At Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.
10 Month Fixed-Term Contract)
Smart’s Bid Team runs all Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Smart Pension UK Master Trust bids and tender responses. Reporting to the Head of the Bid Team and as part of the wider Smart team, we are looking to hire a Bid Proposal Manager with experience in the financial services and/or technology industries.
The role involves the preparation of responses for tenders received as well as managing larger bid projects with internal stakeholders and joint bidders, including reporting to Smart’s C-level executives. You will also contribute to the ongoing development of the team, improving processes, documentation, reporting and advancement of the team.
Manage the proposal project, working closely with the business development manager/senior executive who 'owns' the opportunity
Produce & manage the proposal project plan (including risk analysis & contingency planning), ensuring that all necessary activities are completed on time
Facilitate Pre-Proposal Planning meetings, with the account team, to ensure the appropriate steps are taken to maximise the proposal's chances of success.
On a project-by-project basis, coordinate and manage the activities of the other bid team members who may be involved in the proposal
Facilitate the proposal strategy meeting, with the business development manager/senior executive and other SME proposal contributors, to establish a clear strategy (based on customer & competitive analysis) and to 'storyboard' proposal content
Coach and chase content contributors as required - managing content quality reviews
Review and critique content as it is produced by the contributors. Coach the proposal presentation team if required (content design, development of slides and other collateral, logistics, rehearsals etc.)
Once a proposal has been submitted, identify new content that may be re-usable via the team's pre-written content library
Suggest, lead and contribute to projects to improve the organisation’s proposal management capabilities
Strong experience in proposals – ideally in fintech/pensions
~ Clear understanding of the strategic proposal management processes, including qualification, pre-proposal planning, strategy development and storyboarding – as well as the overall proposal project management
~ Strong project management skill-set and mindset; able to manage teams and projects under tight time pressure
~‘Good strategic proposal writing skills (able to cover Bid Writer role as required)
~ Able to work effectively on multiple, concurrent projects
~ APMP Foundation or similar qualification is desirable
We work in partnerships with governments and financial institutions in the UK and internationally. Our cloud-native digital platform is revolutionising how people around the world think about, and save for, their retirement.
At heart, we’re a financial technology business. What we do is all about innovation, and using the power of digital change to put the customer first. You’ll also find that, across our business, our colleagues love Smart’s culture, and how what we do means better financial outcomes for savers. We created a list of benefits that helps us achieve this goal:
~25 days’ holiday per year, increasing with length of service.
~£500 annual training budget to spend on your professional development
~ Extensive private healthcare, including dental, eyecare and EAP
~ Enhanced sick leave (three months’ pay per year)
~ Enhanced maternity and paternity (maternity – 6 months fully paid/paternity – 3 weeks fully paid)
~ Fully-paid five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
~ In office wellbeing, such as manicures, massages and barbers. We also serve free lunch, breakfasts and social drinks weekly.
~ Smart employees also enjoy a 50% discount on orders from our sister company Arena Flowers, Britain's most ethical florist. They offer unique hand-tied bouquets, luxury flowers, letterbox flowers, plants and gifts to spend on friends and loved ones or even for yourself.
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