Bid Writer

Serco Plc

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Serco is a partner of choice to the European Institutions and other International Organisations. For the past 30 years, we have been providing European and International Organisations a wide range of services including ICT services in support, infrastructure, operations and development as well as managing different contact centres for the key European Institutions, agencies and organisations, in Brussels and across Europe. What connects the ever-growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service –To keep ahead, we have to evolve continually and enhance the way we deliver our services. Everyone in Serco has a role to play, here. Serco provides the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. We’re looking for a Bid Writer, to reinforce the team in our Brussels office! Serco is on a journey towards sustainable growth, and our UK & Europe Sales Operations & Marketing Team has the objective to win good business. To enable this objective, we are looking to recruit a talented Bid Writer to provide expertise to bids with varying subject matter, scale and complexity across our European business unit.

Requirements

• Strong experience of working in the public sector bidding environment (at least two years +)
• Ability to deliver high-quality written work under the pressure of tight deadlines
• Ability to quickly grasp and assimilate complex information and apply creative intellect
• Methodical, process-driven and organised approach with excellent attention to detail
• Highly competent with MS Office software and relevant tools such as Adobe etc
• Excellent communication skills, including relationship development and stakeholder management
• Confident, persuasive and articulate communication
• Excellent command of at least two of the following languages: English, French and/or Dutch

Nice To Haves

• Experience of template creation and document manipulation (preferred but not essential)

Responsibilities

• Supporting individual bid teams in the production of winning responses
• Owning the creation of storyboards and supporting Subject Matter Experts in completing them/ensuring they are adhered to throughout bid development
• Working with technical and commercial colleagues to extract information and ‘interpret’ technical/financial solutions
• Creating high-quality responses that are well-written, accurate and concise, as well as working with the graphic design team to produce visually engaging documents
• Incorporate win themes, unique selling points, case studies and ‘hot button’ material into responses with the objective of scoring maximum points against the customer’s evaluation criteria
• Conduct research to supplement bid responses, including collation and presentation of data to support governance meetings where required
• Support Bid Managers and wider bid teams with ad hoc tasks as required

Benefits

• Excellent Salary
• Corporate Benefits Package
• Relocation Assistance (if applicable)
• The chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed