Careers

The Opportunity:

We currently have a great opportunity for a Pursuit Manager to join our global team in Sydney. Our Global Pursuit Team are enthusiastic and passionate professionals unified by a common goal: to ensure that we create a centre of excellence for strategic pursuits that focusses on generating profitable business for the firm.

In this role, aligned to pursuits within our Corporate practice, you will be responsible for the development of win strategies and the end-to-end pursuit management of project opportunities as well as supporting panel opportunities for the practice. You will be an integral part of the team supporting the development of Corporate bids and proposals in collaboration with the Global Pursuit Team, the wider Clients, Markets and Growth team, partners and other key stakeholders.

This role brings a fantastic opportunity to share bid and pursuit best practice, contribute to bid improvement and efficiency and develop deep relationships with partner and CMG stakeholders within our Corporate practice.

As part of our commitment to excellence and professional development we are a Corporate member of APMP.

A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be found attached to the role on our careers page https://www.ashurst.com/en/careers/

Our ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years' experience in a pursuit and bid role in legal, professional services or other relevant environments
• Strong technical capability in leading pursuits including stakeholder engagement and project management skills and a proven ability to successfully manage complex work-winning processes
• Extensive experience developing win strategies with an ability to successfully articulate themes, differentiators and benefits
• Ability to effectively manage and engage key stakeholders in leading pursuits/bids along with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously (based on complexity)
• Highly competent user of the Microsoft Office suite including Word and Powerpoint

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:

• competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• flexible working;
• complimentary gym memberships;
• corporate health plans;
• a global professional development offering for all employees; and
• an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme, with a strong emphasis on working with First Nations people through our pro bono practice.

We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best.

Beyond this, what sets Ashurst apart from others is our global strength, our drive to innovate and collaborate, and our commitment to excellence. It is these values that make Ashurst a unique place to work.

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