THE TEAM

With 75 people within our Marketing and Front of House teams, we support on all aspects of marketing and business development across Gateley including internal and external communications, bids and sales, client development, events, digital and marketing projects. Winners of the 2020 Excellence in Sales and Marketing Award at the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Awards and shortlisted in the 2022 Best Marketing Campaign Award at the Managing Partners Forum Awards, the Marketing team at Gateley has more than doubled in size in seven years, reflecting the investment that the business has made in attracting and retaining exceptional marketing talent. We continue to develop and evolve our proposition and are looking for individuals with a ‘can do’ mentality to join the team.

THE PERSON

The role is suitable for those looking to grow a career in bid/tender management. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Marketing graduate or junior bids/tender professional
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to influence.
• Ability to maintain and develop client relationships at a senior level.
• Knowledge of CRM systems and online research tools.
• Excellent IT and numeracy skills.
• Strong personal organisation skills Fastidious attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Work well under pressure
• Positive attitude, self-motivated and capable of taking ownership of tasks
• Working within a team in a collaborative way

This job description is not an exhaustive list due to the requirements of the role. Therefore, the job holder may be required from time to time to carry out other ad hoc tasks.

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND WELL BEING

Diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone’s potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Bid Manager for Gateley Transform, the Bid Coordinator supports the winning of profitable work through the sales and tender process the Gateley Transform leadership teams (t-three and Kiddy & Partners).
You will support the Bid Manager to ensure that responses are delivered on time and accurately, in compliance with client and regulatory requirements.
Gateley are fully embracing the new hybrid culture, so a mixture of both home and office working is available.

Key responsibilities

• Working with the Bid Manager, keeping track of opportunities on tender portals and scoping and evaluating bids.
• Managing the People Platform/ Gateley Transform pitch precedent bank, gathering best practice responses to commonly faced questions.
• Complete supplier questionnaires and procurement requests for standard questions, liaising with the Bid Manager.
• Working collaboratively with the Bid Manager – Gateley Transform and New Business team across the wider business.
• Carrying out research on clients and prospective clients.
• Support the Bid Manager in the production of pitch responses, credentials, case studies, capability statements, testimonials, and other impactful and engaging client collateral for use in client acquisition activities, working closely with the Bid Manager.

Where Gateley Transform bid workload allows, you will also work on wider People platform bid opportunities.

The role is suitable for those looking to grow a career in bid/tender management. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Marketing graduate or junior bids/tender professional
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to influence.
• Ability to maintain and develop client relationships at a senior level.
• Knowledge of CRM systems and online research tools.
• Excellent IT and numeracy skills.
• Strong personal organisation skills Fastidious attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Work well under pressure
• Positive attitude, self-motivated and capable of taking ownership of tasks
• Working within a team in a collaborative wa