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We provide a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.\nOur vision is to be a world class business, profitable, ambitious, cooperative and considerate, supporting our clients and people through our global business principles of Quality, Unity and Integrity.\nWith over 7,000 employees worldwide, our culture is the thread that connects us. Our strategy and culture are closed connected - defined by shared ambition, global collaboration and a one-team mindset. We believe pioneering work happens when people are empowered to think beyond boundaries, explore new opportunities and grow through diverse experiences. Alongside the right skills and experience, we are looking for people who are innovative, commercially minded, and motivated by the impact of the work they do - ready to share in our ambition and help shape what comes next.\nBecause while individuals can do well, together we achieve something extraordinary.\nBids Manager, Singapore\nThe Bids Manager role is a permanent role within the Marketing & Business Development (MBD) function and the Europe, Middle East, & Asia-Pacific (EMEAPAC) region at Norton Rose Fulbright.\nYou will work on transactional bids as well as high value strategic bids including Asia-led panel bids, you will also contribute to multi-jurisdictional strategic panels, many of which will run at any one time, requiring outstanding organisation skills. You must be able to manage stakeholders at all levels and have exceptional attention to detail.\nThe role\nThis role sits in our Singapore office and forms part of the business development team for Asia. This role works alongside our lawyers and business services colleagues to win and retain the firm’s most important mandates, contributing to the strategic growth of the region. The role reports into the Senior Business Development Manager, Singapore and will work as an integral part of the Singapore BD team as well as working closely with our teams in London and Australia across strategic bids, client and business development and pricing.\nThis is a busy, complex role in a fast paced environment requiring the ability to juggle multiple competing deadlines.\nKey responsibilities\nBid ownership, execution & leadership\nOwn the end-to-end bid process for Singapore and Asia-led transactional and strategic bids, with a particular focus on Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources projects bids, including qualification through to submission and post-bid follow-up - delivering client-focused, high-quality proposals.\nFacilitate scoping/kick-off calls and running all aspects of bid response: planning, structure, format, content, messaging, proofing submission and feedback. \nProvide project management/document control for all areas of the bid.\nWorking with the regional leadership and business development team to focus on strategic bid opportunities. \nBuild trusted relationships with partners and lawyers at all levels. \nProvide coaching and guidance to fee earners and their supporting staff regarding client engagement throughout the bid lifecycle.\nWork with lead partners, BD colleagues and the client relationship team to develop an appropriate response strategy and ensure a bespoke solution.\nHave an understanding of the market and develop relationships with key partners across the relevant teams. \nEngage and matrix manage all contributing functions including: pricing, compliance, business development, secretarial and knowledge.\nUpdate bid systems, ensuring accurate reporting and capturing region-specific content for future bids.\nEmbed best practice throughout the bid process and provide training and ad hoc coaching to business development, secretarial and legal colleagues to develop bid management skills as appropriate.\nActing as a key point of contact and ambassador for the bids team and BD team with the wider business, MBD and other key stakeholders.\nSkills\nOur primary requirement is that you have experience in managing complex bid responses across multiple practice areas. You will need to be an excellent project manager with absolute attention to detail.\nExperience as a bid manager working on Asia-led bids and proposals\nAttention to detail\nAbility to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with excellent project management skills \nAbility to liaise confidently and build relationships with people of all levels\nStrong written English language skills for drafting, editing and proofing\nAgile approach to workload and demonstration of flexibility to meet the demands of a diverse global law firm\nWork and experience\nExperience of bids and bidding in a professional services environment is essential\nAlso essential is the experience of bid managing multiple bid responses at one time\nDiversity, Equity and Inclusion\nTo attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. \nOur new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.\nWe are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. 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