Bid Executive (Remote)

Job title: Bid Executive Location: Remote (with occasional travel to HQ) Salary: £35k - £40k basic plus great benefits including a 4 day work week and profit share scheme Overview: * Our client is a well-regarded SME Professional Services firm, established for 11 years now, specialising in supporting Technology, Digital and Software Suppliers getting onto government frameworks. * Due to organic growth, they’re now looking to grow their bid team and are on the look out for talented Bid professionals with experience of bidding for public sector frameworks across the IT, Technology or Software sectors (other sectors considered). * They currently typically deliver a bid review service to Technology, Digital and Software providers, reviewing their drafts and giving feedback however they’re looking to expand their services to deliver more end to end bid management, so part of the role would be to help them develop those processes and services as well as managing a number of bids. * Culture: Very progressive and collaborative with an emphasis on autonomy and flexibility. They even offer a 4 day work week (32 hours) with no impact on salary! Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Work as part of a self-managed Client Delivery team, providing bid consultancy services to clients while contributing to a continuous improvement culture • Lead client kick-off meetings to explain process and requirements, agree draft timelines • Review technical bids written by their clients, in line with our guidance, to ensure high quality responses that meet tender requirements • Provide written feedback, suggestions and examples on how the client can improve their responses, in a timely manner • Careful proof-reading and editing flow/readability, sentence structure, formatting, grammar, spelling and punctuation • Lead review meetings to discuss written feedback, and support the client to begin the next stage of drafting • Maintain accurate data on clients’ progress, using their CRM (HubSpot), project management tool (Trello, Excel) and file storage (G-Drive) Requirements: * Ideally possess minimum of 2 years' Bid Writing, Co-ordinating or Bidding Support experience * Essential - Experienced with the CCS G-Cloud framework, i.e. managing applications * Essential - Excellent written, verbal, administrative and IT Skills * Essential - Degree Educated, preferably within a relevant Degree subject such as Creative Writing, Journalism, English etc * Team player Remuneration: • Competitive basic salary • Annual profit sharing bonus (discretionary) • 4-day work week (32 hours) with no impact on salary • Flexible working hours (between 7am and 7pm) • Work from home (and abroad from time to time) • £500 home office set-up budget • Co-working space membership if desired • £50/month work from home allowance • £25/month Deliveroo allowance • £50 gift voucher on your birthday, and work anniversary • 20 days annual leave plus England Bank Holidays • Office closure between Christmas and New Years • Ad-hoc company Rest Days and Fun Days • Quarterly visits to HQ with accommodation and socials • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 helpline for you and your immediate family • Unlimited volunteering time • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave • 5 days paid Carers Leave