Bid Writer

RSM UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading firm as a Bid Writer focusing on the public sector. You will manage bids, ensuring high-quality submissions that align with client needs. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and collaboration within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Hybrid and Flexible working

26 Days Holiday

Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing benefits

Access to 300+ courses

Qualifications

• Experience in writing effective, concise content.
• Understanding of public sector procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Writing, editing, and coordinating bid content.
• Leading critical business submissions and developing strategies.

Skills

Project Management

Content Writing

Editing

Analytical Skills

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

The Bid Team at RSM is a key part of the Marketing and Business Development team and is responsible for leading, project managing and delivering a significant proportion of bids across all service lines. They are there to ensure we are bidding for the right opportunities and maximising our chances of success to drive profitable revenue growth.

RSM are looking for a Bid Writer, predominantly to focus on the public sector. You will play a pivotal role in securing new business opportunities and expanding RSM’s presence on key government and public sector frameworks. Your responsibilities will include writing, editing, and coordinating bid content from various stakeholders, ensuring timely and effective bid completion. This role requires working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.

You will create high-quality bid responses that help retain and win new business, ensuring submissions are persuasive well-structured, and aligned with client needs and evaluation criteria to maximise scoring. You will lead critical business submissions, collaborate with operational and commercial teams, and develop winning strategies for business growth. Additionally, you will help to develop team members on best practice writing skills.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Reviewing, editing and re-engineering content authored by others to build compelling responses with the aim of scoring maximum points
• Analysing the RFP/bid requirements against the proposal outline to ensure both compliance and responsiveness to the customer's issues and needs
• Generating new bid content based on research, engagement across the business and use of company information
• Reviewing and analysing post-bid feedback to improve the tender library answers to assist with future bids
• Scheduling and leading storyboarding sessions for relevant tender opportunities
• Supporting the bid team with bid style guides, boilerplate content, and continuous improvement initiatives

What we are looking for:

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Experience of writing effective, concise content and editing content to ensure accuracy, consistency and readability
• Proven success in managing the end-to-end bid lifecycle and driving continuous improvement.
• Reasonable understanding of public sector procurement processes and government/public sector frameworks (ie CCS, NHS SBS, EOECPH, G-Cloud).
• Ability to translate technical and operational insights into compelling narrative responses.
• Strong project management skills, ensuring bid deadlines are met with high-quality outputs

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.

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Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.