A major maritime and defence organisation is seeking a Bid Writer to join its team. The role will be responsible for providing a bid writing capability in support of winning campaigns. In addition the role will also act as Proposal Manager for smaller/less complex captures. Key Responsibilities: o Delivers completed customer focused written proposal responses against agreed deadlines, escalating issues as required o Re-writes / edits proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from Business Development, technical / product teams, finance, commercial, legal and project delivery o Assists in analysing RFQ against proposal outline to ensure both compliance and responsiveness to customer o Assists the Proposal Manager in developing a proposal structure that is customer focused and meets the RFP requirements o Leads storyboard sessions with bid / proposal team members and key stakeholders o Works with the bid teams to understand the areas of the proposal that will need writing support; undertaking the writing activity for some sections, whilst advising or editing other sections o Ability to identify, capture and interpret verbal information from Subject Matter Experts and turn into synthesised proposal copy o Undertakes final quality check of proposal writing; checking for customer focus, ensuring it answers the question and is articulate. Subsequently provides feedback and recommends required changes to proposal content o Proactively develops and manages a network of subject matter experts o Identifies and re-works existing pre-written content where required o Supports the development and co-ordination of support documentation such as elevator briefs, orals presentations on behalf of the Capture team o Supports and promotes Business Development tools e.g. Business Winning Toolkit, Capture Plan templates o Updates lessons learned repository; ensuring lessons are applied and best practice transferred where possible Required Skills / Experience: o Demonstrable experience of writing winning proposal documents o An understanding of, or willingness to develop knowledge of APMP best practice o Prior experience in the same (or similar) sector o Strong communication skills o A passion for writing o An inquisitive nature o Strong relationship building skills Should this position be of interest, please contact Tanya Smith at Bid Solutions Limited