Overview
Do you want to help enrich the lives of learners worldwide?
At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector supporting over 10 million students around the world. We work with 28,000 schools, nurseries, and education trusts in 115 countries to deliver customer-centric solutions that improve education outcomes worldwide.
What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification. We partner with schools, examination boards, central governments, and other professional institutions to enrich the lives of learners.
RM is a leading supplier of technology and resources to the education sector, supporting schools, teachers, and pupils across the globe – from pre-school to higher education – including examination boards, central governments, and other professional institutions.
RM Group operates through three businesses: Technology (Managed Services, Software and Infrastructure for Schools), Assessment (Software and Services), and TTS (Education Resources).
RM Technology is a market-leading supplier of ICT products and services to UK schools and colleges to deliver a technology environment that improves learning outcomes and makes the most of IT investment, driving focus through four lines of business: Managed Services, Software, Hardware, and Broadband.
Visit us here to find out more: www.rm.com/education
An exciting opportunity for Bid Writers to explore the next step of their career within a supportive team who will develop you to manage your own bids. We are looking for a Bid Writer to join our Bid Management team. You will join an established and experienced Bid Management team and be exposed to all the stages of a bid process within an environment that coaches and guides you to increase your skills and experience. Ensuring no two days are the same, you will work across different subject matter and with colleagues across the organisation.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Bid Management, the role will consist of:
* Writing compelling tenders - from storyboarding through review processes for SQs and ITTs.
* Developing and editing existing content through continuous improvement practices to ensure every bid is better than the last.
* Personalising bids to customers’ requirements and scoring criteria.
* Attending and feeding into key bid process calls.
* Identifying win themes and strategies.
* Developing presentation material as part of bids.
* Proof-reading responses for all stages of bids.
* Maintaining our bid library responses.
* Building to managing your own tender processes, including matrix managing bid teams of colleagues from across the business, and sometimes including our external partners.
* Ad hoc support for the Head of Bid Management – this could include reviews, reports, information sharing, etc.
Experience
We are looking for an individual with the following traits:
* Ability to storyboard and write a response to a bid question is crucial.
* Curiosity about the way our services are delivered and a desire to understand how things work.
* Attention to detail.
* Organisational skills.
* Ability to work towards a deadline.
* Interpersonal skills.
The individual in this role needs to be able to work flexibly where required, in line with peaks and troughs of external demands. This may mean working overtime from time to time, which will always be repaid via time in lieu.
What’s in it for you?
At RM, we have “My Work Blend @RM” which provides office-based colleagues with multi-location and hybrid working options to suit them. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations in the UK that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres, or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process. We expect how we make best use of hybrid working may continue to adapt as we adjust to our new ways of working.
As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance, and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself an extra bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.
To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work. We also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
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