Proposal Specialist

Job description

Position Description:

If you’re looking for a challenge that stretches your talents and you want to make a real difference in people’s lives, come and join us as a Proposal Specialist and help support the digital transformation of the UK.

An exciting opportunity to direct the future working across a variety of presales engagements, with clients from a broadening industry spectrum.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

You will be involved in the creation, capture and management of content into proposals which supports the strategic must-win bids and opportunities. This encompasses a number of different disciplines including; facilitating proposal creation, reviews, document management and administrative support.

You will provide comprehensive proposal management support through the deployment of industry and company standard methodologies, tools and processes and be an integral member of the bid team, responsible for managing the production of high quality client deliverables that not only adhere to CGI standards but provide a competitive edge.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You will work as an integral member of the bid team, reporting to the bid manager throughout the process to deliver successful proposal responses. Along with key soft skills, the successful Proposal Specialist will need experience with the following:

- Ability to work under pressure and to demanding deadlines
- Manage bid budgets
- Work in accordance with the guidance from a Solution Architect or supporting programme team.
- Engaging with other business units
- Document reviews, proposal governance & submission sign-off
- Responsibility for delivery of completed proposals
- Team management
- Strong and clear communication skills with attention to detail
- APMP accreditation highly desirable

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.