RFP / Proposal Writer
RFP / Proposal Writer
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Job Description
Why work for us
A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job its about investingin a brighter future together.
Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights disciplined investments and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.
Our Values are key to driving our success and are at the heart of everything we do:
Clients Come First - Always Execution Supersedes Intention Together We Win Diversity Improves Results Truth Builds Trust
If our mission values and purpose align with your own we would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
- You will play a key role in asset generation and client retention by fulfilling high quality informative DDQs and RFIs to service existing and prospective clients. You will also develop compelling proposals (RFPs) aimed at executing on the organisations sales objectives. In all cases your work will properly message firm and product capabilities competitive advantages protocols and services.
- You will be responsible for managing each deliverable as an end-to-end process serving as project manager writer stakeholder point of contact and liaison with SMEs (subject matter experts) throughout the business. You will have the opportunity to partner with key stakeholders enterprise-wide including Legal Compliance Investments Product Management Product Development.
- You will partner with sales and investments to ensure the scope of each job is clear uncovering any areas that lack clarity at the onset.
- You will tailor standard content where appropriate for customization based on the individual client or prospect and partner with the Knowledge Management team to ensure new and updated content is maintained within the RFP database
- You will be comfortable in taking on jobs of greater complexity with some assistance from your manager or other members of the team. You will also contribute between deadlines on particular projects which are aimed at progressing the agenda of the RFP team as a whole with a self-starter mindset.
- You will effectively manage projects to completion adhering to strict deadlines and working on several projects simultaneously. The drafting process will also include testing and working with a newly-developed Gen AI tool for RFP writers.
- You will compliance check and peer review work produced by other team members and you will work collaboratively across the global RFP team to support other team members and share knowledge.
- You will ensure as far as possible that disclosures are reflected consistently within product documentation and across like products (where jurisdictional regulations permit)
- You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records as these are the basis of our metrics and reporting back to the business
- You should embody a positive can-do growth mindset and be willing to embrace and contribute to organizational change in a fast-paced production context.
- You may be asked to carry out other duties as assigned
What to expect when you join our firm
- Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
- Generous Holiday policies
- Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
- Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
- Support to grow through professional development courses tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
- All-inclusive approach to Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
- Complimentary subscription to Headspace the mindfulness app
- All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
- Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen
Must-have skills
- 3-5 years experience within the financial services industry ideally as a proposal writer
- You will have a broad knowledge of institutional and wholesales investment strategies across different asset classes (equities fixed income real estate hedge funds etc.) and demonstrate proper use of investment terminology. You will be eager to grow this knowledge to encompass JHIs unique product set.
- Solid experience with product-specific data such as performance returns-based and holdings-based characteristics
- Strong understanding of the regulatory environment and how that impacts on marketing collateral and an ability to recognize non-compliant content within collateral
- You must thrive in a dynamic fast-paced culture and have the ability to work to quarter- and month-end deadlines while factoring in ad-hoc business demands and data-delivery timelines. Extended hours are likely at quarter-end and occasionally ahead of key deadlines.
- You must have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to confidently engage and influence across all levels of the organization including senior management whilst being able to work efficiently and collaboratively in a team.
- Strong writing and proofreading skills as well as having an eye for detail and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure data and content is accurate relevant and consistent and that presentations adhere to style guidelines regulatory requirements and client expectations
- Strong understanding of the functionality within the Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel PPT and Teams
- A highly organised flexible pragmatic problem-solving mindset and strong project management capability
- Bachelorsdegree
Nice-to-have skills
- Experience with macro-economic content and data
- Multiple vehicle (Separate/Segregated Account Mutual Fund UCIT OEIC SICAV VIT ETF etc.) marketing or reporting experience a major plus
- Good experience of orderly production file retention processes for audit and compliance purposes
- Experience working across cultures and with offshore delivery partners
Supervisory responsibilities
- No
Potential for growth
- Mentoring
- Leadership development programs
- Regular training
- Career development services
- Continuing education courses
You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role
At Janus Henderson Investors were committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Dont worry if you dont think you tick every box we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we cant accommodate every flexible working request were happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know at .
Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employees job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).
All applicants must be willing to comply with the provisions of Janus Henderson Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants past political contributions or activity may impact applicants eligibility for this position. Janus Henderson is an equal opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.
Employment Type
Grant
