Bid, Proposal and Awards Manager
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blackpool and The Fylde College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3186 |
Summary
The Role:
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is on the lookout for a passionate and ambitious Bid, Proposal and Awards Manager to join our forward-thinking team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on writing compelling content, managing successful bids, and showcasing organisational excellence through high-quality award submissions. Experience within the education sector is ideally preferred. Flexibility is available around the number of days spent in the office, offering a supportive and balanced working environment.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
As a pivotal member of our Business Development team, your role will be varied, strategic, and rewarding. Key responsibilities include:
Leading the development of successful, compliant, and commercially viable bids and tenders in line with funding and partnership opportunities.
Scanning the external environment to identify and assess project and funding opportunities, making informed bid/no-bid decisions.
Coordinating information gathering, working collaboratively across departments to prepare strategic documents and compelling award submissions that highlight B&FC’s impact and achievements.
Creating high-quality, clear, and persuasive content tailored to target audiences, while ensuring all submissions meet internal quality standards and deadlines.
Supporting project handovers and contract compliance by integrating funding audit requirements and monitoring responsibilities into delivery plans.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you'll be part of a passionate, forward-thinking team committed to delivering excellence. You’ll play a key role in shaping the College’s external reputation and driving future growth, all while benefiting from a flexible, collaborative, and supportive working environment.
Are You Ready to Make an Impact? Apply Today!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible!
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
Enhanced leave allowance of 43 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Competitive pension scheme:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
Agile working opportunities
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
Occupational Health
FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
FREE eye tests
Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
FREE healthy breakfast
Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
Health and beauty salon
Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
FREE car parking
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is on the lookout for a passionate and ambitious Bid, Proposal and Awards Manager to join our forward-thinking team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on writing compelling content, managing successful bids, and showcasing organisational excellence through high-quality award submissions. Experience within the education sector is ideally preferred. Flexibility is available around the number of days spent in the office, offering a supportive and balanced working environment.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
As a pivotal member of our Business Development team, your role will be varied, strategic, and rewarding. Key responsibilities include:
Leading the development of successful, compliant, and commercially viable bids and tenders in line with funding and partnership opportunities.
Scanning the external environment to identify and assess project and funding opportunities, making informed bid/no-bid decisions.
Coordinating information gathering, working collaboratively across departments to prepare strategic documents and compelling award submissions that highlight B&FC’s impact and achievements.
Creating high-quality, clear, and persuasive content tailored to target audiences, while ensuring all submissions meet internal quality standards and deadlines.
Supporting project handovers and contract compliance by integrating funding audit requirements and monitoring responsibilities into delivery plans.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you'll be part of a passionate, forward-thinking team committed to delivering excellence. You’ll play a key role in shaping the College’s external reputation and driving future growth, all while benefiting from a flexible, collaborative, and supportive working environment.
Are You Ready to Make an Impact? Apply Today!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible!
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
Enhanced leave allowance of 43 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Competitive pension scheme:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
Agile working opportunities
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
Occupational Health
FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
FREE eye tests
Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
FREE healthy breakfast
Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
Health and beauty salon
Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
FREE car parking
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator
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