Bid Writer - Contract - Leeds - 12 months - £385 per day inside IR35

North Yorkshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

the Bridge IT are currently recruiting for a contract bid writer for a client based in Leeds, the role will initially be remote with a remote interview process. The contract will be 12 months inside IR35 paying up to £385 per day. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of working within a busy presales team in a fast-moving commercial environment working to tight deadlines, and will have an excellent understanding of, and the ability consistently to practise and evangelise, the fundamental elements of assembling a winning response.

Duties include:

  • Writing and managing bids from end to end - producing high-quality documents and ensuring completed bids meet the required specifications - including:
    • Convening bid response teams
    • Communicating requirements, deadlines and expectations to them and other key stakeholders
    • Identifying and embedding win themes
    • Overseeing and managing the written and editorial aspects of the bid development process - managing and collating technical input, writing and editing, reviewing and proofreading
    • Commercial and contractual input/support/administration
    • Supporting the submission process as needed ie submitting finished bids using a variety of portals
    • Varying writing style as needed to produce compelling bids for numerous distinct departments, industry sectors and business lines
    • Reviewing and editing the written work of colleagues from across the wider business and from within the bid team, checking drafts for accuracy, comprehensiveness, readability, clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and formatting.

Person description:

  • Demonstrable recent experience of bid/proposal writing and management
  • Experience of leading and responding to opportunities aligned with the company's strategy
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • The ability to write about complex, technical concepts in easy-to-understand ways and convey ideas simply for a wide variety of readers
  • Excellent timekeeping and time management/ability to meet deadlines
  • Strong literacy in MS Office products
  • Efficient prioritisation to manage a complex and ever-changing workload that involves context-switching and juggling multiple competing obligations
  • Ability to build excellent relationships with colleagues from a variety of disciplines of varying levels of seniority (up to Board level), including managing expectations and pushing back' where needed
  • Knowledge/experience of software and technology consultancy and/or professional services would be beneficial

If you have the above experience and are looking for a new contract role to start ASAP, please send your CV for immediate consideration as our client are looking to hire ASAP.

Bid Writer - 12 month contract - Inside IR35 - £385 per day - Leeds/Remote

Start date
ASAP
Duration
12 months
From
The Bridge Ltd
Published at
17.05.2021
Project ID:
2113016
Contract type
Freelance
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