Bid and Communications Manager

Haverstock; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Travel loans

Cycle to work scheme

Loyalty days

Employee health support

Training and volunteering days

Studio lunches

Social events

Study trips

Job summary

Haverstock is seeking a highly organised Bid and Communications Manager to join our London studio. You will lead bids, tenders and submissions, coordinating input from across the practice to create clear, compelling responses.

You will manage opportunities, deadlines and the dissemination of information, while supporting communications and marketing activity including awards, website and social media content. Hybrid working and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience of bids, tenders or deadline-driven submissions.
• Excellent written and editing skills.
• Confidence using Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office.
• Experience in architecture/design/build environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identifying suitable opportunities through procurement notices, frameworks, competition websites and tender platforms.
• Coordinating bids, competitions, expressions of interest and proposals.
• Preparing and collating practice information, CVs, project experience, case studies and supporting material.
• Maintaining an organised and up-to-date library of bid resources.
• Recording outcomes and feedback to improve future submissions.
• Supporting partners and associates with the practice’s wider communications and marketing, including awards, website and social media content, presentations and other practice materials.

Skills

Bid management

Deadline management

Written communication

Editing

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Job description

Haverstock is looking for a highly organised and proactive Bid and Communications Manager to join

our London studio. We are a close-knit, collaborative architectural practice working predominantly on public-sector projects across education, inclusive design and living, community, heritage and conservation.

This is a key studio-wide role, taking responsibility for managing Haverstock’s bids, competitions and

submissions. Working closely with partners and associates, you will take ownership of the day-to-day bid process, including identifying opportunities, managing deadlines and contributions from across the studio, and bringing together clear, compelling and wellpresented submissions.

Key Responsibilities

The role will include:

• identifying suitable opportunities through procurement notices, frameworks, competition websites and tender platforms
• coordinating bids, competitions, expressions of interest and proposals
• preparing and collating practice information, CVs, project experience, case studies and supporting material
• maintaining an organised and up-to‑date library of bid resources
• recording outcomes and feedback to improve future submissions
• supporting partners and associates with the practice’s wider communications and marketing, including awards, website and social media content, presentations and other practice materials

About You

Above all, we are looking for someone who is exceptionally organised, with excellent attention to detail and the confi dence to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate input from colleagues across the practice.

You will ideally have experience of bids, tenders or other deadline-driven submissions, excellent written and editing skills and confi dence using Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office. Experience within architecture, design, engineering or the wider built environment would be advantageous, although we welcome applicants with relevant transferable experience.

Haverstock is an inclusive and supportive practice and we value different experiences, perspectives and ways of thinking. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are open to diff erent working styles and approaches. Adjustments can be made to the application and interview process where needed.

We offer hybrid working, pension, travel loans, cycle to work scheme, loyalty days, employee health support, training and volunteering days, studio lunches, social events and study trips.

Salary: £30,000–£50,000 depending on experience. Full-time, with some flexibility depending on