RFP Writer

Job Description

People are living longer than ever before, and were excited by the opportunities this brings. As a purpose-led business, were focused on supporting our customers as they navigate through new stages of their lives and all the moments that matter. Werehere for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it - however grand or humble their ambitions. Working at Aegon Asset Management, youll play an important part in helping achieve this. Wehave three behaviors that are central to how we operate as a team and a business: we step up, we tune in and were a force for good.The TeamWe have an exciting opportunity for a RFP Writer to join us and play a critical role in the sales process, developing concise and consistent firm and product responses for business proposals, and help maintain database.Key responsibilities

• Develop excellent knowledge of products, processes and people to ensure that expected accuracy and quality standards are met. Ensure that the competitive advantages of products come across in RFPs.
• Contribute to the production of RFPs and other questionnaires for specified asset classes and products, ensuring that all deadlines are prioritised and agreed with relevant partners; ensure all documents are written to suitable standards of accuracy, consistencyand in line with agreed deadlines.
• Contribute as required to the maintenance of institutional databases ensuring that content remains competitive and commercially relevant as well as accurate and up to date at all times.
• Collaborate with colleagues on the sourcing, collation and maintenance of data on the central database ensuring accurate and consistent data from relevant areas across AAM.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with all internal suppliers and clients, including relevant fund managers and salespeople, and relevant members of the finance, operations, legal and performance measurement teams; be prepared and organisedto respond quickly to product and corporate information queries from customers.
• Continually develop and update regulatory, investment and industry knowledge. Ensure training requirements are fulfilled and personal knowledge is up to date and of sufficient depth.
• Responsible for compliance with the regulatory and legislative regime as it impacts your role and for ensuring that risks are identified, reported and managed accordingly.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience in asset management or a strong desire to develop a deep knowledge of the industry
• Experience in maintaining information in a content management system (e.g., Qvidian, RocketDocs, RFPio, Loopio)
• Experience in maintaining institutional client databases and working with database interrogation tools
• Skill in building and maintaining relationships across the organisation

How we look after youOutside of a competitive salary, working with us comes with a range of benefits that you can access from day one, including:

• Non-contributary pension between 9-13% dependant on age
• Life assurance cover
• Private medical cover and health assessments
• Access to Peppy - a digital health app for employees of all genders with a range of support covering areas such as general health, menopause, fertility, baby etc
• Critical Illness cover
• A suite of enhanced parental leave policies to support you in the moments that matter
• Holiday trading
• Private GP appointments with Doctor at Hand
• Cycle2Work scheme
• 2 paid days per year for charitable volunteering
• Employee wellbeing is key to our culture. We offer a range of online classes to support this, including yoga and meditation

We champion a collaborative, supportive working environment where youll have the opportunity to develop yourself and your career in a way that works for you. Our reward programmes encourage peer-to-peer recognition, and we offer a discretionary annual bonusdependent on company and individual performance.How we look after the community and the environmentAegon Asset Management supports local causes that align with our purpose and ambitions. Our goal is to serve and strengthen the communities where we do business and create a better quality of life for everyone. Our employees are encouraged to support charitiesthey feel passionate about and are offered volunteering days.Responsible investment is a key element of Aegons company-wide approach to sustainability. Aegon is committed to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing, we have over 30 years experience managing responsible investments and offer over 200responsible investment options across our platforms.Flexible workingWere transitioning to our new normal and were welcoming everyone back to working in new, collaborative, and exciting ways. Weve adopted a hybrid environment of remote and office working, so its important that you live within a commutable distance toour offices.We know that people have busy lives and commitments outside of work, so we offer flexible work arrangements where possible to support our employees.Who were made up ofWere a company of ambitious, collaborative, problem-solvers who get things done. We strive to make sure everyone that works for us feel seen, heard, and valued - so were looking for like-minded people to join us.What you need to knowWell need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you the job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactoryreferences.