Bid Manager

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Role Purpose

This is an exciting position for an experienced Bid Manager who will relish developing an in-depth knowledge of Control Risks' services, creating a solid foundation with which to further their career within bid management and specialist risk consultancy.

You will be part of the EMEA Bid Management team, responsible for developing, creating and winning tender documentation in response to strategic engagements and client requests. Working with stakeholders and subject matter experts across the region, you will manage every stage of the process from opportunity through to proposal delivery, playing an integral part in helping us to win new business.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Opportunity management, from ascertaining a client's request, identifying the service requirements and managing the sales process through to writing a proposal and client acceptance of our offer, including the following responsibilities:

• Prepare responses to client questionnaires for tender documents incorporating standard company information
• Assist team members in the preparation of proposals, qualifications and tenders
• Draft, organize and coordinate content and presentation to deliver high quality and on time
• Liaise closely with internal operations teams to ensure involvement and subject matter expertise input as needed
• Communicate and coordinate with editorial and creative teams when required
• Managing and working within a system of governance ensuring, and promoting, adherence to all applicable internal policies and standard operating procedures, including board sign off where required.
• Manage the proposal creation process to continually optimise and improve the quality of responses, working together with the relevant operations teams
• Serve as an exemplar of best-practice proposal management and delivery, contribute to the development and improvement of internal documents, processes and tools promoting new initiatives
• Update our knowledge content library with case studies, references and standard answers
• Adhoc research as required, particularly around organisations and project opportunities to help inform proposal creation
• Be able to attend our London based office 2 days per week

Requirements

Essential

• Significant, recent and relevant bid project management experience is essential; bid/proposal writing and coordination, ideally within a similar industry sector
• Knowledge of how international businesses are affected by complex political, reputational, ethical and commercial risks
• Ability to understand, assess and define client problems verbally and in writing
• Assist in solution development
• Understanding of best practice bid methodology tools and creative approaches to improve our competitive ability to win tender processes

Useful but not essential

• Understanding of innovative approaches to bid management
• Brief and engage with the Design/Graphics team and guide them on creative concepts that will support the value proposition.
• Able to work to tight deadlines for multiple stakeholders with varying opinions
• Ability to manage complex and multiple work-streams
• Strong levels of attention to detail
• Effective decision-making and judgment
• Assertiveness when required with strong influencing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills - building trust and rapport across teams and geographies
• Ability to facilitate and chair bid planning sessions

Career Framework Level - Band D. Application closing date for Control Risk employees - 26 April 2024

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

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