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Bid Assistant
Bid Assistant, Business Development – London
We are working with a leading law firm to recruit a Bid Assistant to join their busy Business Development team in London.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an energetic, driven, and detail-focused individual to develop their career within a well-established professional services environment. The role reports into the Bid Manager and suits someone who can:
- Build relationships and trust quickly
- Manage a task-based workload with accuracy
- Work collaboratively to produce compelling bid and tender content
The firm operates a hybrid model, offering a mix of office-based and remote working.
Details
- Salary: £28,860 – £30,000 DOE
- Location: London (hybrid)
- Reporting to: Bid Manager
- Experience: Minimum 1–2 years in a similar role within a professional services environment
Key Responsibilities
- Sourcing, identifying, and circulating potential tender opportunities across relevant practice areas
- Managing specific bid deliverables and deadlines, with oversight from the Bid Manager
- Managing and submitting tenders on tender portals, and logging upcoming tenders
- Collating non-technical responses using existing collateral to draft responses where possible
- Coordinating input on content and fees from experts across the firm, including:
- Partners
- Knowledge Development Lawyers
- Business support teams
- Coordinating contract review and other compliance checks
- Collating feedback on wins and losses
- Maintaining an up-to-date library of precedent text and ensuring submissions are filed correctly
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Requirements
Essential Qualifications
- Ideally 1–2 years’ bid experience, preferably within a professional services firm
- Experience working in a Marketing and Business Development environment (preferably professional services)
- A minimum of five GCSEs at grades 9–4 (or equivalent), including:
- Grade 6 in Maths
- Grade 6 in English
- Recent degree or equivalent work experience desired
- Previous bid writing experience desirable (highly recommended)
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Key Skills
- Excellent attention to detail with consistently high-quality output
- Strong time management and ability to prioritise a varied workload
- Flexible, can-do approach with a keen eye for process improvement
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable collaborating both as part of a team and working independently
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multi-tasking
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