Junior Bid Writer

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is seeking a Junior Bid Writer for their Sales Enablement Team in Glasgow. This role offers recent graduates a chance to develop writing, research, and coordination skills within a dynamic global organization. The ideal candidate will contribute to crafting compelling proposals and gain hands-on experience in the bid lifecycle.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance (4x basic annual salary)

Income protection coverage

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym membership

Access to discounted voucher portal

Emergency back-up family care

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or relevant work experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Confidence in IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Write clear, concise proposal content.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts.
• Coordinate inputs from various departments.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Project Coordination

Education

Degree in English, Journalism, Business, Marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Introduction

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Kickstart Your Career in Bid Writing & Sales Enablement

Join a High-Performing, Award-Winning Team at Gallagher

Are you a recent graduate or early in your career and looking for a role that blends creativity, strategy, and business impact? Gallagher’s Benefit Services (GBS) UK Sales Enablement Team is offering an exciting opportunity to launch your career in a dynamic, global organisation!

We’re a high-achieving, award-winning team specialising in crafting compelling, persuasive proposals and pitch materials that help Gallagher secure new business with some of the UK’s most recognisable brands.

How you'll make an impact

As a Junior Bid Writer, you’ll work closely with experienced Bid Writers and Bid Managers, gaining hands-on exposure to the full Bid Lifecycle. This includes strategy development, stakeholder collaboration, content creation, and governance support.

Though not client-facing, your work will directly support Gallagher’s Producers and Consultants in winning key opportunities—impacting real business outcomes.

Your Development Path:

In this role you'll develop skills like:

• Bid & Proposal Writing – learn to write creatively structured and persuasive content

• Sales Enablement – support a growing team that powers business success

• Project Coordination – work with stakeholders across departments

• Business Research & Analysis – dive deep into client organisations and industry trends

• Governance & Compliance – ensure quality and professionalism across submissions

About you

What We’re Looking For:

Required Skills & Experience:

• • A degree in English, Journalism, Business, Marketing or similar—or relevant work experience

  • Excellent written and verbal English communication

  • High attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines

  • Confident IT skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)

Desirable:

• • Any experience in bid writing, proposal creation, or content writing is a plus

Key Responsibilities:

• • Write clear, concise, and tailored proposal content

  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to draft and refine responses

  • Coordinate inputs from various departments (sales, product, legal, finance)

  • Manage third-party bidding portals and documentation

  • Support innovation in how we respond to opportunities

  • Contribute ideas for process improvements and efficiency

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.