Senior Bid Manager

Description & Requirements

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Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year.

Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives.

From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

This role is a key role to support our growth strategy.

The role will focus on leading a team of Bid Managers in the development and production of high-quality complex and multiple stage bid submissions to win new business and retain existing business.

The Senior Bid Manager will also be responsible for managing a portfolio of their own bids.

There is a requirement for the Bid Manager to manage multiple bids at any one time and to support the Growth Team as is necessary to produce work winning capture and proposals.

Bid Managers are responsible for leading bid teams through the end-to-end bid process from ITT publication through the submission.

Accountability

Team Management

• Provide day to day line management of Bid Managers

• Have oversight of the Bids the team are managing and be the first escalation point

• Provide coaching to the Bid Management team.

Setting objectives, undertaking reviews and delivering performance management of team

• Lead by example in demonstrating Maximus culture and values.

Bid Planning

• Set up bid Teams channel and ensure all documentation is correctly filed

• Organise Bid Kick Off calls and support the Sales Lead in preparing the presentation material.

Lead Kick off calls for the Sales Lead where appropriate

• Create intranet pages where appropriate to communicate bid activity to the wider business

• Create, own and drive the bid plan from ITT publication through to post submission ensuring dates for key activities (including reviews) are mapped against key milestones and internal governance requirements

• Report progress and deviation from plan to Head of Bid Management

• Regularly report on the status of the bid development to the Bid Team, workstream leads and external stakeholders

• Ensure all Stakeholders provide details of identified risks and their mitigations

• Complete opportunity appraisals and lead Bid/No Bid decisions on publication of the ITT.

Internal Stakeholder Management - Including Solution Architects and Workstream Leads

• Point of contact for all bid stakeholders during ITT phase, including workstreams.

Share bid documentation, signposting to relevant areas

• Identify and highlight any gaps in workstream allocation against the resource plan

• Ensure incorporation of key workstream requirements and governance activity, such as technology architecture review boards & procurement compliance requirements

• Organise meetings as required.

Set up meeting objectives, chair meetings, take and disseminate a...