Bid Manager

This job is with London Business School, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Turn opportunity into impact - lead winning bids for world‑class executive education.

Why London Business School?

London Business School is a global and vibrant business community based in three of the world's most dynamic cities: London, Dubai, and Riyadh. It's where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best-in-class hybrid learning to our students and participants while creating a flexible, supportive, and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

The Role

London Business School is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to play a key role in the end‑to‑end management of bids and proposals within Executive Education. As a central stakeholder in the Bid Team, you will lead the bid process from opportunity qualification through to submission, ensuring bids are accurate, compelling, compliant, and delivered on time.

Working closely with sales colleagues, solution architects, and commercial teams, you will shape high‑quality proposals that exceed client expectations and support the School's growth ambitions. You will also act as a trusted advisor, sharing best practices and continuously improving bid quality and effectiveness.

The Executive Education department designs and delivers a broad portfolio of open‑enrolment and custom programmes in online, in‑person, and hybrid formats. Each year, more than 8,000 participants engage in our programmes, taught by leading business thinkers. Executive Education is central to the School's strategy and generates a significant proportion of its revenue.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end bid process for qualified opportunities
• Qualify and scope new opportunities in partnership with senior stakeholders
• Ensure bids are strategically aligned, commercially viable, and compliant
• Project manage bids to agreed timelines, quality standards, and scope
• Work closely with sales, solution architects, and commercial teams to develop winning bids
• Research client organisations to tailor proposals and strengthen value propositions

Who We Are Looking For

• Proven experience in bid writing, editing, and end-to-end bid management
• Strong project management skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills
• Confidence working with multiple stakeholders, including senior leaders and clients
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Experience using design tools such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or PowerPoint
• Experience in professional services, executive education, or commercial learning environments (desirable)
• A professional bid management qualification (preferred)

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra days between Christmas and New Year
• USS pension, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, and financial health

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community. For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with 'core hours' - 10:00-15:00 - to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education, and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Competitive Salary dependent upon experience.