Senior Proposal Bid Writer

Dains; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dains is seeking a Senior Proposal Bid Writer to support clients across the UK in identifying EU funding opportunities and leading high-quality, compliant proposals. The role involves scoping projects, coordinating partners, budgeting, and ensuring submissions meet EU programme requirements and scoring criteria.

The position offers remote flexibility with options for hybrid work or the Burton-on-Trent office, enabling collaborative, client-focused grant development.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing successful grant applications.
• Grant / proposal writing experience.
• Managing entire submission workflows and document packaging under deadlines.
• Translating complex technical content into clear, scoring-aligned narratives.
• Working with evaluation criteria and scoring logic; experience with resubmissions after feedback.
• Experience with grant agreement preparation, amendments, reporting, and audit readiness.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and editing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor EU funding programs (Horizon Europe).
• Match client needs to funding opportunities.
• Conduct discovery sessions to understand client goals and project ideas.
• Develop project concepts using logical frameworks and EU methodologies.
• Create proposal development timelines and responsibility metrics.
• Determine bid strategy and lead submission preparation from development to grant agreement documents.

Skills

Grant writing

Proposal development

Submission management

Technical writing clarity

Evaluation criteria experience

Grant agreements & reporting

Editing & storytelling

Job description

Senior Proposal Bid Writer

Department: GHE

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

GHE specialise in the development of funding applications for research and innovation projects for clients. Our goal is to provide practical assistance and support throughout the application process.

Our Senior Proposal Bid Writer will support clients in identifying suitable EU funding opportunities and leads the development of high‑quality, compliant, and competitive proposals. The role involves project scoping, proposal writing, partner coordination, budgeting, and ensuring submissions align with EU programme requirements and scoring criteria.

Our team is based across Burton-on-Trent and remote locations, giving you the flexibility to work in a way that suits you. This role offers the opportunity to work remotely, on a hybrid basis, or from our Burton-on-Trent office.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor EU funding programmes (Horizon Europe)
• Match client needs/projects with appropriate funding opportunities
• Conduct discovery sessions to understand the client’s goals, capabilities, and project idea
• Develop project concept using logical frameworks, impact pathways, and EU methodologies
• Create proposal development timelines and responsibility metrics
• Determine the bid strategy
• Prepare the submission of documentation (from project development right through to completing the grant agreement preparation documents)

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Experience in developing successful grant applications
• Grant / proposal writing experience
• Managing entire submission workflows and document packaging under deadline
• Experience translating complex technical content into clear, scoring‑aligned narrative
• Working with evaluation criteria and scoring logic; experience with resubmissions after feedback
• Experience with grant agreement preparation, Amendments, reporting, audit/readiness
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and editing abilities