Bid Specialist
Employment: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Nottingham/Hybrid
Salary: Grade 6 (£31,750 - £36,000) - pro rata for part time
Closing Date: 5th May 2024 (position will close as soon as sufficient applications are received)
Interview Date: 9th and 10th May 2024
What are we looking for?
Futures is recruiting for a Bid Specialist to work as part of the Business Development Team based at our headquarters in Nottingham (though with significant opportunities for home working) to identify, write, and submit funding bids in support of the financial sustainability and growth of the organisation.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Bid Specialist will provide bid management support to the Bidding & Funding Manager, coordinating all aspects of the bidding process: identification of bidding opportunities, development and oversight of the bid management plan, research to inform bid content, consultation with stakeholders, bid writing, bid submission and assistance with contracting successful bids that are handed over to Futures operational delivery teams. They will also lead and support ongoing Business Development projects outside of busy bidding periods.
The successful candidate will horizon-scan and web scrape for bidding opportunities in the careers, employment, skills and community regeneration sectors, assessing opportunities and presenting them to the Bidding and Funding Manager. They will outline and manage all stages of the bid management process including objectives, milestones, actions, input required from other parts of the business, as well as timescales to submit high quality bids to deadlines set by funders. They will maintain a pipeline of bids, keep up to date bid files and help manage the company tender library for future bidding opportunities. They will also engage with supplementary Business Developments projects alongside working on potential bids.
How to apply:
To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement which matches your skills to our Person Specification which you can find in our Job Description by copying the below link into your browser:
https://www.the-futures-group.com/fg/files/jd-bid-specialist.pdf
Who Are We?
At Futures, we support people and businesses to develop, grow and be the best they can be. Rated by OFSTED as Good, all of our services are clear, enterprising, and bespoke. We are leading a change in career support that focuses on the whole person not just the job applicant. Our mission is to be at the forefront of careers advice, skills and support that turn ambition into a successful career and fulfilling life. At Futures, our company-wide values underpin who we are and what we do, and it’s essential that all colleagues share these.
- Have passion
- Do the right thing
- Make a difference
Join our team and help us make a difference to people’s lives.
What can we offer?
- Pension Plus Plan: Automatic enrolment into the Salary Sacrifice Scheme with 5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution.
- Holidays: 25 days Annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays during first year of service increasing to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10.
- Westfield Health insurance covering optical and dental appointments and 24/7 counselling and advice.
- Westfield Rewards: Access to special offers on goods and services from 450 leading online and high street retailers.
- Holiday Plus: Opportunity to buy additional leave.
- Protection of Loss of No Claims Bonus/Excess Insurance Scheme: Designed to provide a measure of compensation for Loss of Bonus or payment of Excess.
- Travel Schemes: Schemes with Nottingham City Transport and Tram network to provide discounted rates for regular bus and tram travel.
- Refer a Friend: refer a friend for a job at Futures and you could get £250.00 in vouchers.
- Volunteering Opportunities: A day to undertake an activity that helps others for a good cause.
- Reward and Recognition: Long Service, Monthly and Annual recognition awards.
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident employer, we undertake to interview disabled people who meet the minimum essential criteria as detailed on the person specification. If you have a disability, please make this known in your application. We will be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
Safeguarding:
Futures are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks together with Vero social media and online checks may be required for this role. If the company finds anything in these which might be considered prejudicial to their working within the regulated activity, then the appointment may not be confirmed.
GDPR
Your personal data will be used to process your employment application; successful candidates’ data will be held under the company’s General Data Protection Policy details of which will be made available upon the offer of employment. Unsuccessful candidate’s data will be held for a period of 12 months upon which it will be destroyed.
