Associate, Pursuits

We continue to revolutionize the creation of workplace to meet the needs of today's ever-changing global brands. Our agile, end-to-end experience, delivered seamlessly across borders, is powered by strong client partnerships and enabled by sound workplace intelligence and transformational technology.

We believe that everyone should work in an environment that inspires productivity, peak performance and delivers wellbeing. Across our 48 global studios we see that positive work environments foster open, collaborative and supportive cultures populated by highly independent, motivated people. While our core business is strategising, designing and building workplaces for some of the biggest brands in the world, we know our people are our #1 asset. We look after them with an extensive Employee Value Proposition program which includes rewards and recognition, career development and a focus on wellbeing.

We'll provide the environment for you to grow and thrive, if you can provide experience in managing proposals and bids, excellent writing skills, advanced knowledge of MS Office and intermediate Indesign, and a Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications or related field (preferred but not essential). Construction, property, design or architecture industry exposure would be a bonus.

Sound like a deal? Your skills and passion in a nutshell:

- You're a rare and special breed: a pursuits/proposals wonder.
- You have excellent written skills with the ability to communicate a concept through a cohesive narrative whilst understanding tone of voice
- You enjoy organising and coordinating many stakeholders to work towards a common goal
- You feel comfortable expressing your opinions, thoughts and experience, influencing and persuading stakeholders to get to the best outcome
- You are good at building relationships with those around you
- You thrive in a high responsibility, high freedom, high accountability business environment
- You work well under pressure and to fixed deadlines, and love a fast pace
- You are comfortable with change and ambiguity - taking them as opportunities to innovate

What you're responsible for
- You will manage proposal / bid planning processes: organising kick off meetings, coordinating multiple teams and large amounts of information so everyone knows what needs to be done
- Delivering creative, dynamic, brand-worthy bid / proposal documents on time for the Asia business
- Listening to our Client Solutions team, understanding what they need and proposing the best deliverable for their requirement
- Developing compelling presentations that give our Client Solutions team the most relevant content to present
- Ensuring our clients' first impressions of Unispace are always impactful, clear and consistent
- Ensuring that the quality of our assets is maintained and consistently improved
- Collaborating across disciplines, regions and studios
- Partnering with senior stakeholders across the business to innovate our approach to pursuits, establish win strategies, and to champion pursuits excellence

Work experience and technical knowledge
- 3+ years of experience working in a proposal/pursuit capacity
- Experience in the architecture, design, commercial real estate or construction industries (preferred)
- Extensive experience writing and managing proposals
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Customer-focused with storytelling and storyboarding capabilities
- Superior writing, organisational, and interpersonal skills
- Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office