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Daniel is the Business Sector Director for the Bids team at BidRecruitment.
He specialises in Bid recruitment across the Technology sector, placing Bids and Work Winning professionals with clients across IT infrastructure and services, Telecommunications, Cloud based technology, I
About the Company: Carley Consult is a bid writing consultancy, with a turnover of approximately £600K to £900K p/a, and a current staff team of 11. We primarily provide proposal writing services which help our clients to win competitively tendered public sector contracts. These are mainly charged for on a day rate or fixed price basis. Our primary markets are employability, vocational education, justice services, and recruitment, albeit we have delivered occasional assignments in other markets. We support a broad range of clients, including national government outsourcers, FE colleges, independent training providers, health and employability charities, and local authorities. Clients are located across the UK, as well as a small number in Australia. We have helped our clients to win an estimated £2bn+ in new contract value since 2007.
Primary Job Purpose: To lead and manage the company, with an emphasis on accountability for all consultancy assignments. A key responsibility will be in directly managing key consultancy assignments on behalf of clients, acting as lead project manager and primary point of contact, especially for major accounts. The MD will also be a highly visible ambassador for the company within its wider market more broadly. The MD will report to the owners (business founder and majority shareholder), with a view to progressively taking-on greater autonomy and more of the day-to-day running of the company.
Office Base: Based at our offices in Doncaster, albeit expected to travel for client assignments and account management meetings around the UK. The ideal candidate will live in a commutable distance from Doncaster, albeit candidates from further afield who are prepared to commit to a balance of weekly on-site and work from home activity would not be ruled out.
Remuneration: Around £65K to £75K p/a plus performance related bonus potential, to be negotiated with the preferred candidate. The business also offers a contributory pension scheme, matched at 5% of salary, and health insurance.
Core Responsibilities:
Working with the owners and Management Team to devise and apply an annual strategic business plan, with SMART objectives for business performance and growth.
Key responsibility for financial performance in terms of monthly KPIs for profitability and for the number of billable consultancy days delivered against budget/target.
Directly managing key consultancy assignments on behalf of clients, acting as lead project manager and primary point of contact, especially for major accounts.
Overall accountability for proposal writing assignments, ensuring these are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest possible standards of quality assurance.
Applying a staged bid process uniformly across all assignments, supporting high quality, best practice, and a consistent client experience, and underpinning our ISO 9001 accreditation.
Recruitment, training, and personal development of the consultancy team, progressing their capabilities in line with our internal competency framework and APMP certifications.
Building the sales pipeline, primarily shaping our e-marketing campaign strategy, growing our database reach, and improving our account management of sales from existing clients.
Shaping the diversification of the business
Oversight of our salesforce CRM system, especially in generating reports which drive business strategy (e.g. sales pipeline/campaigns, consultant productivity).
Leading tenders and proposals submitted by Carley Consult itself to win new business, including increasing our reach through relevant frameworks (e.g. ESPO 664).
Ensuring that the company’s organisational policy and procedures are relevant, current, in line with all statutory requirements, and are accessible to all staff.
Selection, appointment, and co-ordination of a network of highly skilled external associates, who can be drawn upon to supplement internal resource when needed.
Inputting into web and social media content, including thought leadership articles, to help reinforce the Carley Consult brand as market leaders in proposal services.
Key Success Measures
Overall dividend and share value of the business.
Month-by-month profitability of the business.
The proportion of successful tenders submitted on behalf of clients.
New sales conversion (new clients, repeat business, and sales value).
Client satisfaction feedback ratings.
Competency progression within the consultancy team
Person Specification:
The ideal candidate for this position will have at least 10 years of career experience relevant to this job description. They will have excellent commercial and entrepreneurial acumen with a career record in a senior management or business development position. This will include experience as a line manager, effectively leading, inspiring, and developing team members.
The preferred will have experience within a professional services business environment, such as management consultancy or a comparable discipline (e.g. accountancy, legal, etc.). They will ideally have an embedded understanding of public procurement and bid writing, ideally with a record of leading and writing successful tenders for major tenders for public services. It would be desirable of the candidate has an in depth understanding of the APMP certification structure and holds Practitioner or Professional level accreditation.
The candidate will have solid IT skills including Word, Excel, and Power Point. They will also have strong familiarity with salesforce, or a similar CRM system. The candidate will also have a full driving licence and access to their own vehicle.
Knowledge and expertise in the publicly funded employability, vocational learning, further education, justice services and/or recruitment markets is desirable, but not essential. We would nevertheless expect a successful candidate to be a quick study in these markets, with a good general understanding of public sector policy, to ensure ongoing credibility with clients.
The candidate brochure can be viewed below.
For a confidential discussion please contact our advisors Daniel Higgins (07800 524454 / daniel.higgins@bidrecruitment.com) of Bid Recruitment.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 10th January 2021.
Bid Recruitment has been exclusively retained for this campaign. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to them.
Daniel is the Business Sector Director for the Bids team at BidRecruitment.
He specialises in Bid recruitment across the Technology sector, placing Bids and Work Winning professionals with clients across IT infrastructure and services, Telecommunications, Cloud based technology, I
My client, a leader in support services is seeking to appoint a Bid Executive for their office in Luton. This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant company in a period of growth.
About the role
You will work closely with the business development and operations team to support the production of PQQ’s, bid responses and client proposals. Main duties include – construct bid responses by editing existing text and writing new content, respond to PQQ’s, RFP’s and ITT’s, ensure all documents produced follow the approved bid process, proofread documents to minimise errors, coordinate documents, ensure deadlines are met and maintain the bid library, identifying suitable new material. This role offers hybrid working, with 2 days at home and 2 days in the office.
About you
My client is looking for an experienced Bid Executive who has experience working on multi-service bids. You will have strong writing skills and previous experience working as a bid writer in a dynamic environment. Ideally, you will hold a degree in English Literature, Journalism or something similar. Some InDesign experience would be preferred but is not essential.
What’s in it for you?
On top of the salary and benefits package, my client can offer a bonus scheme (performance related) and on-going training and development.
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment or call me on 0208 892 0115.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bid Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment and Business Development Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative applications.
My client, aprofessional services consultancy is seeking a Graphic Designer to join their team in the Midlands.
About the role
Working as part of the bids function, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional design work for tenders and presentations. You will lead the development of designing tenders, create tender specific videos, communicate concept ideas and tailor ideas to suit the various industries / sectors my client operates in, take responsibility for print management and administration duties to ensure final product is delivered to the highest standard and create visuals that will deliver complex messaging in an impactful way.
About you
You will have previous experience working as a Graphic Designer in a bids function, have a degree in Graphic Design and digital design experience. Excellent Adobe Create Suite experience is essential, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. You must be a creative, design led individual, who can work to tight deadlines and manage multi projects at any one time. You must also be able to show a portfolio of work.
What’s in it for you?
The salary banding is £30,000 - £40,000 depending on experience, plus package. This role offers hybrid working, with up to 3 days at home per week.
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bid Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment and Business Development Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative applications.
My client, an internationally recognised Facilities Management business are seeking a Business Development Manager to join their team.
About the role
You will be responsible for identifying and delivering new, profitable maintenance contracts to support the business growth strategy. Main duties include – supporting the delivery of the overall sales target as well as your own sales target, maintaining and developing a wide network of contacts, building relationships in the chosen sectors, keeping up to date with current market conditions and competitor activity, ensuring a robust bid / no bid process is applied to all opportunities, coordinating and managing new opportunities through pre-qualification, tender and post tender stages, technical writing, preparing a thorough handover to the operational team, managing an existing portfolio of key clients, representing the business at meeting and networking events and maintaining salesforce data to ensure accurate reporting.
About you
My client is looking for an experienced business development professional who has a proven track record selling FM services into the Healthcare or Education sector. You must be confident bringing in new business as well and maintaining relationships with existing clients. Flexibility to travel is essential.
What’s in it for you
On top of the salary, you will receive a commission scheme and car / car allowance.
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bid Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment and Business Development Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative applications.
We need someone to help support our growth (business is flying).
We are a small International Group of Specialist Recruitment Businesses that provide services including Retained Search, Interim Executives and PRO (Permanent Recruitment Outsourcing for SME’s).
We have a really good team who have worked together for a long time, and we work in a very cool place. We work hard but we know how to enjoy ourselves and have a life. What we do isn’t rocket science, but we try very hard to be brilliant at it (we can be a bit perfectionist!) and are always looking for how we can do things better. We will welcome you into the business and the team, train and invest in you at the same time as pushing you.
We will use all of your creative skills, but we will also introduce you to the wider role of marketing.
Working with our Marketing Manager (and sometimes external service providers) you will create digital collateral to support marketing & brand growth across a wide range of projects. You will manage the creation of design materials for the brand and external clients in the UK and Malaysia. This will include brochures and pitch materials.
Responsibilities:
Create high quality pitch documents in line with client guidelines and requirements.
Creation of assets for social media
Create visual images by editing stock photo images.
Work with internal teams to gather input and validate designs.
Create social media graphics, digital brochures, and press releases.
Design quarterly newsletters
Create adverts and manage web advertising.
You will need to be able to work at speed without compromising quality and be able to work on your own initiative under pressure.
About you:
Creative, curious, willing to learn and wanting to grow.
An interest in business and what make a company tick.
A qualification in Graphic Design or similar
A couple of years’ experience
Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and PowerPoint experience
Knowledge and experience of digital marketing would be an advantage, but training will be given.
A Bid Writer is required to join a growing maintenance and high-end decorating firm. The role can be based remotely but would need to be near one of the offices in the South East or Bristol long term. You will join the Bid and Technical team, assisting them in supporting and leading on their tender process. You will have excellent IT skills and be fully conversant in the entire Microsoft Suite with knowledge of Access and InDesign would be advantageous.
Due to the fast paced nature of the bidding process, you will be able to juggle tasks and prioritise work load within the deadlines set. A good command of the written English is essential, as you will proof read, edit and re-write bid content as a core part of your role. Previous exposure to using online portals (OJEU) and / or other submission methods is essential, as this will be a large part of the role. There is room to progress within this Bid Team and great opportunity to forge a career within the business, long term.
Apply for this position or alternatively for further information please contact laura.turner@bidrecruitment.com or call 07725 556003.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you, please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bids / Business Development and Marketing Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative application
A renowned International architects practice based in the city requires the added support of a Bid Coordinator to join the pre-construction/work winning team. You will have previously had exposure filling out PQQ’s, editing bid content and re-writing where necessary.
A good understanding of the built environment is essential as is having excellent IT skills and a good command of the English language. You will be required to liaise at all levels within the business and possess the ability to engage with individuals whilst under pressure. There is flexible working on offer with 2/3 days in the office and the rest working from home.
If you can commute easily into the city area then please contact myself for further information on 07725 556003
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bids/Business Development and Marketing Recruitment and have a range of posts available
My client, a specialist care and support provider are seeking a Bid Writer / Manager to join their team. This role is remote working with occasional travel to the West Midlands.
About the role
Working alongside the wider team, you will be responsible for writing and managing public sector bids in the health and social care sector. Responsibilities include – managing all aspects of the tender submission, leading on development of tenders, obtain information from other areas of the business and produce high quality written content, translate sales strategy and service propositions into the tender submission, contribute towards the maintenance of the bid library, support the tender team manager in meeting team targets, liaise with and support internal departments to ensure team knowledge is up to date and accurate and work within agreed management and review processes to ensure compliant, complete tenders are submitted.
About you
You will be an experience Bid Writer who is confident managing the end to end bid process. Previous experience writing health and social care bids, or strong public sector bidding experience would be beneficial, however any sector experience will be considered. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, and ideally be educated to degree level. Having a high level of computer literacy including MS Work, Excel and PowerPoint is essential. You must be comfortable working in a fast paced environment, meeting tight deadline and working independently as well as part of a team. This role is home based however you will be required to travel to the West Midlands occasionally.
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bid Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment and Business Development Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative applications.
A market leading major law firm are looking to add a two role to their global proposal team. Leading on Complex multi divisional/country bids, proposals and pitches.
The Company has impressive offices on London but this is potentially a fully remote working with the global teams. They are looking for an accomplished Proposal or Bid Manager who is capable of operating at a senior level projecting managing end to end proposals to ensure a win managing the process and SME and key stake holders across the business.
To be right for this you will have a proven track record in Bid or Proposal management and be confident in delivering complex global opportunities. The client is open on industry background and welcome new ideas from other sectors.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bids/Business Development and Marketing Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative application
Location: Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Reading, Slough, Bracknell, Beaconsfield
Company: Our client is a leading civils and infrastructure company with a wide array of services and solutions for their clients. The company is continuing to grow and provides ample opportunity for long-term developing career paths. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation with further future progression.
Job Description:
As an experienced Bid Manager within the Civils and Construction sector you will support the business planning and manage the bid process delivering tender responses with the company’s core messages and principles in process. You will work closely with subject matter experts and the wider team to create winning strategies and proposals that address client’s needs.
For further information or to be considered for this position please apply following the link or contact David Gregson at Bid Recruitment.
I am currently recruiting for an experienced Bid Writer for a leading Civil Engineering business.
About the role
As part of the wider bid team, you will be responsible for producing well-structures, high quality written responses to client requirements. You will work closely with project teams and subject matter experts to create technical content, attend bid solution meetings, maintain and update the bid library, contribute towards continuous improvements and development of processes, lead the preparation and production of all written elements of the bid, conduct client research and proofread and edit content.
About you
You will be an experienced Bid Writer, ideally with experience in the Civil Engineering sector however strong Local Authority or Government experience will also be considered. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong project management and timekeeping skills and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, working to tight deadlines. A degree in English, Marketing, Journalism or relevant sector would be an advantage, however this isn’t essential. This role can offer flexible working.
What’s in it for you?
On top of the salary, you will receive a competitive pension contribution, 25 days annual leave, the opportunity to study towards a professional qualification, ongoing training and development and a range of discounts.
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment.
If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bid Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment and Business Development Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative applications.
