Bid Writer

char.gy; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

char.gy seeks a Bid Consultant to craft and manage sales proposals, utilizing excellent writing and communication skills in a dynamic environment. This hybrid role offers the chance to work with experts across various functions and develop professionally within a rapidly expanding company. Employee benefits include generous paid leave, performance bonuses, and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption packages

Private medical insurance

Life assurance benefits at 4x salary

Performance-based bonus scheme

Time off in lieu (TOIL)

Qualifications

• Strong academic foundation and writing skills are required.
• Adaptability and resilience are necessary for the role.
• Experience in essay-based subjects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into compelling proposal documents.
• Project manage proposal production and coordinate with Revenue team.
• Work closely with technical and legal experts.

Skills

Writing

Communication

Time Management

Education

English Literature

Law

History

Job description

char.gy is looking for candidates with excellent writing and communication skills to become expert bid consultants. We are a rapidly growing London-based electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator, dedicated to reshaping the landscape of EV charging by delivering meaningful and long-lasting outcomes, to ensure a sustainable, reliable, and accessible future for all.

The Role

Your exciting new role will be to write, review, coordinate, and manage the completion of sales proposal documents in response to customer requirements. This is a great role to expose you to a range of projects and disciplines within char.gy including technical, finance, and legal experts. You will sit within our Revenue team, and be managed by our Head of Bids and Revenue Operations, to prepare and project manage the production of compliant and compelling proposal responses.

We’re looking for exceptional candidates who are strong communicators, can take initiative, have good time management skills, and can work in a team as well as independently. If you are adaptable, resilient, keen to develop your writing skills, and are a team player, we look forward to receiving your application.

This role is suitable for individuals with a strong foundation of academic and writing skills, seeking to apply these in a professional setting. Great candidates for this role may have a background in English Literature, Law, History, or other essay-based subjects. You will receive on-the-job training and ongoing support from our experienced, energetic, and successful Head of Bids.

As part of your ongoing development at char.gy, you will have opportunities to diversify your role, such as:

• Moving into a bid manager role
• Project managing people, processes, and tools
• Influencing company best practices at char.gy
• Shadowing other departments
• Identifying other areas of interest within char.gy (commercial, sales, marketing, etc.)

If you want to be on the path to becoming a highly valued writing professional, fundamental to our company’s work-winning and new business strategy, then we want you to apply.

Apply If You’re Great At

• Writing (reports, books, articles, essays, etc.), and assimilating and interpreting information quickly, clearly, and succinctly
• Communication (emails, calls, reports, etc.), and building interpersonal and positive relationships with stakeholders
• Time management (sticking to deadlines and planning out your days and weeks)

Please include and attach a one-page tailored Cover Letter and CV to your application. Note that applications without a tailored Cover Letter will not be considered. This role is hybrid, based at our office in Monument, London, 3 days per week in the office.

What Do You Get In Return

We are a dynamic and diverse company that values staff satisfaction and progression. We welcome new ideas and have a friendly team, who enjoy socialising outside of work, including monthly team catch-ups and quarterly socials. You will work alongside experienced professionals up to the executive level, as well as other graduates from across the company. You will join during an exciting growth period, capitalising on the increasing demand for EV infrastructure across the UK. char.gy prides itself on delivering high-quality service.

Our employee benefits include:

• 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Loyalty holiday bonus and holiday buy/sell scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption packages
• Hybrid working up to 2 days a week
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Company pension contributions
• Life assurance benefits at 4x salary
• 10 personal fulfilment days
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• Flexible progression options
• Company contributions to Railcard and eye tests
• Time off in lieu (TOIL)

Working as a Bid Consultant at char.gy offers opportunities for development and broadening your experience. The team is energetic and inspiring, making it an exciting place to work.

You must hold the legal right to work in the UK without sponsorship. Our office is fully wheelchair accessible, and we offer alternative formats of our recruitment process upon request. We are a certified "Great Place to Work" and a Living Wage Employer.