Your mission Position title: Bid Coordinator Type: Full-time, permanent position Salary: £32,000 – £45,000 p.a. depending on qualifications and experience Holiday: 32 days birthday, incl. public holidays, increasing with service Benefits: Health insurance & sick pay Training: Multiple opportunities for CPD Location: Remote/Hybrid/Full flexibility Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK Start date: ASAP Role OSC is seeking an experienced Bid Coordinator to become a member of its team. The candidate must demonstrate bid experience, to effectively come into the company from day one and ‘ hit the ground running ’ by understanding how the bid process works. The Bid Coordinator must have a proven track record of winning bids, but not necessarily be familiar with OSC’s area of expertise. The Bid Coordinator needs to effectively ‘ conduct the OSC orchestra of virtuoso scientists like a Maestro, bringing the team together to win exciting and interesting tenders in the marine sector. The Bid Coordinator will focus on £10,000 to inter alia, client pre-positioning, demonstrating clear consistent adherence to the documented process, including robust bid decisions, meeting kick-offs, answer planning sessions, reviews, commercial reviews, governance process, presentation materials, rehearsals and lessons learned, and debriefs, etc. The successful candidate will be empowered to seek assistance from the senior team of OSC’s consultants and scientists, as and when required. This is a highly senior role within the firm, liaising closely with its three Directors, and PhD-qualified Principal consultants. Responsibilities: Support all OSC’s core services, to ensure opportunities are recorded accurately, pursued actively, and maximised to support fee conversion; Support a continuous improvement cycle across the team resulting in improved bidding and the overall win rate of the team exceeding 50%; Obtain information on the reason for the win/loss for all bids managed and feedback to the sector bid manager; Embrace the team training programme to address individual needs; Support campaign management working alongside the marketing team to support strategic/must win bids; and, Support new initiatives to drive bidding effectiveness. Demonstration of behaviours: Accountable and dependable; Reliable and trustworthy; Enthusiastic and goal-oriented; Communicative and friendly; Positive (influencing behaviours of others); Proactive and impactful; Motivated and driven; Detail orientated/exemplary attention to detail; Committed/completer finisher; Responsive and adaptable; Confident and assertive; and, Empowered. Qualifications: Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) foundation-accredited, to demonstrate adherence to industry best practices in bidding (desired); Any of the three APMP levels of accreditation, foundation, practitioner, and professional (desired); Any APMP micro-certifications, e.g. graphics (CF GR-M APMP); and, Proficient InDesign skills. Your profile About OSC Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is a technology-focused marine science company involved principally in providing environmental services worldwide. OSC specialises in marine fauna and underwater-sound monitoring, acoustical and statistical modelling, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) surveys, and imagery analyses. OSC has a track record for providing environmental monitoring (mitigation for regulatory compliance) and scientific research (field studies and experiments) for a large clientèle and range of marine industries. Why us? OSC is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company offers benefits such as health insurance, remote working, and opportunities for career progression. Personal development is encouraged, and employees may get the opportunity to be involved in company research projects. Please submit your CV and cover letter through OSC’s careers portal here. There will be a written task as part of the interview process. Kind Regards, OSC Recruitment Team. About us Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is a technology-focused marine science company involved principally in providing environmental services worldwide. OSC specialises in marine mammal and underwater-sound monitoring, acoustical and statistical modelling, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) surveys, and image-data analyses, and is currently expanding its services portfolio. OSC has a track record for providing environmental monitoring (mitigation for regulatory compliance) and scientific research (field studies and experiments) for a large clientele and range of marine industries .