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Head of Bid Writing Location: Manchester, National Company: The Growth Company Contract type: Permanent/ Full- time Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum Ref No: 4878 The Growth Company is a mission-led social enterprise dedicated to making a positive difference. We deliver high-impact services helping people, businesses, and places overcome social, economic, and business challenges. We’re now seeking a strategic and hands-on Head of Bid Writing to lead and oversee the development of large, complex, and innovative bids across our key markets: Employment Services, Justice, Health, and Business Support . Why Join Us? At GC, you’ll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team. We embrace flexible working, enabling you to work remotely while staying connected through cutting-edge technology and twice monthly team meetups in Manchester. You’ll help shape the future of our organisation and the communities we serve. As Head of Bid Writing, you will: • Develop your own high-quality written responses whilst managing and coordinating input from colleagues to deliver winning submissions., • Work with colleagues across the Business Development Team, coordinating the creation of winning bids , ensuring high-quality, high-scoring submissions through writing, reviewing and editing processes., • Provide oversight and sign-off on, storyboards, and drafts for bids., • Develop and challenge the team to increase the quality scoring of bids., • Coach and support the wider business development team in bid writing and production., • Collaborate across departments to shape innovative written responses and secure existing and new contracts., • Drive the continuous improvement of bid writing scores using commissioner feedback and lessons learnt., • Develop your own high-quality written responses, • Oversee the production of bids, tenders, and frameworks to maximise scoring potential., • Maintain and increase the quality scoring potential of all bids/tenders/frameworks.Act as a challenge and sign-off point for bid content and structure., • Deliver training and support to enhance bid writing capability across GC., • Proven success in writing, leading and winning large-scale public sector bids., • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills., • Strong commercial awareness and creative thinking., • Deep understanding of public procurement and commissioning processes., • Experience working with funders such as DWP, ESFA/DfE, MOJ, DBT, DESNZ, , Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Authorities., • Ability to lead storyboarding, editing, and final production of high-quality submissions., • Minimum 5 years’ experience in bid development and writing within relevant markets., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills., • Proven track record of writing and delivering winning bids., • Degree-level education or equivalent., • Familiarity with tendering portals and public sector procurement., • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail., • Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities. If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team. We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact or call us on . Examples include: • Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance, • Extra time for tasks, • Interview questions shared beforehand GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

Bid Writer - Employment, Justice and Health Location: Manchester Company: The Growth Company Contract type: Permanent/ Full- time Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum Ref No: 4879 The Growth Company’s (GC) Business Development Team have a fantastic vacancy for someone with excellent writing skills. The Bid Writer role will be focused on writing clear and persuasive proposals to win new and retain existing business across our key markets (Employment Services, Justice and Health). As the role is primarily home-based, strong online collaboration skills are vital. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of location with an expectation of participating in remote activities and twice monthly in-person meetings in Manchester. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the development of high-quality, competitive bid responses, ensuring alignment with client specifications and scoring criteria. This includes managing EOIs, SSQs/PSQs, ITTs, and full proposals across a range of sectors and funding bodies., • Coordinate and manage the full bid lifecycle, providing oversight through all stages in accordance with governance processes and best practices, while ensuring timely and compliant submissions., • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners: including business units, solution design, supply chain, and finance to gather insights and develop compelling, tailored content., • Lead on storyboarding, drafting, and editing responses, ensuring all requirements are understood and addressed, and provide constructive feedback to other writers to enhance quality., • Represent GC in presentations, supplier meetings, and dialogue with clients during early engagement, clarification, and post-tender negotiations., • Review successful and unsuccessful bids to extract insights and drive continuous improvement in future submissions., • Maintain and improve bid documentation, including method statements, diagrams, and best practice content, adapting them for specific opportunities and markets., • A proactive, detail-oriented professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and can manage multiple priorities with confidence and clarity., • Comfortable working remotely and collaborating effectively through digital platforms, with a strong sense of initiative and accountability., • Proven success in leading and writing winning multi-million-pound public sector bids, with a solid understanding of what constitutes a high-scoring response., • Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, persuasive content., • Strong analytical, research, and project management skills, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure., • Familiarity with public sector procurement practices and tendering portals, and experience working with national and local government departments and agencies., • Skilled in leading storyboarding sessions, managing review processes, and producing final documents to a high standard., • Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant tools, with the ability to manage and maintain bid libraries and documentation., • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional relationships with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders. Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List. We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community. If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team. We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact or call us on . Examples include: • Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance, • Extra time for tasks, • Interview questions shared beforehand GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process. All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.