Recruiter

JOBG8

Salary

From £25,000 to £30,000 per year

Location

Essex, Basildon, Billericay, South East, England, United Kingdom

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Job Title Bid Writer Reporting to Daniel Mulholland, CDO Located Darwin Recruitment - Head Office UK, Mayflower House 1 st Floor, 128a High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9XE Job Description To support the Business Development team in the completion and management of the bid process by ensuring Darwin's strategy to win business is clearly articulated in a professional manner. This is a networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to demanding deadlines. Core Responsibilities Lead storyboard sessions with bid / proposal team members. Assist the bid / proposal manager in developing a proposal structure. Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant. Deliver completed written proposal responses to the proposal manager against agreed RFP deadlines, escalating issues as required. Re-write / edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery. Proactively indentifying tender opportunities in published tender and tender alerts. Ability to coach sales teams in writing best practice. Present all new proposal content to the bid manager for potential re-use. Proposal automation software (or similar) experience. Communicate and influence at a senior level. Strong time management / prioritisation skills. Strong written English language skills. Experience Proven skills in producing and editing proposal content within a complex business environment. The proposal writer will be experienced in leading storyboarding sessions, participating in key review meetings / final document review, content sign off, and document production. Experience of coordinating and updating a knowledgebase system is beneficial. Qualifications Degree educated (ideally English Literature) or journalistic / professional writing background. Ideally accredited to APMP Foundation or Practitioner Level. Advanced MS Word skills & proficient in MS Office. Salary 25,000 - 30,000 plus Benefits 10% of salary yearly bonus Benefits 20 Days holiday + Additional Day per 1 year served + Birthday Day (outside of probation) + Christmas period (averaging 26 days for new starters). Further bid writing training. Bi-Annual meetings with a specialist IFA in the office. Gym Membership with 2 x 1 hours lunchtime slots to use facilities (after 3 months of employ) Private Healthcare (after 1 year of employ) Benefits Awarded after 6 month probation Membership to Gym with 2 x 1.5 hours lunchtime slots per week to use the facilities. Private Healthcare.