Assistant Bids & Pursuits Manager

This Assistant Bids & Pursuits Manager opportunity is a newly created role positioned in a leading accountancy firm. This is a newly created role involving project managing the bid process for large opportunities and frameworks, working closely with the UK bids & pursuit team and the offshore team. You will focus on developing proposals, coordinating with stakeholders, managing risks, and continuously improving the bid management and project management frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Bid Management: Lead and own the bid process from initial opportunity identification through to submission, ensuring all deadlines are met and the bid is compliant with client requirements.
• Proposal Development: Work with delivery teams to develop and write compelling proposals.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate internal stakeholders, including business services team and fee earners. Collaborate with the wider Clients & Markets, offshore, and innovation teams to ensure a truly integrated approach.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with the bid process, ensuring all potential issues are addressed proactively.
• Continuous Improvement: Implement best practices and continuously improve the bid management process to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, including developing and maintaining a bid project management framework.
• Qualification: Assess winnability and desirability of opportunities to support the correct ones.
• Relationship Building: Build relationships with key stakeholders, understand their requirements, and position yourself as an expert in bid production and project management.
• Reporting: Support senior members of the Strategic Growth team by analyzing and reporting on bid performance and lessons learnt.
• Line Management: Manage, coach, and develop members of the strategic growth team where appropriate.

The successful candidate for this role will have bids management experience as well as strong project management skills within a legal and/or professional services environment.

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.