Senior Bid Writer – High‑Value Public Sector (Remote)

Capita; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission potential

Homeworking

Career development

Job summary

Capita is seeking a Senior Bid Writer to own the storytelling and quality of bids from early strategy through to final submission, working within a dedicated bid team led by experienced Capture Directors.

You’ll translate complex technical input from SMEs into persuasive narratives, maintain writing quality end‑to‑end, and coach contributors to raise bid writing capability. Homeworking with occasional client travel is available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading the written responses for complex, high‑value proposals, ideally in public sector or regulated environments.
• Outstanding writing, editing and storytelling skills with content direction confidence.
• Ability to interpret technical information and apply judgement rather than boilerplate content.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior contributors and SMEs.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to perform under pressure.
• Experience of Central Government or long‑cycle public sector bids; APMP familiarity is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of clear, compelling proposal content aligned to the win strategy.
• Storyboard responses with Capture Directors to shape Capita’s solution positioning.
• Turn complex SME input into persuasive, easy‑to‑understand narrative.
• Own writing quality from start to finish, ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Edit and refine content to a high professional standard under tight deadlines.
• Coach contributors on proposal best practice and bid writing capability.

Skills

Bid writing

Public sector bidding

Storytelling

Stakeholder management

Editing

Tools

APMP knowledge

Job description

Capita is seeking a Senior Bid Writer to own the storytelling and quality of bids from early strategy through to final submission, working within a dedicated bid team led by experienced Capture Directors.

You’ll translate complex technical input from SMEs into persuasive narratives, maintain writing quality end‑to‑end, and coach contributors to raise bid writing capability. Homeworking with occasional client travel is available.