Bid Writer

Job Description

About your new roleOur Marketing team is made up of many teams that work together to support Weightmans marketing processes. The teams include: business development; communications; CRM; events; profile raising; and projects.Primary objectives

• Work with the Bids Team to support, develop and implement all necessary bid procedures, governance and processes.
• Work with the Bids Team to deliver high quality documents and presentations with the end result to contribute effectively to the Bids Team Target win rate, bid margin and achievement of internal SLAs.
• Support the Bids Team and Partners across the firm to contribute to the overall financial objectives of the firm.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end bid process on appropriately sized bids (supported by Bid Managers)
• Work to support the Bid Managers on larger scale bids
• Develop a strong network internally, engaging with Client Relationship Partners (CRPs), product teams, finance and Operations Teams to deliver quality bid content.
• Work within the Bid Managers and the CRP to develop a clear win strategy for each bid and ensure win themes are clear and compelling.
• Contribute to the written proposal - both in terms of content and presentation (such as providing guidance around the executive summary).
• Own and administer the RFPIO bid library to ensure the material is up to date and appropriately filed for ease and clarity of use.
• Ensure timescales are achieved at each step of the bid process, including all internal governance, while taking the initiative in setting realistic deadlines.
• Ensure on-time submission of compliant and commercially sound bids.
• Co-ordinate and plan all client presentations required as part of the bid submission.
• Drive continuous improvement, through post-bid reviews, both internally and with client organisations.
• Own and administer the tracking of new bid opportunities in InterAction and keeping the bids watchlist up to date.

• Support Bid Managers with the bids dashboard to track all bids and monitor feedback, helping Bid Managers to produce regular reports.
• Assist with ad hoc business development & marketing projects that may require additional resource.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.About YouIdeally you will have previous experience of working in a similar role and in a similarenvironment.Key Skills & Experience

• This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines. It requires strong people management and commercial skills.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a similar role.
• Strong academic background or successfully completed the Bid and Proposal Apprenticeship / APMP Foundation (Practitioner or Professional level desirable).
• Candidate must be meticulous with a particular attention to detail and have the ability to work to deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills. Commercially aware and astute.
• Excellent IT skills (MS Office)
• Well developed project and time management skills plus organisational skills.
• Confident, assertive and resilient.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• A good understanding of marketing
• Flexible – the role will be a mix of internal support to Partners and client facing activity so travel across Weightmans offices and to client offices will be required.
• Hybrid working – the role will be North West based, alongside the wider team in the Liverpool office with remote working from home 3 days a week (subject to flexibility due to business needs).

Why work for usWeightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britains Top Employers awards 2021 and achieved recordrankings in Chambers UK.The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation."We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans.As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Agile / working from homeincluding provision of home office equipment*
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash
• Pension plan
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offers & discounts
• Great reward and recognition scheme

*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.Please note

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitmentteam.

• We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL) Weightmans operates a strict preferred supplier list (PSL) and is committed to working closely with the recruitment agencies that feature on that list. As such, Weightmans does not acce