Bids & Marketing Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Bid Team Administrator to join their Defence team in Bristol. This role involves supporting the bid process by crafting compelling responses, managing documentation, and collaborating with team members to ensure the highest quality submissions. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in bid coordination, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to time management. Join a forward-thinking consultancy that values creativity and teamwork, and play a crucial role in shaping successful bids that contribute to sustainable development.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering quality bid submissions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with submission documentation for bids and project case studies.
• Manage bid timetable and ensure compliance with deadlines.

Skills

Bid Submission Assistance

Written Communication

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Research Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Creativity

Education

Degree in Marketing or English

Tools

Microsoft Office

Bid Portals

Job description

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At Ridge and Partners, we are a growing, multi-disciplinary built environment consultancy helping clients create better, more sustainable places for people to live, learn, work and play. As part of our continued growth, we are looking for Bid Team Administrator to support our Defence team, based in our Bristol office.

What you’ll do:

• Provide assistance with submission documentation: bids, project case studies, CVs etc
• Working with relevant members of the team to, create and craft compelling bid responses that showcase the best that Ridge has to offer.
• Researching and gathering inputs from multiple stakeholders.
• Managing bid timetable to ensure bid team members respond in line with bid plan, all deadlines are met and that all bids are compliant and commercially sound.
• Reviewing previous relevant bids and best practice answers.
• Managing Microsoft Teams sites.
• Working in conjunction with the bid team to ensure central bid library is kept up to date.
• Proofing and editing colleagues’ bid response documents, ensuring each document contains required information required to create a successful, winning bid.
• Work with bid team members as a community of practice to ensure a consistent quality of bids.
• Continuously improve and enhance the standards and effectiveness of our written responses in conjunction with the bid and marketing teams.
• Preparation of client presentations and capability statements.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience of assisting with delivering quality bid submissions.
• Demonstrable experience of producing and co-ordinating bid responses and draft documents.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of working with bid portals.
• Excellent time management and strong organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Curiosity and creativity
• A high-level of interpersonal skills and a strong ‘can do’ attitude is essential

Qualifications and Tools

• Ideally degree qualified in a relevant subject, such as Marketing or English.
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel).