Bid and Proposal Coordinator Apprentice
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP
Leeds, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Closes in 15 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 August 2025
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Summary
Working in bids and proposals is an exciting and fast paced career. Joining the award-winning Eversheds Sutherland pitch team represents a great opportunity to contribute to the success of a global law firm helping it win new business. Bids and proposals are a recognised and fast-growing specialism with great career progression opportunities.
- Wage
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£13,741 to £22,222.20, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Bid and proposal co-ordinator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with one-hour unpaid lunch break.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Bid teams work with colleagues across the entire business to bring together compelling, customer focused proposals and tender submissions to win business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing the team inbox - including allocating work to the wider team
- Assisting with the management of the pitch team content library
- Communicating with a wide variety of individuals across the firm on new business opportunities
- Directly supporting and contributing to pitches
- Co-ordination of responses to pre-qualification questionnaires
- Organising meetings
- Supporting the wider pitch team
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Bridgwater Place, Water Lane, Leeds, LS11 5DR
- Wellbar Central, 36 Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4TD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RHG CONSULT LTD
Training course
Bid and proposal co-ordinator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to manage multiple activities simultaneously and prioritise own and others workloads
- Ability to meet defined deadlines and set own milestones to manage workload
- Ability to create and utilise a bid plan timetable and responsibility matrix, supporting virtual team adherence to process
- Contribute to proposal project timetable including the timely collection of data from various parties including sub-contractors, consultants and internal subject experts
- Ability to meet bid submission deadlines according to guidelines / instructions
- Logging and capture of all proposal data in central repository
- Able to maintain a healthy work life balance and understand the reasons why it is important to do so
- Maintain compliance matrices to ensure compliance to all questions Capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to proof read with an eye for detail
- Good creative writing skills and good grammar/authoring
- Collate proposal documents using library/information stores, search engines/corporate directories
- Ability to use a range of tools, methods and search engines, to analyse and assimilate data, such as competitor analysis or customer research
- Good verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate professionally with colleagues at all levels of the business
- Liaise with sales/legal/finance teams and other virtual team members as necessary
- The importance of putting the customer first and tailoring bid documents to their needs, wants and requirements
- Work and engage with colleagues and virtual teams, leveraging relationships and networks to support information gathering and writing
- Build relationships with colleagues and subject matter experts across the business, learning the go to people and how to manage their input
- Build rapport and trust
Training schedule
The training for the apprenticeship will be carried out remotely with workshops/one to one's/reviews undertaken by a dedicated learning coach with RHG Consult Ltd.
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will gain a Level 3 Bid and Proposal Co-ordinator qualification and be eligible for membership of the Association of Bid and Proposal Management Professionals (APMP).
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this employer
We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.
http://www.eversheds-sutherland.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
A range of excellent benefits including 26 days annual leave plus an additional day over the Christmas period, private medical insurance, discounted gym memberships and much more!
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will gain a Level 3 Bid and Proposal Co-ordinator qualification and be eligible for membership of the Association of Bid and Proposal Management Professionals (APMP).
Bids and proposals are a recognised and fast-growing specialism with great career progression opportunities, both directly in bidding as well as wider marketing roles.
As a global law firm, Eversheds Sutherland offers excellent future career prospects, with great opportunities to progress within the pitch team and the wider marketing team, as well as full access to opportunities within the wider global firm.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RHG CONSULT LTD
Kerry Ferguson
Kerryferguson@eversheds-sutherland.com
02079194500
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336991.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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