Job Description

Ideas | People | Trust

We\xe2\x80\x99re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today\xe2\x80\x99s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain\xe2\x80\x99s economic engine \xe2\x80\x93 ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high\xe2\x80\x91growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We\xe2\x80\x99ll broaden your horizons

Our Marketing team is the driving force behind the creativity and growth at BDO. Marketing has a broad remit here. Their main goal is to equip the business to win and there are teams covering most touchpoints of the customer journey. Highlights include a national advertising campaign, the launch of a new firm-wide sales planning process and the implementation of new digital marketing tools. Because we know that great ideas can come from anywhere, you can be sure you\xe2\x80\x99ll be heard and have the chance to make a real impact. You\'ll be supported to build your career, but also to be yourself in the office. Help the firm succeed by staying ahead of the latest market trends, confidently implementing your ideas and collaborating with a range of shareholders. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be rewarded with a great work-life balance and a career with real purpose.

We\xe2\x80\x99ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO\xe2\x80\x99s partners to help businesses effectively. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

BDO\xe2\x80\x99s Bids and Pursuits team sits within MSC. Its core focus is winning profitable work from new and existing clients. The team identifies and prioritises opportunities and drives the pursuit and bid process to maximise our chance of winning. Currently there are 8 people in the Bids and Pursuits team located in London, Manchester and Bristol, although they support the firm nationally.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced bid professional to join our team. You will already be experienced in delivering all parts of a bid response but now you will be keen to own and drive the bid process from end to end. You will be guided by an experienced Pursuit Opportunity Conversion Lead (POCL) and will be supported day-to-day by our bids advisers.

In this challenging and rewarding role you\xe2\x80\x99ll also:

• Design and build the project plan to ensure the correct process and approach is taken
• Ensure the correct skill sets are leveraged to deliver maximum value and efficiency into the bid process
• Provide support to the Pursuit Opportunity Conversion Leads
• Provide guidance and direction to junior team members
• Advise partners and other senior stakeholders on pursuit or bid process based on agreed firmwide best practice (and with support from the POCL)
• Drive delivery against the agreed project plan ensuring RFP requirements are met

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be someone with:

• Proven experience of working in a bids and pursuits team (ideally from a professional services business)
• People management skills and experience
• A good understanding and experience of delivering of, the \xe2\x80\x98end-to end bid process\xe2\x80\x99
• The ability to converse comfortably with senior stakeholders
• Confidence to ask insightful questions to both understand and challenge thinking
• Strong project management
• The ability to apply relevant skills to new scenarios
• A degree/ relevant professional qualification is desired (but not essential)

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to be yourself; we\xe2\x80\x99ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we\xe2\x80\x99ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We\xe2\x80\x99re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO\xe2\x80\x99s core values and we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we\xe2\x80\x99ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you\xe2\x80\x99ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we\xe2\x80\x99ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO\xe2\x80\x99s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you\xe2\x80\x99ll never stop learning at BDO.

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we\xe2\x80\x99re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We\xe2\x80\x99ve got a clear purpose, and we\xe2\x80\x99re confident in our future, because we\xe2\x80\x99re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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