We value all of our people and the contribution they make to our business, so it’s important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That’s why we recognise personal needs and offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter to you, including;
8. Non-contractual Profit Share Scheme
9. Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options
10. Wellbeing benefits: (inc Private Medical, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices
11. Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection
12. Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use)
13. Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570)
14. Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.
We value the diversity of thought, skills and backgrounds that our people possess and therefore try to limit essential requirements to a minimum, but there are a few things we believe are important to help you thrive in our role:
15. Experience in creating and delivering compelling and successful proposals to support bids/proposal development for Government, Public, and Private Sector clients
16. Strategic mindset with strong desire to improve win rate
17. Good analytical and commercial skills
18. Self-motivated with the desire to take ownership and make things happen
19. Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks in a fast paced, commercial environment
20. Focused and resilient with the skill to build strong working relationships & communicate with stakeholders at many different levels within the business and externally
21. Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM tools
22. Preferably a Member of APMP
This role is ideally based in Loughborough, however, we are open to candidates who could work from one of our other key UK offices (Bristol, Stockport, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London).