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Our Bids & Pursuits team are enthusiastic and passionate business development professionals, unified by a common goal: to ensure we deliver excellence in winning work and generating profitable business for the firm. You will be an integral part of the team supporting the development of best practice bids in collaboration with the wider Clients, Markets and Growth (CMG) team, partners, clients and other stakeholders. Working directly with partners and key stakeholders across practice, industry and business services you will lead the end to end development of high quality, distinctive and compelling client-centred bids and pursuits. This role will work with our UK Disputes, Investigations and Advisory (DIA) team including Dispute Resolution, Tax, Employment and Competition, reporting to the Regional Head of Pursuits
Job Responsibility
Work with DIA fee-earners, CMG team members, and other stakeholders to define the bid strategy with a clear value proposition and win themes for all bids
Manage end to end process for DIA bids and pursuits from qualification to submissions, presentations and aftercare, including content management
Champion Ashurst's global bid & pursuit methodology, drive best practice and continuous improvement across pursuits and bids
Work closely with CMG colleagues to coach, advise and influence partners and other key stakeholders on opportunity qualification and pursuit strategy
Lead the development of win strategies, considering relationship, commerciality, competitive positioning and pursuit intelligence
Requirements
5+ years' experience in a pursuit and bid role in legal, professional services or other relevant environments with a proven track record of winning strategic bids
Strong technical capability in leading pursuits, including stakeholder management and project management skills, and a proven ability to successfully manage work-winning processes
Experience supporting bid teams throughout the bid lifecycle, including critical meetings, presentations and commercial negotiations
Excellent organisational skills
ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously, work to timescales and deadlines set by clients
Experience of managing complex opportunities across practice, borders with multiple stakeholders and challenging timelines
What we offer
competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance
flexible working
corporate health plans
a global professional development offering for all employees
an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion