Location: Blended between office and home (England and Wales). Time in office negotiable
We can also consider a secondment agreement for a successful candidate from a local Citizens Advice office.
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives from debt to evictions to trouble at work and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.
We are recruiting for a Proposal Manager to join our Bid Development Team. Our bid team writes all bids for our national office, and supports the network of Local Citizens Advice offices to win funding, maintaining and growing our vital services in communities across England and Wales.
You will be a results-focused individual, able to develop compelling proposals and bids to secure income on behalf of Citizens Advice and local offices.
You will have a track record in managing and producing successful bids and a strong understanding of the public sector commissioning agenda. Your excellent communication skills will include a strong, clear and persuasive writing style.
To apply
To apply please submit anonymise both your CV and supporting statement (of nor more than 2 pages) that addresses how you demonstrate the following criteria:
* Proven ability to successfully manage public and/or private sector tenders and proposals.
* Proven ability to lead, or contribute effectively to, relevant processes within the Business Development Cycle: specifically Gate Decisions, Bid Qualification, and Opportunity, (or Capture,) Planning.
* Proven ability to provide valuable input into opportunity qualification, win strategies, commercial discussions, and solution design.
* Good influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills: to win the respect of others, establish credibility, inspire confidence, and enable the delivery of positive solutions.
* Ability to plan work effectively under pressure and to deadlines within a target driven environment.
* Proven ability to assimilate and analyse complex information and issues quickly and communicate well thought out solutions clearly, concisely and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is of strategic importance within the organisation and recognised as integral to all we do as a service.
Central to pursuing our EDI mission is building diverse and inclusive teams in which everyone has a sense of belonging. We believe inclusion is a social justice issue - a principle that underpins our all EDI work. To that end, we particularly welcome applications from people we would like to see better represented in our organisation and sector - people of colour, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people. We follow the social model of disability. We will offer an interview to disabled candidates who indicate they wish their application to be considered under our Disability Confident Interview Commitment where they meet our selection criteria in their application. Some of our roles attract a high volume of applications and in some circumstances where it is not practicable or appropriate, we may limit the number of interviews offered to disabled and non-disabled candidates. We will provide reasonable adjustments as needed.
We’re a flexible employer, so this role may suit anyone who’d prefer a flexible arrangement to help their work/life balance, many of our colleagues spend most of their time working remotely. Whilst we prefer a blended approach between a local office, if one is near you, and home we’re open to being flexible on location, occasionally a role may require you to be based in a certain location if that's the case it will be detailed in the advert or job description. This can be discussed in more detail during your interview.
The National Citizens Advice operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Our commitment to colleague wellbeing is reflected in us being awarded Gold in the Health & Wellbeing category, as well as Overall Winners, at the Employee Experience Awards 2022.
Please be aware that Citizens Advice is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
Citizens Advice seeks to redeploy internal staff who are at risk or under notice of redundancy and will prioritise them in the recruitment process where necessary. If you have been confirmed as at risk or under notice of redundancy please ensure you indicate this in the at-risk box in your application.
In the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.
This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.
For more information about the organisation, our values and benefits please see the following link - Information, values and benefits
Need help with your application, see our useful how to guides on the following page - Guidance notes for applicants