Senior Bid Writer
£35 – 45k – hybrid or home based with occasional travel to Liverpool offices
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Introduction to the role:
Due to our continued growth, we are seeking a talented and experienced Bid Writer. Reporting to the Senior Bid Manager, you will be at the forefront of our growth strategy, playing a key role creating competitive bids that showcase our expertise.
Key Responsibilities of the Bid Writer:
- Work with and support the Senior Bid Manager -
- Ensuring we are on all relevant frameworks and portals
- Monitoring potential business opportunities and acting on them efficiently liaising with appropriate colleagues
- Timely planning, management and completion of allocated selection questionnaires and tender submissions through the various stages of the procurement process
- Planning, drafting and writing and coordinating responses to bids
- Ensuring all written documentation relating to bids and tenders is of high quality and accuracy
- Working closely with Subject Matter Experts to construct relevant answers which clearly answer the external stakeholders’ requirements and portray the company appropriately
- Building internal and external relationships with individuals in order to create quality bids that best represents the company’s services
- Managing each bid as a mini-project and ensuring that all tasks are assigned to relevant workstream and actioned in a timely manner
- Reviewing and evaluating each bid to glean lessons learned and sharing constructive feedback with colleagues and organisation
- Presenting information in a meaningful, useful and understandable way to internal and external stakeholders
- Providing advice and guidance to colleagues on local and national policies/procedures/pathways
- Proactively seeking clarification for frameworks and tenders to inform written bid
Essential Skills and Experience of the Bid Writer
- Two years’ experience in either Health / Social Care / Public Sectors
- Educated to GCSE level in English and Mathematics grade A-C
- Minimum three years’ tender completion experience
- Ability to prove successful wins post tender.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive salary
- Company pension
- Professional development
- 25 days annual leave
- 1 day annual leave increase after 12 months
- Blue light card
About Us
Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities – giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.
Recruitment Process for the Bid Writer vacancy
- Detailed telephone interview with Specialist Recruiter. You'll find out more detailed information about the role and share your skills and experience.
- Right to Work and Driver checks
- Face to Face interview with Head of Nursing and Clinical Director.
- Compliance checks following offer to RMN – Nurse Assessor including DBS and 3 years of referencing.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Work from home
Experience:
- Social / Healthcare / Public Sector Bid Writing: 3 years (required)
Work Location: Remote