Job Description

BID COORDINATOR
INITIAL 6 MONTH CONTRACT WITH EXTENSIONS
OUTSIDE IR35
HYBRID WORKING ARRANGEMENTS - 2 DAYS PER WEEK IN MILTON KEYNES
ASAP START
RATE - \xc2\xa3351.00 PER DAY

• PLEASE NOTE CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE, IF YOU ALREADY HOLD SECURITY CLEARANCE THAT IS ADVANTAGEOUS *

Scope and Objectives

Support the organisation with small bids, manage our knowledge bank, and support the wider Bid Management team on larger proposals.

• Manage the organisation, accuracy and relevancy of our bid knowledge bank (a repository of standard text and responses)
• Work with subject matter experts to create, co-ordinate, manage standard responses for core services and products delivered by the client to be included in the knowledge bank
• Deliver the role of a super-user of our new bid automation software, supporting users trainings, system improvements, and process integration
• Work with Bid Managers to support the delivery of larger bids, tracking progress, chasing responses from areas of the business and taking ownership of elements of the response and solution
• Work with the bid managers to support the delivery of larger or more complex bids
• Support the bid managers in bid development processes as required
• On smaller opportunities take a customer\'s requirement, and manage the resources of the organisation to produce a winning bid that is costed, reviewed, and approved
• Update the Head of Bid Management on the progress of smaller opportunities assigned to the role
• Maintain relevant records, e.g. monitor "live" proposals and maintain bid log

Skills and Experience Required
Skills:

• Bid development
• Bid management
• Stakeholder management
• Planning and organising
• Analyse, interrogate and evaluate data
• Interpret professional/technical documents
• Draft/author professional/technical documents
• Governance

Essential Experience:

• Strong ability to interpret information and develop this into customer facing text
• Writing experience
• Able to co-ordinate and influence mixed teams pulled together from across the organisation across all grades and subject areas

Desirable Experience:

• Project management experience
• Knowledge of MS Word / MS Excel
• Experience of having government as a customer
• Experience of bid management
• Experience in a commercial environment

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

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