Senior Strategic Bids Manager - London, United Kingdom - Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide.

Our London office is currently recruiting for a
Senior Strategic Bids Manager.

As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do.

We celebrate multipleapproaches and points of view and believe diversity drives innovation, so we're building a culture where difference is valued.

The Role:

The Senior Strategic Bids Manager plays a key role in our Strategic Bids Team ("SBT") for Europe, Middle East and Asia.

This high-performing, collegiate team works with our lawyers to win and retain the firm's most important mandates

You will lead the bids process (from qualification through to client feedback) across multiple, multi-jurisdictional bids at any one time, working on all bid types including high-value projects, transactions and legal panel appointments.

Reporting to the regional Head of Bids, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day management and work allocation of a well-respected team of five bids professionals.

This is a fast-paced role with senior stakeholder engagement and management required throughout.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be based in our London office working alongside the wider Marketing & Business Development function to support lawyers across Europe, Middle East and Asia.

We operate a flexible working policy where you will need to be in the office at least twodays a week.

Bid Leadership & Execution:

Guiding the partnership to win and retain profitable mandates and legal panel appointments
Working and influencing strategically to provide direction across the entire bids process
Opportunity qualification, bid planning, win theme development, operational delivery workshops, bid management critical path analysis, risk analysis and identifying bid resource needs
Establishing and achieving timelines, approvals and governance
Understanding and leading opportunities cohesively across our global network
Gathering and collating client feedback to create a cycle of continuous improvement
Liaising with clients to develop an understanding of their needs
Writing and editing content so that it is fitforpurpose

Strategic Bid Team Management:

Acting as the team's leader and helping them to develop their core bid management skills
Working with the Head of Bids to coach the bid team
Delivering strategic projects and supporting change management

Skills and Experience:

Proven project management/bid management skills
Absolute attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Ability to liaise confidently and build relationships with people of all levels, creating confidence in your approach
Strong English language skills for drafting, editing and proof reading
Agile approach to workload and demonstration of flexibility to meet the demands of a diverse global law firm
Experience as a bid manager working on complex, multijurisdictional/multioffice/multipractice area bid responses
Experience leading and coaching a team of bid professionals at all levels
Experience of bids and bidding in a professional services environment would be beneficial but not essential

Our clients come first and whilst we have a high performance culture and work hard as a team, in return we offer range of competitive benefits including:

25 days hols + Bank hols
Buy up to 5 days:

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GP Service:

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Bupa Healthcare:

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Pension:

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Flexible working

In addition, we are proud of our established health and wellbeing programme which supports our employees through mental, physical and lifestyle challenges.

Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to promoting a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace where everyone can realise their full potential and career ambitions on the basis of merit and skill.

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employmentpolicies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks. Find more about Diversity and Inclusion here.

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