Bid Writer

Serco Group Plc; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public service organization is seeking a Bid Writer to create compelling bid proposals and collaborate with teams on projects. Responsibilities include managing deliverables, writing accurately, and presenting clear, persuasive content. Ideal candidates will have strong writing skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and experience with various tools. The role offers numerous career development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual leave purchase scheme

Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing support programs

Career development training

Qualifications

• Experience managing various deliverables.
• Ability to write accurately and fluently.
• Methodical and organized with attention to detail.
• Ability to grasp complex information quickly.

Responsibilities

• Craft high-quality bid proposals for various sizes.
• Collaborate with the bid team on storyboards.
• Develop winning bid responses.
• Conduct research for bid responses.

Skills

Writing proficiency

Microsoft Office skills

Organizational skills

Research abilities

Ability to multi-task

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Microsoft Project

Visio

Job description

Join Serco's UK&E Growth team as a Bid Writer and articulate detailed information to secure impactful government contracts. Drawing on your strengths in writing and collaborating with colleagues, you'll provide professional and high-quality support for bids vital in delivering our strategic ambitions. Compiling knowledge and workstreams in a coherent and customer‑centric manner for bids in the UK, you'll play a valuable role in effectively communicating our winning propositions and solutions. Being a part of our forward‑thinking team, you will have access to progressive technologies such as Autogen AI, to support you in the production of written responses, storyboards, and other bidding collateral! As well as the satisfaction of working on (and of course winning!) contracts that directly impact public service users, you'll also benefit from an environment that firmly sets the stage for your own career development and progression. Whether you want to specialise, progress upwards into Bid Management or Business Development, or broaden your career into a Sales, Operations, Project Management, Commercial or Solutions role – there will be plenty of opportunities to keep growing! We offer a wide portfolio of career paths, with the right training and development in place so you can keep hitting your goals.

Responsibilities

• Craft high‑quality bid proposals for bids of various sizes and complexities, both for individual bids and entire portfolios.
• Collaborate with the bid team to create storyboards and ensure they guide bid creation.
• Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs) to translate solutions into clear and compelling information for bid responses.
• Develop winning bid responses: write well‑structured, accurate, concise, and visually engaging content that effectively conveys the message, meets customer requirements (including word count, presentation, and evaluation criteria), and achieves high scores.
• Conduct additional research to supplement responses, including gathering and presenting relevant data.
• Incorporate persuasive elements such as win themes, USPs, sales messages, case studies, and insightful commentary on current trends into your writing.
• Ensure consistent language quality across bids by maintaining a unified terminology, tone, and style throughout submissions.

Are you passionate about the services that we deliver but interested in other ways you can support our communities and meet business objectives?

Our newly centralised Bid Writing team are looking for passionate individuals who have firsthand working knowledge of our business sectors to help us develop an in‑depth understanding of our proposed solutions and produce quality bids that meet our customer's brief.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing a varied set of deliverables.
• Ability to write to a very high level (fluency, accuracy, correct messaging).
• Highly competent in Microsoft Office software.
• Experience of other tools and applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Project, Visio, etc. would be advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to quickly grasp and assimilate complex information and apply creative intellect.
• Methodical, process‑driven and organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritise, particularly in a time‑sensitive environment.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Flexible working options.
• A Serco benefits portal offering a wide range of discounts for major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.