Strategic Bids Manager

Job title:

Strategic Bids Manager

Company

Stephenson Harwood

Job description

What we will offerIf you require this document in an accessible format (e.g. large print), please contact [email protected] or call 020 7809 2711.We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.You can expect:

• A Competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and cental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
• The opportunity to support the firm’s charity through volunteering leave
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when we experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.

Team StructureBD team – The BD & marketing team is responsible for practice group and sector BD, client development, brand and online marketing, and communications and PR. This role reports into the Head of Client Development.Main ResponsibilitiesWe are seeking an experienced Strategic Bids Manager for a newly created role at Stephenson Harwood. It is an exciting and rare opportunity for someone to establish and shape a central bids function.
The role will include:

• Delivery of high-quality and impactful strategic and ‘must-win’ bids and proposals, working closely with the wider international business development team.
• Collaboration with all of teams involved in delivering bids (including lawyers, pricing, innovation, risk and responsible business teams), ensuring client-focused solutions that are tailored for a successful outcome.
• Coaching and preparing bid teams for meetings and presentations.
• Developing and maintaining a suite of best practice materials, including standard text and graphics, processes and guidance for use across the firm.
• Driving bid feedback across the firm, both collecting and sharing client insights.
• Analysing and sharing themes on outcomes and areas for improvement.
• Helping to identify inefficiencies in the pitch process and developing plans to address these.
• Developing and driving our use of GenAI and other marketing technology to deliver bids.

Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.Attributes/Skills Required

• Experience of bids and bidding in a professional services environment is essential, with experience of managing multiple cross-practice/ cross-office responses.
• Able to influence senior stakeholders and provide strategic advice whilst at the same time being willing to draft and deliver bids.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with excellent project management skills.
• A skilled written communicator with unrivalled attention to detail.
• Well organised and someone who delivers what they promise to a consistently high standard of quality.
• Confident, resilient and pragmatic.
• A supportive and committed team player able to demonstrate experience of building a collaborative environment.
• Innovative and open to new ideas, with the ability to challenge where necessary.
• Commercially aware and knowledgeable and able to demonstrate consistent contribution of value to pursuit opportunities.

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm’s strategy and business needs.We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectivesAbout the Firmith 8 offices worldwide and with our headquarters based in London, Stephenson Harwood is a law firm where our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients – listed and private companies, institutions, and individuals across the globe. Our mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.Our experience encompasses corporate, commercial litigation and arbitration, employment, pensions and private wealth, finance, marine and international trade, and real estate and projects.We assemble teams of bright thinkers to match our clients’ needs and give the right advice from the right person at the right time. Dedicating the highest calibre of legal talent to overcome the most complex issues, we deliver pragmatic, expert advice that is set squarely in the real world.We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.Our values:Individuality – We encourage creativity and develop talentCommitment – To be the best and deliver the highest standardTeamwork – We work together to build close, long-term relationshipsStraight talking – We say what we mean and do what we sayThese values express the personality of the individuals within our firm. They are the behaviours we encourage in our people and the standards which inform our decisions and actions.Our vision into 2026To be a successful firm where talented people work together in an entrepreneurial environment, building long term client relationships.This vision is about who we want to be, as well as who we are. It is as much about our values as about our character – the attributes we want to see from all of our people. It also reflects the importance of remaining independent – a clear sign that we are confident in our own future. That’s how we unlock our entrepreneurial spirit, advising our clients with top performing teams.A key part of the 2026 strategy is to focus on five core sectors: decarbonisation, life sciences, private capital & funds, technology, and transportation & trade. These have been identified as crucial in the drive for accelerated profitable growth.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:21:15 GMT

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