Bid Writer

Find Recruitment Group LTD; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven national organisation in the United Kingdom is seeking a Bid Writer to secure funding and contracts across the skills, learning, employability, and justice sectors. The successful candidate will lead the preparation of high-quality bids for public sector opportunities, particularly responding to bodies like the DWP and MOJ. This role requires strong writing skills, attention to detail, and experience with public sector commissioning. Join a team making a real impact in communities across the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience writing successful bids within skills, learning, employability, or justice sectors.
• Strong understanding of public sector commissioning, particularly DWP and/or MOJ.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end writing of bids and funding applications.
• Produce clear, persuasive, and evidence-based responses.
• Ensure all submissions are compliant with ITTs and framework requirements.

Skills

Bid writing

Public sector commissioning

Written communication

Attention to detail

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

We re partnering with a mission-driven national organisation delivering high-impact public services across employment, health, justice and business support. This organisation operates at scale, wins complex government contracts, and reinvests its success into communities across the UK.

The Bid Writer will play a key role in securing funding and contracts across the skills, learning, employability, and justice sectors. This role focuses on developing high-quality, compliant, and compelling bids in response to public sector commissioning opportunities, particularly from bodies such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), and related agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end writing of bids, tenders, and funding applications within the skills and learning sector
• Produce clear, persuasive, and evidence-based responses that meet commissioner requirements and scoring criteria
• Tailor content for commissioners including DWP, MOJ, local authorities, and combined authorities
• Translate service delivery models, impact data, and outcomes into compelling written narrative
• Ensure all submissions are fully compliant with ITTs, SQs, and framework requirements
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of commissioning priorities within employability, skills, adult education, and justice sectors
• Interpret complex guidance and ensure responses align with policy, contractual, and funding expectations
• Work closely with delivery teams, finance, quality, and senior leadership to gather input and evidence
• Facilitate bid planning meetings and manage contributions from multiple stakeholders

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience writing successful bids within the skills, learning, employability, or justice sectors
• Strong understanding of public sector commissioning, particularly DWP and/or MOJ
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to write clearly, persuasively, and concisely
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Experience working with cross-functional teams