Senior Bids Executive

Osborne Clarke is looking for a Senior Bids Executive to join our Bids team in either our Bristol or London office with occasional travel required. The firm is rolling out its 2030 strategy, with a clear focus on flagship sectors and growth services. We are evolving how we win, service and grow our client base. This role is integral to our Bids ‘Centre of Excellence’, helping to embed best practice, deliver high quality bid responses and support the firm in increasing win rate and revenue.

The role

Reporting to the Bids Manager, you will:

• Support on complex bids and lead on others, using best practice bid processes to develop tailored responses for individual client requirements.
• Project manage bids end-to-end – from qualification to submission, presentations and debrief – including managing content and timelines.
• Be an integral part of driving forward bids improvement workstreams, facilitating continual improvement to maintain our bid ‘centre of excellence’ status.
• Take accountability for consistently delivering high quality outputs, regardless of task size or complexity.
• Support and lead on regular management information reporting, including to senior audiences.
• Collaborate proactively with the BD team and other Business Services teams to provide a joined-up, holistic approach to bids.
• Work closely with the Bids Managers and Head of Bids to drive positive change and upskill the firm, including the BD team, other Business Services teams and lawyers.
• Apply an expert eye to drafting first submissions, editing existing content and undertaking detailed proofreading.
• Engage seamlessly with key stakeholders across Marketing & Business Development, Partners and Sector Leaders, Finance and OC Solutions (legal tech).
• Seek ways to improve systems, processes and approaches, including through the use of AI, that will increase win rate and revenue.

About you

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Proven end-to-end bid project management skills within a professional services firm.
• A solution-focused, action-oriented approach – confident driving processes and initiatives forward.
• Resilience and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Proactivity and accountability – you take ownership, don’t need prompting and know how to navigate challenges.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to adapt to different working styles and build relationships quickly, often in time pressured situations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with absolute attention to detail and strong editing / proofreading skills.
• Confident presentation and facilitation skills, comfortable leading calls and discussions with multiple stakeholders.
• Curiosity, creativity and a desire to change things for the better, including a willingness to adopt and experiment with AI solutions.
• A collaborative, team-focused mindset and commitment to contributing to a healthy team dynamic.
• A “firm first” approach and a positive “can do” attitude.

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.