Bid Manager

Flexible (Remote/Hybrid/Office-based) with a requirement to live in Midlands/North/Scotland, FK8 2HE.

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent.

Working Hours: 9am–5pm Monday-Friday (flexibility considered).

Salary: ‘Competitive’ salary advertised; open to conversation based on experience and skill set.

Triage provides information, advice, guidance, skills, workplace training, work preparation and supportive recruitment services that help people secure a job, progress in the workplace and build meaningful careers. Delivering from locations across Scotland and North East England, Triage partners with multiple public, private and community organisations, working with local, regional and national stakeholders, prime contractors and Jobcentre Plus to deliver employment, education and training programmes that respond to the social, cultural, inclusive and economic growth agendas.

Values

We value community, kindness, knowledge power, perseverance and excellence.

About the role

The Bid Manager is responsible for overseeing the end‑to‑end bid process and producing high‑quality, compelling and compliant bids and proposals aimed at securing contracts within the employability, skills, justice, education and health and wellbeing sectors. The role requires in‑depth experience of writing winning bids and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse tender documents and provide feedback to senior management.
• Support development of bid strategies, including storyboarding, USP and win themes.
• Execute the full bid process, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Coordinate bid input from internal colleagues and partners.
• Lead planning, writing, and editing of responses for bids, frameworks, proposals and expressions of interest.
• Maintain bid documentation on SharePoint and complete associated documents.
• Conduct peer reviews and quality assurance to ensure persuasive and compliant content.
• Research the market, competitors and sector trends to support bid content.
• Support management of the internal bid content library and record keeping.

Required criteria

• At least 3 years of experience writing successful bids in the employability, skills or related sectors.
• Excellent communication and proofreading skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal and rapport‑building ability with stakeholders.
• Highly motivated, proactive and capable of working independently and as part of a team.
• Strong project management, organisational and problem‑solving skills, able to manage multiple bids simultaneously.
• Ability to interpret and articulate complex information.
• Flexibility to attend sector‑relevant events, training and meetings.
• Solid understanding of the employability and skills sector, funding landscapes and key stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Responsive to feedback and committed to continuous improvement.
• Ability to extract data for evidence‑based bid content.
• Value‑driven team player with strategic thinking.
• Resilient and adaptable under pressure.
• Experienced with electronic tender platforms and AI tools for bid writing.
• Skilled in accurate costing for bids and creating effective visual content.

Disability Confidence

We welcome and encourage applicants with disabilities or long‑term health conditions. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements and provide reasonable adjustments.

Additional notes

We may assign additional or alternative tasks as required. Disclosure checks will be conducted in line with safeguarding legislation. The DBS check cost is reimbursed via our internal process.

Job Category Business Development