Bids Manager

Open, collaborative, and supportive – just three words to describe our working culture. Joining us as Bids Manager, your hard work will be valued, your ideas recognised and you’ll be empowered to develop and progress in your career.

This role is being offered with fully or partly remote working, on a full-time basis.

TLT’s Bids team has a strong track record of retaining and winning new business to support the delivery of the firm’s ambitious growth strategy. Using an efficient and structured process, the team collaborates with the partners and sector teams in developing compelling, benefits-led and tailored bids.

This role is focused on our Private Sector work, which is dominated by the Financial Services sector. Other key sectors include Infrastructure, Digital, Retail, and Leisure, Food & Drink. You will report to TLT's Lead Manager, Bids and be supported by a Bids Assistant.

As Bids Manager, we expect you to deliver the following:

• Develop a deep knowledge and understanding of TLTs private sector offering including our clients, service lines and specific initiatives.
• Scope the bid requirements, participate in the bid “go/no-go” process, identify key stakeholders and map out how to achieve maximum marks against the evaluation criteria.
• Prepare a bid plan, delivery programme and implement a structured best practice end-to-end process.
• Work with the lead partner and subject matter experts to develop a winning strategy, clearly identifying our value proposition.
• Write compelling bid copy clearly articulating our win themes and in line with our tone of voice guidelines.
• Project manage the bid from opportunity assessment stage through to drafting, submission, post submission feedback and reporting.
• Work with the firm’s Commercial Business Partners to inform and develop pricing strategy.
• Produce tender analysis informing management information and reporting.
• Maintain and update our experience database with precedent text.
• Prepare and coach bid teams for client presentations including messaging and rehearsals.
• Manage the continuous development of systems and processes to drive efficient bid production.
• Potential line management of team members as required.

• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to work to multiple deadlines.
• Interacting, working and communicating confidently with a wide range of colleagues both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent spelling and grammar and attention to detail.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Solid technical/IT understanding.
• An understanding of the Financial Services environment would be advantageous.

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.

Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.

In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm.…