Senior Bid Writer

Home based: National with occasional travel

Job reference: 182

Contract type: Fixed-term until 31st March 2025 (possible permanency beyond March 2025)

Part time: 22.2 hours, 3 days per week, between Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm (exact dates to be agreed/discussed at interview)

Salary: £19,299.60 - £22,705.20 (Full time equivalent £32,166.00 - £37,842.00) per annum (dependent on experience) +Benefits!

 Benefits:

• 25 days pro rata annual leave
• Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
• Death in service benefit
• Option to buy up to 5 additional days pro rata annual leave
• Discretionary shut down days at Christmas
• 1 Community Leave Day per annum
• Bike to work scheme

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Senior Bid Writer to join our Business Development team working on tender opportunities, tracking new and existing business and handling of new contracts for POhWER.

POhWER needs to increase and diversify its income to achieve greater financial sustainability. To do this we need to grow our services to reach new parts of the UK and new areas of work. However we also recognise the importance of retaining our existing contracts. To support this ambition we are looking for someone to support and work with our existing team.

Our Bid Writers coordinate the organisation’s response to all tenders. This includes re-tendering for our existing services as well as responding to tenders for services in new areas, or new services in our existing areas. 

The role includes:

·       Lead and co-ordinate tender activity ensuring that POhWER wins and retains new and existing services and contracts

·       Take ownership of the bid response, style and format and overseeing it through the production process.

·       Prepare and write tenders in a persuasive manner that takes full account of customer-specific style and content.

You will have excellent written communication, attention to detail and proof reading skills and a good knowledge of POhWER’s services. You will also have an ability to work to strict deadlines and a confident, flexible and positive attitude.

Please refer to the job description for more information about the role.

How to apply

We’re keen to get a Senior Bid Writer started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria and your notice period.  

Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter.

Closing Date: 09:00am, Tuesday 2nd April 2024

Interviews: Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th April 2024

Location of Interviews: Remote (via Zoom or Microsoft Teams)

We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.

We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.

A DBS check will be conducted for this post. 

POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.