At Lockton, we’re passionate about helping our people achieve their ultimate potential. Our people are curious, action-oriented, and always striving to make ourselves and those around us better. We’re active listeners working to ensure understanding and problem solvers developing innovative solutions. If you can see yourself delivering excellent service to clients, giving back to our communities and being a part of our caring culture, you belong here.

Purpose of the role

The Bid Management team work on both new business opportunities and the process of keeping existing clients. This involves engaging with senior stakeholders across Lockton to ensure that timelines are met and content is delivered, tailored, and presented in a professional client-facing document.

The role will allow you to work across all sectors and all lines of insurance and support the provision of the technical content for the bid. In addition, you will work with the design team to ensure a polished and professional final product is sent to the client/prospect. You will have the opportunity to get to know the whole of Lockton and build your network across the entire business.

As a Bid Executive, you will learn about the entire bid management process and ensure its successful delivery.

Your Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination and administration of Bid Management activities
• Understand the key elements to include in the bid documentation, from technical broking information to analytics, risk management and claims
• Gather technical, commercial, financial, and legal information from the business in a structured manner
• Maintain and update an accurate Content Library that can be used to develop a bespoke answer to a customer need or requirement
• Identify and structure compelling information for the client/prospect, ensuring every bid is unique and tailored to the opportunity to differentiate Lockton from our competitors
• Support the team in preparation for an impactful presentation to the client/prospect with materials and presentation coaching to allow them to sell the best Lockton offering
• Work with the design team to produce high-quality bid documentation and presentation material

Required Qualifications and Skillset

• A degree in business administration or similar
• Proven experience working in a corporate environment is preferred but not essential
• Ability to be a self-starter with a passion for learning on the job
• Great communication skills, both verbally and written
• A team player, who enjoys working with different people daily
• A passion for learning about the insurance industry

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About Lockton MENA

Headquartered in Dubai (UAE), with 400+ associates providing (re)insurance and people solutions, we have strength in handling major corporate clients in UAE and throughout the region. Offering innovation in our solutions, we service clients across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan customising the best protections for them. 

Lockton MENA was the first broker to achieve its own Lloyd’s Broker license in the Middle East and holds an exclusive global partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) under the International Professional Partner Firm (IPPF), demonstrating high professional standards and best practices, that distinguish the company among its peers in the industry. 

From our headquarters in Dubai, Lockton MENA has expanded operations into the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and KSA.