Bid Proposals Manager, Up to AED 36,000 per month Full Time

Our client is seeking a Bid Proposals Manager with at least 5 years’ consultancy experience in a leading management consultancy with at least 1 year in a manager role. In this role you will be responsible for driving the development of strategic proposals, setting the standards for proposal delivery for our client and play a leading role in driving adjacent business development efforts. Please only apply if you have worked for a management consultancy.

Please respect the criteria requirements and only apply if you meet these as you will not be considered if you do not. Please do not apply if you don’t currently reside in the UAE as it really wastes everyone’s time.

Description:

Play a leading role in proposal development to ensure the delivery of high impact, brand-defining proposals, and presentations across all sectors/topics
Guide junior team members to effectively and quickly process and assimilate complex research and new information across various sectors and topics, and crack the case
Develop storylines of the proposal and consistently produce clear, persuasive, and concisely written proposals
Develop key hypotheses and insights for the proposal, in coordination with the Director and senior team, to position the proposals as a first step into the assignment findings
Drive adjacent business development efforts such as sales collaterals and business assessment documents across sectors and geographies
Contribute to the knowledge efforts of our client, having worked on the most strategic topics across sectors
Adapt to different leadership styles and build a relationship of trust, working closely with seniors (partners and principals) across all practices
Manage growing pool of junior talent with the ability to extract the best out of all the team members and deliver on proposals in a short timeline
Work closely with the Director to continuously update, challenge and advance the strategy, plan, and offerings
Seek to develop new skills which are outside of own comfort zone
Drive with minimal supervision proposals and business development documents upon high quality standards
Provide guidance and support for more junior team members to help them effectively perform their tasks
Review and address all facets of deliverable quality (accuracy, content depth, clarity of message, tone, etc.)
Work closely with the senior engagement team and seek their input throughout the proposal development process
Maintain positive energy in the face of obstacles or when dealing with complexity
Drive innovation in proposal delivery by leveraging multimedia and digital technologies and advancing new proposal delivery models such as videos, websites, dashboards, etc.
Work closely with VCS (visual communication solutions) and preferred vendors on identifying and advancing new visualization or proposal delivery models
Stay on the lookout for innovation techniques that can be used in proposal delivery

Criteria:

5 years’ consultancy experience in a leading management consultancy with at least 1 year in a manager role
Must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in any field
Strong project and people management skills
Established analytical and problem-solving skills
Intrapreneurship and proactivity, being on the lookout for improvement opportunities
Good understanding of RFP process and proposal development
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to develop relationships at all levels of an organization
Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
Must currently reside in the UAE

Please respect the criteria requirements and only apply if you meet these as you will not be considered if you do not. We thank you for your application however due to the high volume of candidate applications, we only accept online applications in the first instance. Successful candidate applications will be contacted, if you are not successful your CV will be stored on our database but to make sure you do not miss out keep checking our website, follow us on Twitter and follow our Sapphire Recruitment LinkedIn page.