We have a Public Sector client based in Warwick looking for an Interim Proposal Writer on a 3 month contract. This role is INSIDE IR35 on a maximum day rate of £370.
Key Tasks & Deliverables:
Core Duties and Responsibilities (Key Result Areas)
- Operate effectively and flexibly within a complex, stressful and politically demanding environment, proactively engaging internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide and receive highly complex sensitive and contentious information, presenting information to a wide range of stakeholders in various settings.
- Nurtures key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally.
- Works effectively with any external providers of specialist expertise to ensure appropriate outcomes and retention of the knowledge and expertise for the future benefit of the organisation.
- Lead on key work areas as delegated by the Head of Bid Management.
Proposal Writing
- Lead in the production of compelling and winning tender responses.
- Identify best practice and key win themes that will support production of compelling responses.
- Pro-actively network with stakeholders and contributing authors to gain compelling narrative for propositions.
- Develop timeline plans for tender responses.
- Work with Service Line Teams to develop narrative and responses to tender documents.
- Responsible for a high standard of work, supporting the delivery of the responses on time, to a high quality standard.
- Act as a central point for coordinating the dissemination of tender and customer information for assigned opportunities.
- Support the planning, organisation and delivery of bid start-up and progress meetings.
Information Management
- Support population and maintenance of a knowledge repository that contains best in class responses.
- Support portal monitoring and collation of clarification question and responses.
- Analyse interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.
Matrix Management
- Develop and maintain strong trusting relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Work constructively and collaboratively to ensure that objectives and outcomes are met.
Experience Required:
- Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience of:
- Writing compelling and winning propositions
- Supporting and/or leading production of tender submissions.
- Significant proposal and tender response experience.
- Experienced proposal writer with a track record of developing winning propositions.
- Good proposition writing skills with high level of attention to detail including wide scope proposals for complex initiatives to persuade others internally & externally to commit significant resources.
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment with a competitive sales focus.
- Working knowledge of sales process(es) and proposal development
- Proven creative writing and proposal production skills
- Ability to support storyboard sessions with bid / proposal team members and key stakeholders
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Delivers completed written proposal responses against agreed tender deadlines, escalating issues as required.
- Re-writes / edits responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from service lines and the wider Commercial Directorate.
- Presents all new proposal content for potential re-use and storage in the knowledge repository.
- Have the ability to develop networks by working in partnership with colleagues within and across systems to deliver and improve services.
- Demonstrate a solutions’ focused approach with the ability to develop robust responses to complex problems.
- Work effectively across organisational and professional boundaries to support matrix working and use a range of innovative approaches to progress a situation to achieve required solutions.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence: having the ability to build and maintain relationships by listening, being responsive, flexible and adaptable, supporting others, showing understanding and gaining trust.
- Evidence excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrating a high level of confidence tact and diplomacy.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to present complex information and ideas to a range of audiences.
- Knowledge of proposal writing and production.
- Knowledge & understanding of the implications of the NHS Forward View, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) and other national relevant NHS Commissioning Experience.
- Knowledge of commercial proposal writing, sales and marketing.
- Proactive individual, with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude with the ability to motivate and lead.
- Confident, resilient & energetic. Able to handle intense work activity & to work effectively under pressure.
- Driven, self-motivated and target orientated:
- Able to develop and build effective relationships.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to work in a time constrained and stressful environment.
- Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Car driver / owner or reasonable alternative