Pitches and Pursuits Adviser

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Job Title

Pitches and Pursuits Adviser

Office Location

London

Department

Marketing and Business Development (M&BD)

Working Hours

35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office, please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Pitches and Pursuits Adviser to assist the Global Pitches and Pursuit Team (GPPT) with effective pitch development and delivery in a global, fast-paced / results-oriented environment. The Pitches and Pursuits Adviser will work under the supervision of one of our Pitches and Pursuits Managers.

Key Responsibilities

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services. All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

• Work as an integral member of the GPPT in the production of complex global pitches, and where applicable supporting the Pitches and Pursuits Manager(s) and the Pitches and Pursuits Senior Manager(s).

• Collaborate with the practice area and industry Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) teams to develop responses to client proposals and pitches, to support the firm’s business development requirements.

• Be an ambassador for Hogan Lovells’ pitch best practices to ensure pitch materials are consistently client-focused, compliant, and easy to evaluate.

• Own and manage various core responsibilities in the team to help us maintain useful infrastructure and resources, such as standard pitch content, accessible to the rest of the firm.

• Research and review relevant market, industry, competitor, and client information to help spot new opportunities and support the preparation of successful pitches.

• Collaborating with other administrative functions within the firm, including the finance team, pricing team, compliance team, and the general counsel’s office, to ensure alignment and gathering of relevant information for pitch completion.

• Work with M&BD teams to identify compelling new ways to improve final pitch product and existing pitch processes.

• Help to identify inefficiencies in the pitch process and develop plan(s) to address.

• Keep abreast of relevant market and competitive intelligence.

Skills & Experience

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience of marketing, business development, or proposal experience in a professional services, corporate or agency environment.

• A relevant qualification in marketing, communications or related field is preferred.

• An equivalent combination of direct related education and experience may be substituted.

General Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and (internal and external) client-facing skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to write clearly for an international audience together with an excellent eye for detail.

• An excellent team player with the desire to use initiative, to be proactive and to act autonomously with minimal guidance.

• Strong influencing and persuasion skills both in writing and orally.

• Ability to build strong relationships with the global M&BD team and with partners across the international network.

• Ability to think laterally.

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter with a can-do attitude.

• An excellent team player with the desire to use initiative, to be proactive and to act autonomously with minimal guidance.

• Commercial in outlook.

• Strong project management skills.

• Pragmatic, robust, diplomatic and resourceful, with the ability to adapt quickly to different situations and personalities.

Equal Opportunities Employment & Agile Working Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.