Bids Manager

Job Description

Practice Group / Department: Marketing Bids - EMEA Job Description Were Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. As well as the relevant skills and experience, werelooking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realizetheir full career potential. We value difference and actively promote a culture of respect for each individual, encouraging and creating inclusion. Our new hybrid working model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work fromboth the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s healthand overall wellbeing. Our Londonoffice is currently recruiting for Bid Manager. As well as the relevant skills and experience, were looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. We celebrate multiple approaches and pointsof view and believe diversity drives innovation, so were building a culture where difference is valued.The RoleThis Bids Manager role sits in our Strategic Bids Team for Europe, Middle East and Asia. This high-performing team works alongside our lawyers and business services colleagues to win and retain the firm’s most important mandates.You will be dual focussed, working on both multi-jurisdictional panel and strategic transactional bids to contribute to the strategic growth of the firm. You will need outstanding organisation skills, an ability to manage stakeholders at all levels and exceptionalattention to detail. You will report in to the Head of Bids for the region.Key ResponsibilitiesYou will be based in our London office working in the Marketing & Business Development function to support lawyers across Europe, Middle East and Asia to deliver bids. We operate a flexible working policy requiring you to be in the office at least two daysa week.Bid ownership, execution & leadership

• Own the entire bids process from qualification through to submission producing client-focussed high-quality bids
• Facilitate scoping/kick-off calls and running all aspects of bid response: planning, structure, format, content, messaging, proofing and submission – using a deliverables matrix for all bids
• Provide project management/document control for all areas of the bid
• Provide coaching and guidance to fee earners regarding client engagement throughout the bid lifecycle
• Work with lead partners and the client relationship team to develop an appropriate response strategy and ensure a bespoke solution
• Engage and matrix manage all contributing functions including: pricing, compliance, business development and knowledge
• Manage housekeeping – updating bid systems for bid reporting and enhancing future content
• Embed best practice throughout the bid process and provide training and ad hoc coaching to business development colleagues to develop bid management skills as appropriate

Skills and Experience Required

• Experience as a bid manager working on multi-jurisdictional, multi-office, multi-practice area bid responses
• Unrivalled attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with excellent project management skills
• Ability to liaise confidently and build relationships with people of all levels, creating confidence with your approach
• Strong written English language skills for drafting, editing and proofing
• Agile approach to workload and demonstration of flexibility to meet the demands of a diverse global law firm
• Experience of bids and bidding in a professional services environment is essential
• Experience as a bid manager working on multiple complex, multi-jurisdictional/multi-office/multi-practice area bid responses

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
• GP Service
• Bupa Healthcare
• Pension
• Flexible working

#LI-JC1Diversity, Equity and InclusionTo attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential.Our new enabled work model allowsour people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to workfrom both the office and a remote location, while continuing todeliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusiveemployment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusionhere.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustmentsor accommodations, please let us know here. Norton Rose Fulbright UK has been accredited as a Disability Confident Employer and as such, we are committed to taking actions regarding the attraction, recruitment, employment and career development of disabledpeople.We are an equal opportunities employer. We can make tailored adjustments to our application process to ensure that you have the best chance of success by working with you individually to understand more about your requirements. Please contact our Recruitmentteam on