Senior Bid Writer Government Funded Projects.

Bid Manager, Bid Writer, Government Funded Training Projects.

Home-Based in the North East or Yorkshire with occasional travel.

Our client is a leading provider of training and development programmes for the workplace. Their courses vary across disciplines such as business, IT, legal and office skills, and are delivered to individuals looking to improve skills, or on behalf of training within the workplace.

They require an experienced Bid Manager to proactively identify opportunities for the business to bid for, and win, funded training for Government programmes. This will be achieved by building relationships with Authorities and Councils, Universities and Colleges, and Adult Education Providers.

Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities to bid for funded-training contracts, within the North East regions, and build relationships with key partners to enable this. This will be for direct and partner-bids.
• Ensure the company is assigned to the relevant frameworks to bid.
• Create high quality response for bids, to secure the contracts. Track all bids and applications through the process.
• Work with the senior team to develop future bid strategy, to increase growth.
• Support the product development team in production of courses that meet the requirements for opportunities won.
• Prepare and submit reports around forecasting, cost and win/loss tracking and reporting.
• Focus on continuous improvement across the bid process, promoting best practise.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in bid writing for grant and funding applications. Ability to demonstrate success with such bids.
• Excellent knowledge of the proposal and funding process within public sector (local council, education).
• Experience working with purchasing portals and tender software.
• Experience in adult education/learning & development, and the AEB funds.
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to create proposals for a variety of opportunities, and to manage multiple projects at one time.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and well-respected training business, providing accredited courses to improve career prospects for thousands across the UK.

To find out more, please apply with your CV for a confidential chat.