Bid Writer

Hybrid (London)

Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Competitive salary plus some great benefits

QA is one of the largest learning services organisations in the UK, developing skills and capabilities for everyone from apprentices to business leaders. 

By powering potential – the potential of over a quarter of a million learners a year. We empower them to push boundaries and thrive in the workplace.

Working within the Bid’s team, this role will be to support in identifying and converting new business opportunities through the management and delivery of professional proposals and developing and writing high-quality bid proposals, executive summaries, technical responses and support pricing strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Bid Management: Oversee the bid process, including planning, coordination, and submission of bids. Ensure all deadlines are met and that proposals are compliant with client specifications.
• Research: Conduct thorough research to understand client requirements, industry standards, and competitive landscape.
• Contribute to the daily operation of the QA central Bid Team including sharing common tasks
• Work closely with sales and technical teams to gather relevant information and insights for bid proposals.

Experience:   

• Public and private sector bids, in storyboard formats.
• Structured proposal methodologies, such as Shipley
• Portals (bravo/jaggaer, delta, ariba etc)
• Expertise in storytelling -transforming input from SMEs and Sales leads into compelling storytelling content 
• Skilled in preparing and editing high-quality written content that effectively communicates the value proposition.

How we’ll help with finance matters

27 days holiday
Competitive salary 
In addition to pension, group income protection and life assurance, QA are offering you an annual pay review, access to our employee discounts benefit hub with hundreds of deals and savings on goods and experiences, season ticket loan, tech scheme and an employee referral scheme.


Personal growth
Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do – and that applies to you too!
You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Or perhaps you’d like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things.


Our people
We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity – our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All applicants with a disability who fulfil the role criteria will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Please let us know what reasonable adjustment, if any, you require.

A little about QA
At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest-growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners since 1985.  

We believe skills alone aren’t enough, but need to be applied back to the business in order to effect change. We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation’s siloes, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solution draws from deep expertise across apprenticeships and instructor-led training, and self-paced learning. 

QA is headquartered in London and New York. Learn more at QA.com
If this is what you’re looking for, here are the next steps:
Hit the apply button and register on our QA website to fill out our quick and easy application form. If you’d like to hear more about the role you can find me on LinkedIn – Tim Heaney or email me: tim.heaney@qa.com - happy to help!

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