Bid Writer

UK Wide - Remote working but some client travel

£75,000 - £80,000 + bonus + perm benefits

A leading consultancy are seeking a skilled Bid Writer to join their Competitive Bid Management function within the Client Account Management team. This role plays a key part in supporting our ambitious growth plans within the UK Public Sector, ensuring the development of high-quality, competitive bids.

Your role

• Play an integral role in producing bid responses by:
• Understanding key Buyer requirements and identifying hot buttons and pain points to be addressed
• Building relationships and working closely with Subject Matter Experts to convert raw material into highly compelling bid responses and sales proposals
• Reviewing, editing and re-engineering content authored by others to build compelling responses with the aim of scoring maximum points
• Applying high-quality standards of grammar, layout and readability, adhering to any prescribed compliance instructions set by the Buyer
• Developing win-themes and identifying where these should be applied across responses

Skills:

• Consistent and demonstrable experience of large and/or complex deals in which the quality of written submissions is a key factor in winning the deal.
• Demonstrable experience in winning public sector bids including common government frameworks
• Broad experience of technical writing, for example on topics such as Infrastructure, Applications and Digital Transformation, blending traditional offerings experience with innovative technologies and approaches
• Strong copywriting skills applied to technical subject matter and clearly articulating win themes and business value
• Able to develop junior and inexperienced team members on best practice writing skills
• APMP certification would be an advantage but not essential