The Company

This role will be working with a top international law firm to lead and manage pitches and related pursuits which contribute to winning work for the MEA region.

The Role

Responsible for the generation and success of pitches that enable the firm to achieve a more profitable return on investment in this area, both financially and through client perception of the firm. The candidate will support the wider team and business to create, maintain and improve pitch resources and infrastructure such as directory submissions, credentials databases, pitch standard wording and case studies as well as delivering training where needs are identified

The Person

• A proactive, self-motivated approach and be a team player who can also demonstrate strong communication, attention to detail and priority setting skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities within tight timescales.
• Outstanding communication and written skills.
• Considerable experience of working as a BD Pitch practitioner at manager level within a fast-paced professional services environment, preferably within the legal industry.
• Knowledge of managing complex tender processes with several information streams.
• Experience of considering how client, practice and sector strategies should be applied to individual proposals.
• A track record of pitching to Government entities ideally in the Middle East.
• Commercial thinking to understand the potential client\\\'s needs and business issues and awareness with the ability to grasp the key aspects of our business proposition and how the firm can achieve a profitable return on the services it provides.
• Strong copy writing skills and a good understanding of branding and design in the production of bid responses with experience of working closely with a design team.
• Experience of preparing directory and award submissions.
• Effective negotiation skills and the ability to work closely with partners and associates and possesses the ability to influence key partners and decision makers.
• Strong IT skills with experience of CRM systems (preferably InterAction), Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to work to very tight deadlines under pressure, to assimilate information quickly and ability to bring together a cohesive document from different sources of information.
• Strong interpersonal skills including confidence, positivity, diplomacy and the ability to gain credibility quickly.
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.