Bid Coordinator / Bid writer (Charity)

Our client is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day they support over 6,000 women and children in their national network of services. These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs / ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services and culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between our client and Women’s Aid). They advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. The organisation runs award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, managing a busy press office and website, and they are an accredited training provider. They give a voice to the voiceless.

Position: Bid Development Officer
Location: London
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm?
Salary: £32,405 to £36,236 (Band 1) per annum
Benefits: include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme.

Closing Date: 31st July 2018
Interview date: 9th August 2018

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the organisation for an experienced Bid Development Officer to support future growth and development in the violence against women and girls (VAWG) sector. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to enhance their career in business development in a specialist setting. They are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual, with a flair for producing compelling and persuasive written responses for PQQ and ITT responses and grant applications. Involvement in developing win strategies to ensure success will be a key requirement for this role.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of development, the post holder will work as part of a small but dynamic bid team. Key responsibilities include:

- Bid Writing / Tender Development
- Grant and Proposal Writing
- Horizon Scanning

About you:

You will have experience of working with colleagues across departments to develop service proposals and a successful track record in generating income through writing competitive bids is essential. A strong understanding of the commissioning environment in government and local authorities is necessary for this post as well as an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines is a prerequisite.

Our client is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. They offer the first Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) accredited qualification for their profession.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

You may have experience of the following: Bid Development Officer, Senior Bid Writer, Bid Administration, Tender Support, Bid Support, Business Development, Bid Executive, Proposal Writer, Bid Coordinator, Bid Manager, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager Tender Writer, Bid Administrator, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Domestic Violence, Not for Profit, etc

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.