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£47,000 - £56,628 per year
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Job Description
At Hft, our vision is to create a future where learning disabled people can live the best life possible. We do this by coming together to campaign for positive change, provide personalised support and create solutions that enable people to live independently.
We’re looking for an experienced Tender and Contracts Manager to join our Business Development team and play a key role in helping Hft win new business, retain existing contracts and grow our income.
This is a key role for an exceptionally strong bid writer with proven experience within the social care sector. You’ll need to be able to develop compelling, persuasive and high-quality tender responses that demonstrate a clear understanding of commissioners’ requirements and position Hft strongly against the competition.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing together commercial thinking, exceptional writing, project management and stakeholder engagement. You’ll take ownership of the end-to-end tender process, from identifying opportunities and making go/no-go recommendations through to submission and post-tender review. You’ll also manage the income contract lifecycle, ensuring our contracts are well governed, compliant and effectively managed from award through to renewal.
What you'll be doing
You’ll be the central point of contact for tendering and contract management activity across Hft, working with colleagues across finance, operations, legal, governance, marketing and communications, as well as external partners.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing the full tender lifecycle, from opportunity identification and go/no-go decisions through to contract award.
- Monitoring procurement portals and relevant platforms to identify new business opportunities.
- Coordinating internal and external contributors to ensure high-quality, timely submissions.
- Leading the writing, editing and quality assurance of compelling, high-scoring tender responses that directly address evaluation criteria and maximise our chances of success.
- Using exceptional bid writing skills to develop persuasive responses that clearly articulate Hft’s value proposition, demonstrate our social care expertise and differentiate us from competitors.
- Translating complex operational, technical and commercial information into clear and persuasive narratives.
- Developing strong value propositions, win themes, case studies and supporting evidence.
- Maintaining a central bid content library and ensuring our tender materials remain accurate, current and effective.
- Developing supporting tender documentation, including methodologies, pricing narratives, mobilisation plans and social value commitments.
- Managing the full income contract lifecycle, including awards, variations, amendments, renewals and change control.
- Maintaining an accurate contract register and monitoring key dates, obligations, risks and milestones.
- Working closely with finance and governance colleagues to ensure appropriate oversight, approval and risk management.
- Providing clear reporting and insight to senior leaders on the tender pipeline, contract portfolio, risks and commercial commitments.
- Leading post-tender debriefs and using feedback and lessons learned to continually improve our approach.
- Helping to build Hft’s organisational capability through training, guidance and support for colleagues involved in bid and tender activity.
What we're looking for
This role is not simply a contract management position. We are looking for an exceptional bid writer who understands social care and can turn complex information into compelling, high-scoring tender submissions.
Essential experience
You must have:
- Significant experience working within the social care sector, with a strong understanding of the sector, commissioning environment and the needs of social care providers.
- Exceptional bid/tender writing skills, with a proven ability to write persuasive, compelling and high-quality responses that meet evaluation criteria and demonstrate clear value.
- At least 3 years' experience in a bid, tender or proposal management role.
- A proven track record of managing end-to-end tender processes and producing successful submissions.
- Experience of managing contract variations, renewals and change control.
- Experience managing multiple bids and live contracts against demanding deadlines.
- Outstanding written, editing and proofreading skills, with an exceptional eye for detail.
- The ability to understand complex procurement, contractual and service information and translate it into clear, persuasive and engaging written responses.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to influence and coordinate colleagues at all levels.
- Sound commercial judgement and the ability to identify and escalate contractual and financial risks.
- Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to remain calm while managing competing priorities.
- An understanding of governance, delegated authority, risk and audit requirements.
- Knowledge of UK public procurement legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023.
The person we're looking for
We're looking for someone who is an outstanding communicator and writer, with the ability to take information from multiple stakeholders and turn it into a coherent, persuasive bid that tells a compelling story.
You’ll be confident challenging and influencing contributors, asking the right questions to draw out the strongest content and ensuring every response is targeted towards what the commissioner is looking for.
Most importantly, you'll understand social care. You’ll be able to draw on your sector knowledge and experience to demonstrate how Hft can deliver high-quality services, achieve positive outcomes for people and provide commissioners with confidence in our ability to deliver.
We are seeking both strong social care experience and significant bid/tender writing experience
If you're an experienced bid and contract professional looking for a role where you can make a real difference, influence strategic decisions and help shape how an organisation approaches growth and commercial opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.
Organisation
Hft.
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Registered Charity
More than 1000
Registered Charity
More than 1000
To improve the lives of learning disabled people by providing personalised support that promotes independence, choice, and inclusion.
Posted on: 03 September 2026
Closing date: 03 October 2026 at 14:04
Job ref: 000712
Tags: Social Care / Development
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Pro-rated for a part-time role, based on a full-time equivalent of £32k-£34k (35 hours/week)
Part-time ( Part-time (21h/week) - 0.6 FTE)
Temporary (One year fixed term (with a possibility of extension) OR open to freelance applicants)
Job description
Job details
- Reports to: Philanthropy Manager, ProVeg UK
- Location: Remote (UK-based) with occasional travel for co-working and events
- Hours: Part-time (21h/week) - 0.6 FTE
- Contract: One year fixed term (with a possibility of extension) OR open to freelance applicants
- Salary: Pro-rated for a part-time role, based on a full-time equivalent of £32k-£34k (35 hours/week)
- Application deadline: 17.09.2026
- When: October/November 2026
Role Summary
ProVeg UK is part of ProVeg International, a global food awareness organisation working to transform the food system by replacing animal products with plant-based and cultivated alternatives.
Reporting directly to the Philanthropy Manager, the Philanthropy Coordinator will play a central role in driving ProVeg UK’s fundraising income. The primary focus of this role is using creativity to write high-quality, compelling grant applications, coordinate and track progress of projects for existing grants, and managing comprehensive, impactful reporting for our existing trusts, foundations, and institutional funders.
You will be an exceptional grant writer with basic financial acumen, incredible attention to detail, and a proven ability to translate complex project outcomes into persuasive narratives. By maintaining strong relationships with current funders and securing new grant funding, you will directly support ProVeg UK's mission to drive sustainable, plant-based food systems across the UK.
Responsibilities
Grant Application Writing & Prospecting
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Proposal & Application Writing: Research, draft, and submit tailored, compelling grant applications and proposals to UK-based trusts, foundations, statutory funding bodies, and major donors. This will include drafting accurate project budgets and financial forecasts for bids. On occasion, this will also involve co-ordinating cross-organisational partnership bids with other charities/NGOs.
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Case for Support: Work closely with the Philanthropy Manager and UK programme teams to translate UK impact metrics (e.g., School Plates initiative) into engaging stories and cases for support.
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Pipeline Development: Support to the Philanthropy Manager (who leads on pipeline development for ProVeg UK) in identifying suitable funding opportunities.
Donor Reporting
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Impact Reporting: Take ownership of report writing for existing trusts and foundations, ensuring all reporting deadlines and donor-specific requirements are met accurately and promptly.
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Evaluation, Planning & Data Collection: Support the planning stage of awarded grants, liaise with programme leads to track delivery against objectives, and work with UK staff to gather monitoring and evaluation data for funder reports.
Systems, Compliance & Operations
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CRM & Pipeline Tracking: Maintain accurate and up-to-date grant management records, application deadlines, reporting schedules, and contact details in the CRM (HubSpot).
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Grant Compliance: Ensure all grant conditions, pledge agreements, and restricted funding parameters are communicated internally and strictly adhered to.
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International Coordination: Liaise with the ProVeg International Development Team to share best practices, templates, and joint funding opportunities where relevant.
Qualifications / Experience
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Grant Writing Track Record: Proven track record of grant writing in the non-profit sector, with demonstrable success in securing large grants from trusts and foundations.
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Donor Reporting Experience: Experience preparing detailed narrative and financial reports for existing institutional donors and grant-makers.
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Narrative Skills: Exceptional written English skills, with the ability to turn complex program outcomes, data, and food systems concepts into clear, inspiring narrative bids.
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Project & Time Management: Outstanding organisational skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple application and reporting deadlines simultaneously.
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Financial Literacy: Basic financial acumen and experience with building and presenting project budgets for proposals and reporting.
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Mission Alignment: Passion for and commitment to ProVeg’s mission of transforming global and UK food systems.
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Benefits of working with ProVeg
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career development support.
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Mental health & wellbeing support via access to the OpenUp platform and a free Headspace subscription
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days increasing by one day a year to a maximum of 30 days (plus bank holidays)
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
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Employee Assistance Programme including counselling
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Access to 24/7 virtual GP Service
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Access to the Wisdom app with exclusive perks and discounts
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Compassionate animal companion leave
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
Further Information
Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter including your motivation and describing how you meet the person specification. Even if you do not meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. ProVeg supports and invests in staff growth and development.
We also request applicants to apply without attaching a photo or disclosing their date or place of birth.
If you are living with a disability, health condition and/or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know how we can adjust and support your application process. For example, we can offer alternative tools, different interview formats, or additional time for tasks.
Important: Please make sure to use your own words and ideas in the cover letter. The goal is for us to get to know you better in order to assess if this role and your motivation are a good fit. Letters written with AI, or written in a language other than English, will be disregarded.
Application Process:
Typically, the recruitment process contains the following steps:
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Screening of your application
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Interview with People & Culture (30mins)
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Job related trial task (~ 2 hrs.)
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Second interview with the team (60mins)
Organisation
ProVeg International
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Registered Charity
101 - 500
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To accelerate the transition to a sustainable global food system by making plant-rich foods and alternative proteins more accessible and appealing.
Posted on: 03 September 2026
Closing date: 17 September 2026 at 23:30
Tags: Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, Digital Fundraising
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