Bid Writer in Dartford

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your skills in bid writing and coordination can drive growth and support our mission? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a Bid Writer at Mencap, you'll be an integral part of our national team, playing a key role in writing and coordinating high-quality submissions to support our growth targets. This will include:

• Crafting compelling bids that resonate with our stakeholders and address their unique needs.
• Building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive growth.
• Managing multiple tender submissions simultaneously with finesse.
• Acting as a quality control check on tender submissions, ensuring best practices are followed.
• Collaborating with operational colleagues to ensure accuracy and timeliness of bids.

You will be reporting to the Bid Manager, collaborating closely with operational colleagues throughout the bid process. You will be expected to guide colleagues through a comprehensive due diligence process. You will work closely with the Business Development Team, Service Managers, the Operations Team, Finance Team and the Legal Team.

We are looking for someone with:

• Established writing skills to produce tailored responses to bids.
• Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate with operational colleagues effectively.
• The ability to evaluate and filter opportunities in alignment with our strategic plans.
• A solid understanding of social care procurement practices and social value.

You'll require:

• Demonstrable bid writing experience.
• Knowledge of social care procurement practices.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences and evaluation criteria.

Applications close on 14 June 2026.

Here at Mencap we operate a blinded recruitment process for a lot of our roles, please ensure you apply with a full application and covering statement.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation. Every day we grow and learn. Its okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes. Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.