Bid Writer

Our client, operating within the private Healthcare sector is looking for a Bid Writer. Working close with the Business Development Manager to assist in developing a proposal structure, reviewing, editing and translating content and working with team members and other departments to produce written bid responses, supporting documentation and presentations in line with deadlines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Download bids and pre-qualification questionnaires from client portals
• Dissect requests for proposal and analyse all requirements
• Responsible for the compilation and submission of pre-qualification documentation
• Dissect issued tender documents to understand the requirements, communicate to key stakeholders, develop a bid preparation timeline and coordinate the preparation of documentation in support of tender response.
• Lead bid preparation meetings to ensure all contributors are aligned and working to the agreed timeline
• Understand the company’s value proposition in response to the bid and produce professionally written, clear, concise and compelling proposal content that clearly articulates the company's value proposition.
• Review, critique and challenge existing or written content submitted by the various teams to ensure key challenges or specific questions have been addressed on bespoke proposals.
• Contribute to the creation of marketing material for the company.
• Translate documents into/from French as required.

• Excellent command of written and spoken English and ideally French, Arabic also preferred
• Excellent attention to detail
• Editing and proof reading skills
• Knowledgeable in the use of MS Office tools
• Strong time management/prioritisation skills
• Ability to work under pressure, on own initiative and to tight deadlines

• Ideally a degree in journalism, Medical and/or marketing
• Ideally have a bid writing experience or journalistic background
• Knowledgeable and experienced in writing of proposals and attending to tenders in a complex business environment
• Experience working in an international environment would be preferable
• Ideally experience in the medical services sector