Opencast
Bid Writer (12 month FTC)
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Ready to turn curiosity into impact? Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.
The role
We’re looking for a Bid Writer to join the Opencast Bid Team on a 12 month fixed term contract. Working with colleagues across Opencast, you will be responsible for developing high-quality, compelling responses which showcases our credentials, expertise and delivery experience in response to client requirements.
Opencast works across a range of public sector frameworks, so you will have the opportunity to work on bids of varying size and complexity. In addition to bid writing, you will also have an opportunity to get involved in continuous improvement activities, which will involve contributing to process improvements.
Requirements
- Writing clear, persuasive, and compliant tender responses which articulate win themes, differentiators, and unique selling points
- Supporting the development of bid storyboards and response structures.
- Ensuring responses address evaluation criteria and scoring requirements.
- Applying best-practice bid writing techniques to improve quality and competitiveness.
- Supporting bid reviews and incorporate feedback from reviewers and stakeholders.
- Maintaining bid content and reusable knowledge assets.
Essential experience
We’ll want you to demonstrate experience in bid writing, with strong time management, attention to detail and communication skills. You don’t need to have had the job title of Bid Writer before, and we encourage applications from candidates that can demonstrate these core skills:
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- Bid-writing experience, ideally within a technology consultancy.
- Knowledge of technology consultancy services, delivery methods and technologies.
- Experience responding to government frameworks, including DOS or similar public sector opportunities.
- Experience working collaboratively to identify win themes and differentiators.
- Experience developing storyboards and structured answer plans.
- Experience analysing evaluation criteria and improving bid responses.
- Ability to manage multiple bids and competing deadlines.
The following would also be helpful:
- Experience of writing joint bid responses with partner organisations
- Knowledge of digital transformation, user-centred design, agile delivery, cloud, data, AI, and software engineering services
As well as bid management experience, there are essential core skills you’ll need to excel in this role:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A keen eye for detail and a strong commitment to quality
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to coordinate multiple priorities in parallel
- Ability to articulate benefits and align them with client needs
- Curiosity, willingness to learn and a naturally inquisitive approach
- A problem-solving mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo
- A collaborative, team-focused approach
Interview
Your skills and experience will be explored at interview, where we’ll ask you to describe how you approach bid writing deliver successful proposals, and engage stakeholders. If you’re successful in the first interview, we’ll invite you back to meet with colleagues that you will be working with outside of the bid team, which will give you an insight into the stakeholders that you would typically collaborate on bids with.
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Salary
Salary range for this role: £50,000-£65,000
Where you’ll work
Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. This varies in frequency, and takes into account requirements of your work and your team
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.
Want to know more?
Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com.
We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.
Benefits
- Pension: 7% employer-matched pension contribution
- Holiday: 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
- Working Pattern: Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Wellbeing & Health: Private healthcare (salary sacrifice), health cashback plan, virtual GP, mental health and wellbeing support
- Family & Carers: Enhanced parental and carers’ leave, plus paid leave for unexpected life events
- Financial Benefits: Share options, life assurance (4× salary), income protection, financial education
- Lifestyle & Extras: Cycle to Work scheme, conferences and away days, volunteering opportunities.
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