Senior Bid Writer

Description & Requirements

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year.

Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives.

From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

Salary - £48,000

• The Senior Bid Writer is a key role to support our growth strategy within Business Development, providing high quality writing expertise and support for Maximus bid and proposal opportunities, enabling us to win work and grow our business.

• The role will work proactively with wider Business Development (e.g.

Sales, Solutions) and wider business colleagues to develop a clear understanding of our bidding strategy (e.g.

Win Themes) and ensure that approach is translated into a clear and winning set of bid responses to our commissioners.

• The role provides essential support to the Head of Bid Writing, with responsibility for both line managing, personal development and coaching to other Bid Writers, as well as playing an essential part in the quality assurance of tender submissions via Maximus' rigorous feedback and review process.

Key Contacts & Relationships:

Internal

Director of Bidding Services

Head of Bid Writing

Bid Writers

Head of Bid Management

Bid Managers

Sales Leads

Solution Architects

Workstream Leads

External

Community Partners

Subcontractor Organisations

External Subject Matter Experts/Consultants

Bid Writing Consultancies

1.

Technical Writing and Content Creation

• The Senior Bid Writer will be responsible for working closely day-to-day with the Head of Bid Writing, creating detailed response plans/trackers following ITT release.

They will work together to agree response allocations and review deadlines in line with the bidding timetable.

• Alongside this, the Senior Bid Writer will own a response or set of responses as part of the competitive tendering opportunity.

They will be responsible for working closely with colleagues in the Sales and Solution teams to understand our solution proposals as they evolve and develop written responses that reflect/articulate these discussions clearly and comprehensively.

• They will draft responses that fully respond to or exceed commissioner requirements, developed in line with tender documentation (e.g.

ITT, specification, scoring criteria) and in adherence to agreed review/submission deadlines.

2.

Line Management and Coaching

• The Senior Bid Writer will be tasked with providing effective line management, personal development planning and coaching within the Bid Writing Team.

With responsibility for other Bid Writers, the Senior Bid Writer will:

o Supervise and support their direct line reports.

o Allocate tasks, monitor progress and ensure deadlines are met.

o Provide guidance on bid stra...