Here at Mills & Reeve we are looking to hire a Senior Bid Advisor into our established team, to be part of our national Marketing group. Click here to learn more and apply! Mills & Reeve is a national law firm renowned for its people-first culture. Following continued growth and a number of high-profile panel appointments, we are seeing a significant increase in tender activity and we're now looking for an experienced Senior Bid Advisor to join our established and high-performing Bid Team. The role As a Senior Bid Advisor, you'll play a key role in maintaining and strengthening the firm's impressive bid win rate. Joining a collaborative Bid Team of seven, you'll take responsibility for managing and delivering tenders across the firm, working closely with partners, lawyers and senior stakeholders. This is a varied and rewarding role that combines bid project management with high-quality content drafting. You'll ensure bid best practice is followed at every stage of the process, while also contributing strategically to complex and high-value bids. You'll be supported by a Head of Bids who actively champions team development and progression, with real opportunities to grow your career. The person You'll bring significant bids experience, ideally gained within a professional services environment, and be confident operating at both a strategic and operational level. You'll be: Commercially astute, with a strong understanding of clients and their industries An excellent writer, with strong drafting, editing and proofreading skills Highly organised, able to manage multiple deadlines and work under pressure A proactive self-starter with strong project management and communication skills Confident influencing and persuading senior stakeholders and speaking with clients IT literate, comfortable using tender portals and embracing AI-enabled bid tools Flexible, collaborative and positive with a good sense of humour A CIM marketing qualification would be advantageous, but is not essential. The activities Your role will include: End-to-end project management of bids across public and private sector opportunities Drafting, editing and producing compelling bid content using plain English and clear sales messages Advising and guiding stakeholders through the bid process with confidence and credibility Using the firm's automated bid system and centralised knowledge base, including AI tools, to work efficiently and effectively Collaborating on strategic bids alongside senior members of the Bid Team Supporting legal teams through to presentation stage where required Ensuring accuracy, consistency and attention to detail across all submissions Contributing to continuous improvement of bid systems, processes and best practice Supporting wider strategic projects and team initiatives We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. The benefits 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. 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. The firm Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it. We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision - achieving more for clients. By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is "Achieve more. Together.", which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day. • We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work • We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right • We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet • We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done - together And finally Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these. To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website. 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