Bid Writer

RM plc; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education technology firm in the UK seeks a Bid Writer to join their Bid Management team. This role involves writing compelling tenders, utilizing AI tools, and personalizing bids to fit customer criteria. You will develop existing content for continuous improvement and manage tender processes. Ideal candidates possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills. The role offers flexible, hybrid working options, contributing to a collaborative environment that enriches the lives of learners globally.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Supportive team development

Qualifications

• Ability to storyboard and write a response to a bid question is crucial.
• Curiosity about how services are delivered and the way things work.
• The ability to work towards a deadline.

Responsibilities

• Writing compelling tenders - from storyboarding through review processes for SQs and ITTs.
• Developing and editing existing content for continuous improvement.
• Personalising bids to customers’ requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Storyboarding

Interpersonal skills

Tools

AI bid writing software

Job description

Overview

Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?

At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since . We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 10 million students worldwide. We work with over 28, schools, nurseries, and education trusts in countries to deliver customer‑centric solutions that improve education outcomes.

What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, central governments and other professional institutions to enrich the lives of learners.

RM Group operates through three businesses : Technology (Managed Services, Software and Infrastructure for Schools), Assessment (Software and Services) and TTS (Educational Resources).

Visit us here to find out more :

An exciting opportunity for Bid Writers to explore the next step of their career within a supportive team who will develop you to manage your own bids, we are looking for a Bid Writer to join our Bid Management team. You will join an established and experienced Bid Management team and be exposed to all the stages of a bid process within an environment that coaches and guides you to increase your skills and experience. Ensuring no two days are the same, you will work across different subject matter and with colleagues across the organisation.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Bid Management, the role will consist of :

• Writing compelling tenders - from storyboarding through review processes for SQs and ITTs.
• Using our AI bid writing software.
• Developing and editing existing content through continuous improvement practices to ensure every bid is better than the last.
• Personalising bids to customers’ requirements and scoring criteria.
• Attending and feeding into key bid process calls.
• Identifying win themes and strategies.
• Developing presentation material as part of bids.
• Proof‑reading responses for all stages of bids.
• Maintaining our bid library responses.
• Building to managing your own tender processes, including matrix managing bid teams of colleagues from across the business, and sometimes including our external partners.
• Ad hoc support for the Head of Bid Management – this could include reviews, reports, information sharing etc.

Experience

We are looking for an individual with the following traits :

• Ability to storyboard and write a response to a bid question is crucial.
• Curiosity about the way our services are delivered and wants to know the way things work.
• Attention to detail.
• Organisation skills.
• Ability to work towards a deadline.
• Interpersonal skills.

The individual in this role needs to be able to work flexibly where required, in line with peaks and troughs of external demands. This may mean working overtime from time to time, which will always be repaid via time in lieu.

What’s in it for you?

At RM we have My Work Blend @RM which provides office‑based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process.

RMis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all permanent and temporary staff to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and all successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work, we also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at .

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.