Bid Writer

Be part of something great. Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

Salary: £33,000.00 - £42,000.00

Home based

9% combined pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits package

Holiday trade scheme (subject to HMRC rules)

We are recruiting for an experienced bid writer to bring a wealth of expertise in crafting compelling proposals to help drive business growth. With a proven track record of success, you will be ready to hit the ground running and help deliver high-quality bids that stand out in competitive markets.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The Bid Writer Level 2 is a key role to support our growth strategy within Business Development, providing high quality writing expertise and support for Maximus bid and proposal opportunities, enabling us to win work and grow our business.
• The role will work proactively with wider Business Development (e.g. Sales, Solutions) and wider business colleagues to develop a clear understanding of our bidding strategy (e.g. Win Themes) and ensure that approach is translated into a clear and winning set of bid responses to our commissioners.
• The role is key to ensuring that we can meet all the written requirements of a tender within the specified, often demanding timescales provided by the commissioner via a rigorous feedback and review process.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Technical Writing and Content Creation: The Bid Writer will own a response or set of responses as part of a competitive tendering opportunity. They will be responsible for working closely with colleagues in the Sales and Solution teams to understand our solution proposals as they evolve and develop written responses that reflect/articulate these discussions clearly and comprehensively.
• Research: Support opportunities by contributing to research and data gathering from both internal and external sources, aimed at strengthening our bid responses.
• Storyboarding: Storyboarding is a critical part of the response planning process that increases bid writing efficiency and quality.
• Proofreading: Bid Writers will be tasked with proofreading work and materials created by other team members in line with an opportunity-specific Proofing Checklist.
• Content Management: Bid Writers will be responsible for supporting the Head of Bid Writing with the ongoing development and maintenance of Maximus’ Content Library.
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI): Proficiency in and/or a willingness to embrace using AI-driven tools and technologies to enhance bid writing efficiency and quality will be key.
• Continuous improvement/lessons learnt: Following each submission, Bid Writers will collaborate with Bid Management colleagues to conduct a detailed lessons learnt process.

Key Contacts & Relationships:

• Internal: Director of Bidding Services, Head of Bid Writing, Bid Writers, Head of Bid Management, Bid Managers, Sales Leads, Solution Architects, Workstream Leads.
• External: Community Partners, Subcontractor Organisations, External Subject Matter Experts/Consultants, Bid Writing Consultancies.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Essential: Strong, demonstrable track record of writing content for winning bids (at least 18 months experience).
• Experience of working in a busy bid writing environment, under pressure with the ability to manage multiple stakeholder needs and demands.
• Experience of generating new ideas as part of a Bid Writing or Solution team.
• Experience of collating and consolidating opportunity related research to support in the localisation and personalisation of business cases/proposals.
• Experience of working to both internal and external deadlines.
• Desirable: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, Creative writing qualification, APMP Foundation, Practitioner or Professional certification.
• Experience in bid/proposal writing within the employment/skills, contact centre, justice or health/disability assessment sectors.

Individual Competencies

• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to draft concise, clear and compelling bids for clients, to a high standard of spelling and grammar.
• Proactive and energetic with an ability to manage a pressurised workload.
• Able to manage competing deadlines and priorities confidently.
• Ability to interpret and tailor writing styles to a range of audiences from different sectors and commissioners.
• MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel expertise.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail required with ability to work quickly, diligently and efficiently.
• Editing, proofreading and report formatting skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to build strong relationships with a range of key internal and external stakeholders.

Travel Requirements

Minimal travel expectations include quarterly Business Development away days, and occasional team meetings to encourage engagement and upskilling.

EEO Statement

Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process.