Job Description

About Northern Trust Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Working with Us As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose. We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email us at APAC_Talent_Acquisition_Communications@ntrs.com
Role This role sits within International RFP Team, based in Singapore. The RFP (Request for Proposal) team is responsible for compiling responses to complex bid and proposal documents for prospective and existing Northern Trust clients as part of a procurement, rebid or due diligence process. The RFP team works alongside the sales and relationship management teams to formulate compelling responses in order to win and retain business. We are seeking to recruit a writer whose primary responsibility will be new business questionnaires from prospective clients. These prospects will include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, corporates, insurance companies and investment managers across the spectrum of fund types. The services covered will include, but not be limited to, global custody; investment accounting; fund accounting; transfer agency; trustee and depositary; middle office outsourcing; risk and compliance; performance measurement; cash management; securities lending and transition management.

• Excellent written English skills are essential, as is an ability to manage projects within a deadline-driven environment.
• Product knowledge of global custody, fund administration or other asset servicing products would be a benefit.
• Previous RFP experience is not a requirement.

Based in the Asset Servicing business unit, this role will provide an opportunity to interface with experts across the Asset Servicing and Wealth Management teams. Principal Responsibilities

• Response Preparation
• Managing the response process from kick-off meeting to despatch of final response documents, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met
• Using the RFP database and other resources to research and prepare responses
• Tailoring standard responses for individual clients
• Working with subject-matter-experts, sales and relationship teams to source information

RFP Database

• Ensuring new and updated information is added to the RFP database
• Liaising with other business areas to maintain the factual content of the RFP database
• Researching opportunities to create new RFP database files for new products and services

Knowledge and Skills

• An excellent standard of written English and the ability to edit and tailor text to ensure accuracy, consistency and readability
• The ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, to multi-task and to manage conflicting priorities
• Strong MS Word skills
• A working knowledge of the broad asset servicing/global custody needs of corporate clients, investment managers and financial institutions

Experience and Qualification

• Previous experience in an asset servicing RFP role is not required