Session focus

Power-Up Your Personal Development – 10 Skills That Take You Beyond the BidWe all know the fundamentals of being a great proposal professional:

Strong written and verbal communication

Organisation and time management.

Attention to detail.

But what sets you apart?

How do you power up your personal growth and develop the transferable skills that take you beyond the bid — into strategic, commercial leadership?

In this Lunch & Learn, Matt reflects on his 15-year career across high-performing bid functions — from writer to director — and outlines the 10 skills he believes every proposal professional should develop to build sustainable success and elevate their impact within their organisations.‍

Who should attend

Bid writers and proposal professionals

Bid managers and team leaders

Heads of bidding and work-winning

Anyone looking to grow their career beyond delivery and into strategic leadership

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About the Speaker

Matt has over a decade of experience in UK public and private sector work-winning, delivering commercial success through securing profitable and operationally sustainable multi-million-pound projects.Across a 15-year career spanning writer, manager, team leader, and director roles, he has built diverse, high-performing teams of trusted advisors and future leaders. Matt is currently Director for International Proposals at AscellaHealth and Deputy Chair of the APMP UK Chapter.

‍Event details

When: Thursday, 26th February, 11:45–14:00
Where: Colony Fabrica, 269 Great Ancoats St, Greater, Manchester M4 7DB

Agenda:‍

11:45 – 12:30: Arrival, lunch and networking

12:30 – 13:30: Presentation and Q&A

13:30 – 14:00: Networking

‍Catering: Lunch included

This community Lunch & Learn is hosted by Altura, the full-cycle bid management platform that helps modern bid teams manage, create, and optimise proposals to win more complex deals.

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