What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Community Integrated Care is on an exciting journey of transformation and growth and we are looking to appoint an experienced, Bid Writing Specialist to join our Business Development Team on a 6 month maternity cover contract !
You can be based anywhere in the UK but must be available to travel nationally when required to meet the needs of the organisation.
What is The Deal for you?
1. Flexibility! You can work your full time hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend, or work over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments.
2. Hybrid Working! Do you like to work from home? Or do you prefer being in an office? With this role you have the option of working from home or from our head office in Widnes - or a blend between the two!
3. Benefits: retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app.
4. Best Lives Possible: You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives possible.
5. Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
6. Dare to Learn: Access to our amazing on line training platform where you can upskill taking a variety of courses and qualifications.
7. Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role: The Bid Writing Specialist will support a broad range of developments across the Business Development Team. Working closely with the Bid Manager/Bid Team and Regional Operational Teams, the post holder will identify new bid and tender opportunities and ensure the seamless development and completion/writing of high quality tenders, call-off responses and bespoke bid proposals for new and existing business, supporting the charity in achieving growth targets agreed within strategic plans. Day to Day (list not exhaustive see attached job description)
8. Take a hands-on role in developing, writing, editing, and formatting high-quality winning bids, including completing framework applications, call-offs and ITTs to a high standard.
9. Identify and engage with expert contributors assigning work where required to local managers and identifying key dates and milestones
10. Routinely visit services and work with operational colleagues to gather positive case studies to support tender submissions
11. Attend tender briefings and other commissioner events across the UK and feedback relevant information regarding opportunities to the Business Development Team
12. Working closely with project implementation teams to implement new business and handover information to support transition from tender to new business implementation phase
Your values: Our ideal Candidate
13. Educated to HND level or equivalent work experience of working in a similar role
14. Strong written English language skills
15. Proficient in MS Office applications / excellent IT skills
Skills and Experience
16. Experience of working within a business development environment, preparing bids and tenders
17. Solid ability to interpret information and present it legibly and concisely
18. Experienced in participating in Tender/Bid Review Teams, document production, editing and finalisation
19. Ability to think on their feet and consider all implications, restrictions and impacts
20. Proven skills in producing and editing content
21. Excellent research, writing and checking skills with close attention to detail
22. Experience gained working in Health and Social Care is essential
Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.