Bid Manager

Ocean City Bids; Braintree; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

NHS Pension

Opportunity to fund social good

Job summary

A leading social enterprise recruitment agency is seeking a Bid Manager to lead the development of winning proposals for NHS and Local Authority services. This role primarily involves crafting persuasive narratives for complex healthcare tenders, with a focus on ensuring compliance and managing projects. You will benefit from a Band 8a equivalent salary, NHS Pension, and 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Strong writing skills and extensive experience in Health & Social Care bidding are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Health & Social Care bidding is essential.
• A roll-up-your-sleeves approach and a passion for social enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of winning proposals.
• Craft high-quality, persuasive narratives for healthcare tenders.
• Own the bid lifecycle, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.

Skills

Exceptional writing skills

Project management

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Location: 4 days remote, plus 1 day per week in Essex

Contract: 37.5 hours (Flexible in core hours)

Ocean City Bids is recruiting for Bid Manager for a leading Social Enterprise. Our client combines commercial efficiency with a social mission, having reinvested over £4.5m into charitable causes over the past decade.

Reporting to the Director of Bids, this is predominantly a writing role, focused on high-quality delivery rather than bid and process management.

The Role:

You will lead the end-to-end development of winning proposals for a diverse portfolio of NHS and Local Authority services, including community health, specialist clinics, and social care.

• Bid Writing: Craft high-quality, persuasive narratives for complex healthcare tenders. Approximately 75% of the role involves bid writing.
• SME Engagement: Tease out technical information from Subject Matter Experts and translate it into compelling win themes.
• Project Management: Own the bid lifecycle, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and strict adherence to deadlines.
• Content Strategy: Maintain a high-quality bid library and contribute to service design and commercial modelling.

The Benefits

• Band 8a equivalent salary and NHS Pension.
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• A role where every contract won directly funds social good.

Requirements

• Sector Expertise: Extensive experience in Health & Social Care bidding is essential.
• Education: Degree level educated and / or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Skillset: Exceptional writing skills and the ability to manage complex projects independently.
• Attitude: A "roll-up-your-sleeves" approach and a passion for social enterprise.

Ocean City Bids is acting on behalf of our client as an employment agency.