Commercial Bid Writer
| Posting date: | 09 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,000 to £50,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £40,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 November 2024 |
| Location: | CR0 2BX |
| Company: | United Response |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | UNIT183518 |
Summary
Job Title: Commercial Bid Writer
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Working from home
Salary: £40,000
Key Purpose of the role:
As part of the bid writing team be accountable for writing multi-million-pound winning bids for agreed contracts, tenders and frameworks in line with the agreed operating model, enabling United Response to retain and grow income in a sustainable way.
Essential Criteria:
- Experience of writing multi million pound sector leading bids and frameworks in the social care arena.
- Credibility in building relationships with operational colleagues and other key stakeholders.
- Experience of the development of comprehensive blue prints for contracts.
- Experience of developing rigorous and comprehensive cost benefit analysis for multi million-pound contracts and tenders.
- Experience of developing significant comprehensive budgets for bids to ensure that the ROI is met ensuring sustainable contracts.
- Supporting colleagues to think differently, developing bids that are easy to read and impactful.
- Understanding of how to deliver social purpose in a business-like manner, good business and financial planning skills and proven track record in delivering against financial targets and managing business risk.
- Commitment to co-production with people we support and their families/advocates.
We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:
- 25 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time), which increases after 3 and 5 years’ service
- Pension and Life Assurance benefits
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- The opportunity to be part of our UR Stars Recognition Scheme
- Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
- Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
- Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
- Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
- Refer a friend scheme
Who we are:
United Response is a leading national charity. We have a great team of people who are passionate about providing care and support. Since 1973, United Response has been delivering person-centred care and support. We campaign to ensure the people we support have equal access to the same rights and opportunities, as well as challenging the negative attitudes and discrimination they face. Our spokespeople can talk confidently on the issues affecting people with disabilities, autism and mental health support needs. In our work we aim to be creative, strong, honest, responsive and united.
United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with disabilities. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. If you are interested in applying for employment with United Response and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application please send an email with your request to gill.fay@unitedresponse.org.uk
This position is subject to a DBS Check, the cost to be met by United Response. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme