HaysMac is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with almost 40 partners and over 500 staff, providing advice and services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. From our trainees to our partners, our culture of support and progression means we grow together as one firm to best help our clients.
We are a top 20 London accountancy firm, a leading member of MSI Global Alliance, and advisers to some of the UK’s most exciting businesses and charities. Our team of over 500 people all work together in our modern offices located in London and Cape Town.
The role and responsibilities
Working as part of the newly formed Bids Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of bids submissions which clearly demonstrate the features and benefits of HaysMac’s best in class teams and our sector experience.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy, professional and highly regarded team in a role that offers exposure to a wide range of clients spanning nine sectors.
Bid Management
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End to end management of bid process
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Undertake fact finding calls with prospective clients
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Draft customised bid documents to answer Invitations to Tender (ITTs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in a dynamic and responsive manner
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Create final bids submissions using InDesign and Microsoft templates
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Working with partners to drive best practice throughout the process
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Obtain feedback from the prospective client once the process has concluded
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Create and develop new content: evaluate recent bids, make recommendations on how to improve submissions and keep up to date with bid best practice
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Analyse tender outcomes and produce quarterly statistics
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Contribute to the development of the proposal team capability
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Create template documents and self serve material for the wider business
The Candidate
Work-Based Competencies
Essential
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2-3 years of previous bid experience
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Experienced in leading senior teams to deliver to tight deadlines
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Strong proofreading/editing skills
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Proven writing skills – in tenders/web content/advertising/direct mail
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Strong verbal communication skills
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Strong prioritisation/time management skills
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Microsoft Office suite – particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
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Experienced in professional services or partnership environment
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Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign
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Relational databases and/or CRM systems
Behavioral competencies
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A self-starter and highly organised
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Ability to effectively time-manage multiple competing deadlines and stakeholders
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Confidence: professional, articulate and able to communicate with all levels externally and internally
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Resilient, persistent, persuasive and assertive
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Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels whilst working remotely
You will also be
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A reliable team player liaising with all departments within the firm
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Good at building effective relationships with colleagues and partners, especially remotely
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Flexible on working hours in order to deliver bid submissions
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Proactive
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Keen to pursue a career in bids
Academic Requirements
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We are looking for candidates who have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject or field
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles.
If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please email sarecruitment@haysmac.com
