Bids Manager (9 months FTC)

LCP is an award-winning actuarial and analytics consultancy providing market-leading capabilities and advice across pensions and financial services, energy, health, and analytics. We use powerful analytics fused with human expertise to shape a more positive future.

We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic bidding professional who thrives on the challenges of managing tenders in a professional services market and works collaboratively, on a 9 months fixed term contract basis. The role is part of a well-respected, successful and growing business development team that leads and implements all marketing, sales and client development programmes within LCP, and plays a key role in developing and delivering the firm’s strategy. You will help win business and retain and grow it by managing high profile and complex tenders, working closely alongside the other members of the bid team, business development colleagues, and partners.

What will you be doing?

• Day-to-day project management and ownership of bid plans working within the LCP bid process to agreed defined timelines.
• Manage each bid by ensuring the qualification process is robust, developing win strategies and themes, supporting content development through outlining, storyboarding and writing phases, scheduling appropriate technical and commercial reviews to the creative delivery of the tender documents and pitch materials.
• Coaching the pitch teams to deliver a succinct, compelling and engaging propositions to prospects and existing clients.
• Supporting the Senior Manager, Bids in driving the improvement programme in work winning and promote best bidding practice across LCP and beyond.

What skills and qualities are we looking for?

• Track record of managing work winning processes resulting in measurable commercial success.
• Credible in leading win theme development and storyboarding workshops.
• Excellent project management skills – prioritising, organising workload, planning, motivating others through to completion.
• Good at working on simultaneous projects, while working to tight deadlines and being calm under pressure.
• Ability to manage implementation through others, both senior and junior.
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to work well with and get the best from a wide range of personalities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work within a team effectively and collaboratively, as well as independently.

Qualifications and experience you require:

• Demonstrable tender management experience, preferably within B2B professional or financial services.
• APMP qualification is desirable, but not essential.
• An understanding of professional services – in particular financial, actuarial, consulting, investment and insurance markets - would be valuable.
• Experience using Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office suite is required, experience and ability to use CRM databases and content management systems is desirable.

What’s in it for you?

Take a look at our Glassdoor and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work.

Currently our core benefits package includes:

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department).
• Professional study support (where applicable).
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection.
• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term contract working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!).
• Private medical insurance.
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits.
• Digital GP services.
• Volunteering opportunities.

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation. LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application.

Please note that, due to this role being a fixed term contract, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK with no restrictions.

LCP operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment agencies which is reviewed annually. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies who are not part of our current PSL.