Bid Writer

Derby, Derbyshire
£35000 - £40000/annum

Bid Writer / Remote Working (1 day a month in Derby)

Bid Solutions is recruiting a Bid Writer on behalf of a well-established independent charity delivering advice, health and legal services across the East Midlands and West Midlands, with national remote services too.

Our client's funding team has a strong track record of winning bids that keep vital services running for thousands of people across the region. With continued growth, they're now looking for a Bid Writer with around 3 years' experience to join that team and build a career in public sector tendering.

The Bid Writer Role:

You'll work closely with an experienced Proposal Manager and the wider bid team, contributing to larger submissions and managing smaller ones independently, while developing your expertise in commissioning, service design and competitive tendering.

Day to day, you'll:

Write, edit and improve tender responses and supporting documents

Develop clear, persuasive content that demonstrates impact and outcomes

Produce supporting materials such as case studies and summaries

Work with colleagues across operations, finance and partnerships to gather information and translate it into structured written responses

Support coordination of tenders, timelines and requirements, and manage submission and record-keeping

Research funders, services and local need to strengthen bid content

Support joint bids with partner organisations

About you

Essential

Around 3 years' experience in bid writing

A track record contributing to or supporting high-quality submissions (bids, tenders, or funding applications)

Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills

Able to distil complex information into clear, concise responses

Well organised, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines

Comfortable collaborating across teams

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Desirable

Experience of public sector tendering or commissioning

Knowledge of health, social care, advice or community services

Experience in or with the voluntary sector

APMP Foundation (or willingness to work towards it)

Should this position be of interest, please contact Lisa Easthope at Bid Solutions

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