Bid Writer

Salary: £60,000 per year

Location: Poole (working from home initially and then c 3 days pw in office)

Salary: to £60,000 doe + bonus and good benefits

Aspire Jobs is delighted to be working exclusively with our client who are now seeking an experienced and dynamic Bid Writer.

You will be working as part of the Bid and Tendering department, working closely with the team and with subject matter experts across the business to support the delivery of high quality, winning bids.

The successful candidate will: –

* Have min 2 years bid writing experience ideally from within a technical project-based business

* Be a proactive self-starter who is a high achiever with high energy levels

* Can prioritise workloads working to tight deadlines

* Have excellent written output with emphasis on the creativity and quality of your written bids

* Be dependable – as the only bid writer you will be confident in going and getting the answers you need

* Can work under pressure to tight deadlines

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills (will be assessed at interview)

* Will have excellent MS Office 365 experience (ideally Professional Certification)

* Have a good understanding of the way in which projects are managed and delivered to influence, monitor, and challenge every aspect of the bid

You will be expected to read the requirement from the client, identify individuals within the business with the knowledge required and speak to them to gain the relevant information needed. You will have a good idea of what the final proposal should feel and look like.

The business has highly regarded subject matter experts and your role is to gain the information needed from them and write it up in high-quality bid responses that capture the reader’s attention.

Job responsibilities

* Communicating the business’ capability in compelling bid documentation

* Contributing to and implementing winning bid strategies in our written responses

* Preparation, review, editing and coordination of compelling tender documentation ensuring high levels of consistency and quality, that captures their offer, provides an accurate baseline for a future project, incorporates lessons learned, and mitigates company risks

* Work with Subject Matter Experts – SME’s to challenge, refine and improve compliant winning bid responses that clearly articulate the key benefits and value proposition

* Relentless focus on the development of the bid writing process and tools to maximise bidding efficiency. Using lessons learned to drive a continuous improvement culture and identifying digital tools to improve bid efficiency

* Forecasting requirements for writing resources and managing those resources across their bid portfolio to ensure they deliver consistently high scoring responses

* Influencing and negotiating with people at all levels, including providing progress reports to management

* Responsible for identifying and training Subject Matter Experts who can produce consistently high scoring responses

* Collaborating across the business to learn from best practise

* Production of presentations (internal and external to the client) up to board level

* Supporting and or facilitating the Storyboarding process

* Support to their Regional teams will require some UK travel from time to time depending on tender requirements

* Contribute content to a bid library containing boilerplate responses

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST DRIVE FOR THIS ROLE