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With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.\nThat’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.\nTake the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.\nFor our business, for clients, and for you\nProposal Manager\nJohannesburg\nDescription\nWe are looking for a Proposal Manager to join the global Proposal Management Team reporting directly into the Head of Proposal Management in the UK. The successful candidate will be joining a global team that delivers professional and client centric proposals and presentations for strategic or high value opportunities.\nThe vision of the Proposal Management Team is to provide resources, tools, and quality responses helping deliver high-quality proposals efficiently and faster whilst being a center of excellence for proposal management.\nJob specification\nCollaborate with sales to ensure proposals/presentations are tailored to the client’s culture, values, language, strategy, and requirements.\nManaging the global deal team using project management disciplines to ensure quality responses for proposals are delivered in line with global proposal process.\nCross-functional collaboration with deal teams to manage the timely completion of deliverables within the agreed client deadline.\nJoin client facing scoping calls/discussions to help fully understand client requirements.\nLeveraging knowledge and insights gained from proposals and presentations to optimize the value creation generated by global Proposal Management Team.\nSharing feedback from the deal team with the Head of Proposal Management helping generate ideas to further enhance business and/or sales processes.\nResponsible for ongoing enrichment of responses in the global proposal library and enhancing professional output of proposals and presentations.\nRegular knowledge enhancement of products and services within the Apex Group and understanding of commercial trends.\nContributions to the ongoing improvement of the global Proposal Management Team reinforcing the global center of excellence for proposal management.\nSkills Required:\n1-3 years industry experience in proposal management role or similar function within financial services sector.\nKnowledge of various fund structures i.e. open ended, closed ended, and hybrid.\nAbility to work under pressure and manage multiple workstreams.\nStrong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.\nGood interpersonal and written communications skills and writing skills would be beneficial.\nEnglish speaker and additional languages would be beneficial.\nPlanning and organization skills including certification that would be beneficial i.e. PRINCE 2, and APMP.\nProficient in MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).\nExperience of using proposal software (Responsive, Qvidian).\nExperienced in creating presentations to a high standard using MS PowerPoint would be beneficial.\nWhat you will get in return:\nA genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;\nCompetitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;\nTraining and development opportunities\nWorking in a diverse and dynamic team that is instrumental in driving revenue and profitable growth in Apex.\nIncreased visibility within an entrepreneurial organization on a positive trajectory.\nIn depth-exposure to all business segments, cross-jurisdictions, and potentially working with senior management on complex proposals i.e. multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction.\nThe opportunity to drive innovation to further enhance global proposal processes to deliver a positive client experience across various business segments in Apex.\nWorking in a global team with an established culture of skill development and knowledge building.\nWorking in a global team that supports succession planning providing a platform to move into other areas within Apex i.e. client relationship management, product management, and operations.\nAdditional information:\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, color, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependents, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.\nWe measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.\nFor more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/\nDisclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. 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