Bid Writer

Bid Writer
Home Based (occasional travel required and officer based working is an option)
Hours: 40 hours per week (9:00 - 17:00)
Salary: £55,000 per annum

This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward-thinking community equipment services provider, who’ll support you to be the best you can be in your chosen field! 

Join us as our new Bid Writer at Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd and let us empower you to truly make a difference. 

Our continued employee development programmes, internal training and exceptional leadership will give you the ability to continuously develop yourself professionally whilst providing person-centred support.

You’ll be supported by an excellent team of professional and ever developing co-workers who all identify and align with Medequip’s values.

Who are Medequip? 

Medequip is the leading provider of medical equipment services to local authorities and the NHS across the UK, delivering a wide range of equipment and support to people in their own homes, keeping people independent for longer. 

About the role

As the Bid Writer for Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd you will work as part of the business development team, you will be accountable for solution architecting and writing compelling, differentiating, and successful bids.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Identifying bid winning strategies and themes.
• Developing best in class and compelling bid submissions.
• Finalising bids with meticulous proofing
• Preparing and delivering successful bid presentations

About you

Above all, you will identify and align with our company values:

• We keep our promises.
• We empower people to be accountable for their actions and performance.
• We help people with empathy, courtesy, dignity and kindness.
• We show respect and are trusted by our colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• We believe in teamwork and are passionate about our work.
• We encourage innovation and the development of technology.
• We embrace change and seek to achieve excellence.
• We deliver cost effective, efficient and safe healthcare solutions.

Qualifications and experience required.

• At least five years solution architecting and bid writing experience; highly analytical and detailed.
• Business to Government (Central or Local) experience is pre-requisite. It is not necessary to have a healthcare services background.
• Self-motivated with aspirations to develop his/her career.
• A winning track record and mentality; a drive for continuous improvement of bid process, content, and output.
• Inquisitive and highly creative; have a passion for convincing/compelling stories.
• Exceptional project management and interpersonal/written communication skills.
• High level of MS Office expertise and ideally MS Project and Visio experience.
• Preferably a bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline.

What we offer

• 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Company Bonus
• Continued professional development, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye test, provided by Specsavers
• 15% Manage At Home discount
• Care First employee assistance program including free counselling.
• Access to Perkbox discount platform
• Free DBS check 

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know. 

We take our data privacy seriously and commit to processing your data in line with GDPR guidelines. Medequip’s Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which the personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed in connection with our recruitment processes.  

This role may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable.