Strategic Bid Manager for Education Proposals

Impact Food Group; Knaphill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Staff discount scheme across 850+*

Pension scheme and other company-wide,

Job summary

Impact Food Group is seeking a Bid Manager to drive high-quality bid submissions in the school education catering sector. You will craft persuasive content, edit for clarity, and align proposals with bid strategy and brand standards across England and nationwide.

Collaborate with BDMs, SMEs and senior leaders to gather evidence and produce compelling win themes. The role also covers design and presentation oversight, using InDesign/Canva/PowerPoint to create professional, on-brand documents and

Qualifications

• Experience developing high-quality written content in a bid, proposal, marketing, communications, journalism, design or similar role.
• Exceptional written communication and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, persuasive client content.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe InDesign and creating visually engaging brand-compliant documents.
• Experience using AI and digital content tools to improve quality and consistency.
• Excellent planning, organisation and workload management with multiple deadlines.
• Collaborates well with BDMs, SMEs and senior leaders to gather evidence and craft win themes.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality, compliant and persuasive bid responses tailored to client requirements, evaluation criteria and win themes.
• Write, edit and enhance content to ensure clarity, consistency, compelling messaging and alignment with brand standards.
• Collaborate with BDMs and SMEs to gather information and develop client-focused proposals.
• Oversee the visual presentation of bids, ensuring professional formatting and on-brand design.
• Maintain and evolve a library of bid content, case studies and templates.
• Support post-bid reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Bid writing

Editing

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Content development

Education

APMP Practitioner or equivalent

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Canva

PowerPoint

Job description

Impact Food Group is seeking a Bid Manager to drive high-quality bid submissions in the school education catering sector. You will craft persuasive content, edit for clarity, and align proposals with bid strategy and brand standards across England and nationwide.

Collaborate with BDMs, SMEs and senior leaders to gather evidence and produce compelling win themes. The role also covers design and presentation oversight, using InDesign/Canva/PowerPoint to create professional, on-brand documents and