Bid Manager - Health & Social Care

Cera Care; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Bid Writer who will oversee the tendering process. This role requires excellent communication and leadership skills to manage multiple stakeholders and ensure high-quality bid submissions. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of successful bidding in the homecare sector and be comfortable working in a dynamic environment. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for career development within the company.

Benefits

Training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme

Company pension scheme

Mobile phone and tech support

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing the bid process within the homecare sector.
• Strong written communication skills essential for bid submissions.
• Ability to motivate and manage contributions from internal departments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor procurement websites for bidding opportunities.
• Manage the entire bid process from start to finish.
• Prepare tender submissions ensuring quality and compliance.
• Liaise with stakeholders to gather required information.
• Quality assure bid documentation and manage timelines.

Skills

Bid process management

Writing bids

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Time management

Stakeholder management

IT skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Bid Writer in Health & Social Care to join us. As part of its continuing expansion Cera Care is seeking someone with significant experience of managing the bidding & tendering process within the homecare sector.

We're looking for an excellent track record of new business and renewal generation. The ideal individual will be a strong leader who can clearly communicate a vision, provide direction and motivate others and work collaboratively with all departments across the Cera Care family to ensure tenders are completed to a high standard and within a project management culture. The role requires you to be a business focused team player, who works with others to accomplish objectives and deliver a positive result while developing and maintaining open, honest and constructive relationships. You will need to readily embrace change and competing priorities, be organised and able to remain calm and decisive when the pressure is on. You will be enthusiastic and motivated, with a positive attitude. You will be an integral part of a national team and be comfortable working independently.

Cera's vision is to empower people to live their best lives, in their own home, through the use of technology, professional care and support. Joining Cera, you are contributing in making this vision a reality. The work you do promotes the dignity, respect, independence and choice of our service users, enabling you to make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Tenders to monitor various procurement websites and other sources to identify opportunities for Cera Care to tender for the provision of its services.
• Being responsible for the smooth management of the entire bid process from end-to end including completion of Selection Questionnaires and to Invitation to Tender stage.
• Co-ordinate and project manage all parties involved in the bid process to ensure everyone is aware of the level of contribution expected of them and the deadlines.
• Prepare tender submissions for review and approval, ensuring that the submission reflects the vision and values of Cera Care.
• Liaising with wide variety of internal resources in order to collate relevant information to ensure a high quality bid.
• Quality assure all aspects of the bid before processing, including written documentation, diagrams and presentations.
• Ensure all bid documentation is clear, concise, crucial, compelling and meets all the criteria in bid specifications.
• Ensure all timelines are met and that the bid submitted is compliant in line with our clients requirements.
• Develop accurate and consistent bids with the assistance of relevant internal departments, ensure all bids are stored in a 'bid library' for further use and review for future bidding opportunities.
• Liaise with clients to source feedback from bids whether successful or not and utilising feedback from unsuccessful bids to improve future submissions
• Ensure that upon successful award of a contract that contract sign off processes are followed diligently and that all relevant stakeholders are aware of contractual requirements.

Qualifications

The role requires you to be a business focused team player, who works with others to accomplish objectives and deliver a positive result while developing and maintaining open, honest and constructive relationships.

• Managing the bid process.
• Experience of writing bids as part of a tender process.
• Experience of managing others.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Leadership and Stakeholder management skills.
• IT Skills.
• Consistent and high level of accuracy in undertaking work tasks.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Willingness to travel in the UK.
• The ability to motivate others to provide information in a timely manner.
• Great time management, efficiency, the ability to meet deadlines and work with minimal supervision.
• Eager to take on plenty of responsibility, remain calm under pressure, with attention to detail - reading and interpreting instructions carefully.
• Able to use your industry experience to understand complex tender information.
• You need to deal with complex business relationships and manage multiple resources to deliver a strong, winning case to the prospective client.
• You will have strong written communication skills.
• Methodical, attention to detail and ability to multi-task.

Benefits

• Training and development for your role and future Career with Cera.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Refer a Friend scheme.
• Mobile phone and other required tech.
• Company pension scheme.
• Competitive salary.
• Hardworking team looking to utilise Technology to improve Home Care in the UK.
• Great Career development opportunities with a fast-growing Company.