Bid Team Lead

Regen Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social housing organization is seeking an experienced Bid Team Lead to enhance bid governance and drive the bidding strategy. The successful candidate will manage the bid function, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering a high-performance team. They will work closely with senior stakeholders, shape the bid pipeline, and engage in continuous improvement through innovative practices. This is a high-impact strategic role with a competitive salary and hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working arrangement

Strategic role opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior bid leadership role within social housing.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and business development capability.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing senior bid professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of innovative bid strategies.
• Ensure bid governance and quality assurance.
• Develop and maintain a rolling bid pipeline.
• Engage with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Senior bid leadership

Strategic thinking

Leadership skills

Bid writing

Stakeholder engagement

Process improvement

Analytical mindset

Job description

Bid Team Lead

Salary: 75,000 - 100,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid working
Sector: Social Housing (essential)

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategically minded Bid team lead to lead bid governance and drive excellence across the organisation's bidding activity. This senior role will oversee the end-to-end bid function, ensuring alignment with business objectives while fostering a high-performance, commercially focused bid team.

Working closely with board-level executives and senior stakeholders, the postholder will shape and refine the organisation's bid pipeline, prioritising high-value opportunities and supporting sustainable, long-term business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Excellence - Bid Management

• Lead the development of innovative and compelling bid strategies that improve win rates and long-term profitability.
• Ensure robust bid governance, compliance, and quality assurance across all submissions.

Financial Accountability - Bid Pipeline Oversight

• Develop and maintain a rolling bid pipeline, ensuring strategic prioritisation of high-value and high-probability opportunities.
• Provide insight and reporting on bid performance, forecasting, and return on investment.

Customer Focus - Stakeholder Relationships

• Work collaboratively with operational, commercial, and service delivery teams to develop bids that reflect deliverable, high-quality service propositions.
• Engage confidently with senior internal and external stakeholders, including executive and board-level contacts.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement within the bid function through process transformation.
• Leverage digital tools and AI to enhance bid writing, tracking, data analysis, and performance insights.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a senior bid leadership role within social housing (essential).
• Exceptional strategic thinking and business development capability.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing senior bid professionals.
• Demonstrable experience driving process improvement and transformation within a bid function.
• Expert-level bid writing, storytelling, and persuasive proposal development skills.
• High-level stakeholder engagement, influencing, and negotiation abilities.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary of 75,000 - 100,000, depending on experience.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to operate at a strategic, board-facing level within a high-impact role.
• A chance to shape and lead a forward-thinking, innovative bid function within the social housing sector.