Pursuit Coordinator 1 at EY

This individual provides day-to-day assistance in a variety of pursuit support roles to assist the Pursuit Team, in producing quality winning proposals.

Responsibilities

•  Supports the Pursuit Strategist in the management of the pursuit process
• Research and present preliminary information on the client (client packs) as directed by the Pursuit Strategist 
• Proactively provide pursuit teams with local and global best practice
• Provide on-going support to the Pursuit Strategist / Pursuit Leader with first draft of deliverables, including content, presentations, meeting agendas, booklets and pursuit tools (such as pursuit timeline and action plans)
• Develops and collates team members CVs as well as credentials and case studies, ensuring standardisation
• Co-ordinates and follows-up on action items within the pursuit engagement team following direction from Pursuit Strategist
• Reviews final documents against proposal quality checklist and against RFP, including collation of mandatory information
• Supports with ad-hoc queries and requests for assistance on pursuit deliverables
• Occasionally co-ordinate a pursuit meeting in absence of Pursuit Strategist from an action / to do list point of view
• Schedule meetings as and when required during the pursuit process
• Updating of Pursuits databases and libraries, including the DAT Portal, Serving as the “hub” of all pursuit-related client-facing materials
• Aligning and managing administrative resources (Creative Services, BMC, Knowledge, GDS etc.) for key pursuit materials
• Take initiative in developing pursuit skills beyond shadowing the Pursuit Strategist
• Being highly responsive to our pursuit teams needs and seeking continuous feedback
• Being insightful through proactively sharing relevant insights

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification is advantageous
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in solid project management
• Proficient in English (verbal and written)
• MS Office skills (PowerPoint, WORD, EXCEL etc)
• Attention to detail

Skill and Competence Required

• Must demonstrate a basic understanding and application of principles and practices of pursuits and communications.
• Project coordination experience.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to coordinate multiple projects and initiatives at one time.
• Excellence in written communication and MS office.
• Teaming skills and the ability to build relationships across an organisation.
• Creativity and big picture thinking.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.