James Nuthall

Experience

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  International Refugee Trust (IRT)

  Jul 2009 - Oct 2009

  New Media/Events Intern
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  International Childcare Trust

  Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

  Admin/Fundraising Intern
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  Greenpeace

  Apr 2010 - Oct 2010

  Events Assistant (Temporary contract)
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  British Lung Foundation

  Dec 2010 - May 2011

  Events Coordinator (Temporary contract)
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  RNID

  Jul 2011 - Oct 2013

  Projects Officer
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  Sweett Group plc (acquired by Currie & Brown)

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  Marketing and Proposals Co-ordinator

  - Lead the creation and submission of high quality bid responses for health sector tenders. Manage responses through all stages of the enquiry process using creative and innovative skills. This includes managing the content, design, strength of brand message, and identifying areas of added value bespoke to a client's brief.- Assisting the public sector team in marketing initiatives including collateral, exhibitions, seminars, client events and speaking opportunities

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  Hill Group UK

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2017

  Bid Writer

  - Produce exemplary qualitative answers for PQQs and tenders liaising with pre-construction and regional teams- Coordinate overall process on bid submissions- Represent the Business Development team at bid launch and review meetings- Produce bid documents in InDesign and Microsoft Word- Update electronic library with excellent responses, case studies, CV's and other useful information- Attend project handover meetings and meet with department managers to gain information about new projects and services the organisation is delivering. Show less

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  Pellings

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

  Senior Bid Writer

  - Taking ownership of delivering bids across a wide range of values, sectors and services.Value range from £thousands to £multi- million.- Developing creative ways to position Pellings as a leading provider of propertysolutions to private and public sector clients within the context of bids.- Writing creative and compelling copy which communicates Pellings’ solutions.- Working with the Technical Bid Lead (Senior Manager or Partner) to identify and developthe bid proposition and a strategy for winning the bid.- Undertaking production of final submission documents and presentation materials.Making use of Indesign whenever possible.- Working with Senior Managers and colleagues to manage submission and tenderworkload.- Supporting the use and improvement of Business Development systems and software. Show less

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  Unispace

  Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

  Proposal Manager - EMEA

  - Proposal / bid planning process: leading kick off meetings, coordinating multiple teams and large amounts of information - Delivering creative, dynamic, brand-worthy bid / proposal documents for the EMEA region for international blue chip companies, winning contracts of up to £60 million- Be a key decision maker in resourcing of bids - Lead weekly opportunities meetings with senior stakeholdersAchievements - As the first Proposal Manager for the region, I implemented a ’10 point plan’ for improving bid processes and output which included a bid request form, Gold/Silver/Bronze system, standardised kick off meetings, effective communication methods, lessons learnt and feedback capture - Led the bid process for Unispace’s largest project wins to date and successful bidding for projects for key strategic clients Show less

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  St Mungo's

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2022

  Business Development Manager

  • Responsible for BD activity in multiple regions across organisation• Led tenders for new and existing contracts, often coordinating multiple tenders at once• Line manager to Business Development Officer• Coordinating internal business cases for contracts • Reviewing and processing contracts for signingAchievements• Retaining all flagship services that were tendered during my time at St Mungo’s• Implemented new and refreshed processes including method statement workshop, BD pipeline and Bid Library Show less

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  Turning Point

  Oct 2022 - Jan 2024

  Business Development Manager

  • Responsible for Business Development activity in South of England• Line managing a team of Bid Writers• Responsible for delivery of multi million-pound bids, winning new business and retaining existing contracts• Modelling services with Operational colleaguesAchievements• Successful retention of all tendered contracts since starting • Delivery of training programme to Bid Writers to increase skills and improve performance

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  Right Livelihood

  Apr 2024 - now

  Operations Manager (Maternity Cover)