Combat Stress – Senior Bid Writer

Confederation of Service Charities; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity for veterans seeks a Senior Bid Writer to develop and deliver bid applications. The successful candidate will support the fundraising team in securing funding for vital mental health services, ensuring compliance and effective management of service contracts.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, increasing to 30 after 5 years

Stakeholder pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Blue Light Card scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in bid writing or fundraising.
• Ability to manage service contracts.
• Understanding of business development frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Write bid applications for funding.
• Support the bid process under leadership.
• Ensure compliance with governance processes.

Skills

Bid writing

Project management

Compliance

Job description

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Based at our Head Office, Leatherhead, Surrey

Status: Permanent
Salary: Band 6, £38,164 – £46,104 per annum, dependent on experience,
plus 5% Fringe Allowance
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 16:30,
hybrid, 2 days in office, 3 days at home
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About Us:

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online.

About the role:

The post-holder will be responsible for writing bid applications within Combat Stress. This will include:

• Support the development and delivery of Combat Stress’s bid writing under the leadership of the Director of Fundraising (DoF) and Head of Trusts and Foundations (HTF), in order to support our role as a specialist UK-wide provider of mental health services to veterans with complex mental health needs.

• With guidance and support from DoF and HoTF contribute to the various stages of a bid or tender process.

• Support the team in managing service contracts.

• Ensure compliance with the business development framework and governance processes – with support from DoF and HoTF.

This role is subject to a DBS check.

What we offer:

You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.

• 27 days annual leave, with an increase to 30 days annual leave upon 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays

• Stakeholder pension scheme – contributions matched up to 11% of salary

• Cycle to work scheme

• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to Blue Light Card scheme

Plus many more.

How to apply:

To apply, send an up to date CV and covering letter to [e-mail]

If you have been informed about the role by a current employee, please state this and the employees name in your covering letter.

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Closing date: 13 June 2025

Interview date: TBC

Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early, should we receive a sufficient amount of applicants