Bid Administrator/Writer

Scvo; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Cycle to work

Pension

Life assurance

Blue Light Card

Training opportunities

Hybrid working

Job summary

Action for Children in Glasgow is seeking a Bid Administrator/Writer on a permanent contract, 35 hours per week, hybrid role. You will support opportunity administration, tender coordination, and the preparation and submission of bids.

The role requires a highly organised administrator with attention to detail, strong IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel), and the ability to work to deadlines while collaborating with colleagues across teams.

Qualifications

• Strong administration background and experience in business development activities.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks to deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bid activities and tender submissions.
• Maintain records and reports relating to Business Development.
• Gather information and prepare content for written bid responses.
• Collaborate with internal teams to obtain input and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Support planning for timely submissions and respond to commissioner deadlines.

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Problem solving

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

## Bid Administrator/Writer* Action for Children* Full time* £28,500* Hybrid: Glasgow* Closing 16th November 2026* Advertised from 3rd November 2026* 35 hours per week.#### Role**Benefits:*** Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave.* 1 well-being day per year.* Cycle to work scheme.* Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles.* Flexible maternity, paternity, and adoption packages.* Up to 7% employer pension contribution and life assurance cover.* Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers.**Why Action for Children?**Working here is more than a job. Everyone in theAction for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purposethat drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference tobring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.**A bit about the role**This is an exciting opportunity to join Action forChildren as a Bid Administrator/Writer on a Permanent Contract working 35 hours per week on a Hybrid basis. Thesuccessful candidate will play an essential role within the smooth running and efficient functioning of a busy,fast-paced team. The postholder will help to maintain systems and processes relating to all aspects of BusinessDevelopment including tendering activities. The postholder will be responsible for opportunity administration,record keeping, reporting and compliance, while contributing to the coordination, production and submission oftenders. This will include providing input to written responses as well as organising and compiling requiredinformation, evidence and content.We welcome applications from candidates with astrong background in administration, with full induction in Business Development activities.**How you'll help to create brighterfutures*** Working as part of a busy team to support opportunity administration and tender coordination, production and submission.* Using external systems to help identify and manage a pipeline of Business Development opportunities.* Following defined internal processes to ensure a structured approach to bid coordination and production.* Maintaining appropriate records relating to Business Development activities and performance and supporting reporting processes.* Take responsibility for collaborating effectively with a range of internal colleagues and teams to gain required input to inform tender responses.* Gathering, organising and compiling information, evidence and content in a way that is clear, easy to understand and logically structured.* Providing input to written responses which help to demonstrate organisational compliance with commissioner and funding requirements.* Take responsibility for key aspects of the tender submission process including preparation and planning for timely submissions.* Responding to all requests to meet commissioner requirements and deadlines.**Let's talk about you*** Highly organised and experienced at working to deadlines.* Ability to prioritise and manage multiple pieces of work simultaneously.* Ability to develop strong working relationships with a range of departments, teams and stakeholders.* Experience of working with complex information to identify priorities and timeline work in a structured way.* Prominent level of IT skills, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.* Strong verbal and written communication skills.* A team player who enjoys problem solving and has excellent attention to detail.#### Application notesFor further information and to apply, please visit our website.