Proposal Editor and Proof-Reader

Job Title: Proposal Editor and Proof-Reader
Location: Warton
Salary: £26,471

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

What you’ll be doing:

• Formatting and providing an editorial proof-read on various documentation for proposal submissions, adhering to BAE Systems’ and best practice proposal standards
• Providing an editorial proof-read ensuring documentation is adhering to correct English grammar and spelling
• Generating bid and proposal templates, tailored to specific customer requirements, in keeping with the corporate BAE Systems’ brand standards and guidelines
• Supporting the final editing, formatting, production, configuration control, and printing of bid response to deliver compliant and professionally produced bid and proposal documents
• Acting as the subject matter expert for all activities related to Microsoft Office software including MS word and MS PowerPoint for bid and proposal submissions
• Your role is a part-time role (3 days a week) and hybrid, but as your role is predominantly for bid submissions and will include working towards arduous timescales, the ability to be flexible is important

Your skills and experiences
Essential

• Excellent Microsoft office skills particularly formatting/editing large, complex documents in MS Word, with established understanding of how to ensure layout consistency (headers, footers, table of contents, references etc.)
• Proofreading, with good attention to detail
• Excellent written English language skills, with established understanding of grammar, punctuation and spelling rules

Desirable

• Use of PerfectIt (proofreading software) currently used for proposal production is desirable
• Understanding of a bid and proposal environment

Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts, you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air Bid and Proposal Management Team
BAE Systems Air Bid and Proposal Management team provides support to a variety of bid and proposals across the Air sector. This means you’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of diverse bid submissions and establish a network with a range of different stakeholders. As the proposal editorial proof-reader, you will have full ownership of the proof-read process ensuring all external documentation is of a quality output, adhering to BAE Systems standards. This is an exciting opportunity to be relied on as a subject matter expert of Microsoft Word within the bid and proposal management team, contributing to bid submissions that support delivering defence solutions to air forces globally.

Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 4th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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