About This Role
This role involves planning and coordinating the end-to-end delivery of proposal responses of varying size, complexity, and value. It requires working in collaboration with colleagues across the wider team and partner organisations to manage, prepare, format, and submit winning proposals. The ideal candidate will have experience managing proposals across the procurement lifecycle, from EOI/RFI through to ITT, and will lead key sessions such as kick-offs, storyboarding, reviews, signoff, and bid retros.
Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate the end-to-end delivery of proposal responses
- Work in collaboration with colleagues and partner organisations to manage, prepare, format, and submit proposals
- Lead key sessions including kick-offs, storyboarding, reviews, signoff, and bid retros
- Get involved in presentations and continuous improvement activities
- Lead on and contribute to process improvements
- Develop bid strategies based on client requirements
- Review and analyse client documents to identify key requirements and deliverables
- Gather and submit clarification questions, and keep the team updated
- Review, provide feedback on, and format bid responses effectively
- Coordinate multiple priorities in parallel, with excellent organisation and attention to detail
- Coach bid teams on best practices and ensure quality
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with a natural ability to lead and collaborate
Requirements
- Experience in bid management, with strong time management, attention to detail, and communication skills
- Good understanding of the procurement lifecycle
- Experience working within a busy bid team across public and/or private sectors
- Experience leading key sessions such as bid kick-offs, storyboarding, quality gate reviews, and retros
- Experience developing bid templates, trackers, and storyboards to support structured bid responses
- Experience managing relationships within the bid team and across the organisation
- Experience successfully organising and delivering bids within tight timescales
Nice to have:
- Experience with Public Sector Frameworks such as DOS, G-Cloud, and Technology Services
- Experience responding to proposed commercial scenarios and preparing rate cards
Benefits
- Competitive package
- 7% employer pension contribution
- Share options
- Discretionary bonus
- 25 days’ holiday
- Access to 3 annual “life happens” days
- Wellbeing support
