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Job Introduction

A career with Serco offers the chance to work with both inspirational people and innovative contracts, in a dynamic and exciting environment. We have a mandate to execute brilliantly and our people lead and inspire based on our core values, Trust, Care, Pride and Innovation.

If you are passionate about Bidding and are interested in joining this  all-star, friendly and supportive team; where you will benefit from a great wealth of knowledge and expertise, then please apply now ...

Role Responsibility

Our Bidding Services Team is currently growing to reflect their up-and-coming business pipeline and we are looking to appoint a number of experienced Bid Managers; we require talented, ambitious and passionate individuals. The key element of your role as Bid Manager is to provide high quality bid management services for bids of small-medium scale and complexity across our UK & Europe division on either an individual or a portfolio basis.

Key duties include:

  • Working with Business Development to create, implement and manage a bid project plan and strategy to deliver a winning bid  on time and on budget;
  • To galvanise the entire bid team to submit quality bid deliverables on time and on budget;
  • Manage and maintain bid documentation including; risk/issues/opportunities register, action log, team information, governance information, competitor analysis, customer stakeholder management, clarification question log;
  • Ensure effective communication is maintained across the bid team and relevant business stakeholders at all times
  • Ensure governance is followed and all relevant approvals are obtained;
  • Manage the bid quality review process to ensure the bid team submits quality bid deliverables on time;
  • Manage bid collateral and information sharing across the bid team;
  • Manage and mentor more junior members of the team providing support to their continued learning and professional development;
  • To support the monitoring and improvement of the quality of bid submissions ensuring high standards of attention to detail
  • Support the Business Development team, including proposition and organic growth development

Successful Candidate

The Key Person:

If you are an experienced Bid Manager or Proposals Manager specialising in Defense one of our sectors then we want to hear from you! We are looking for individuals who have experience in a complex and varied bidding environment who have managed a diverse range of deliverables across different methods of procurement. We do expect that you can evidence experience of managing and delivering bids with annual contract values of between £1million and £100million, bid costs between £50,000 and £2,000,000. We are particularly keen to hear from proactive individuals who have demonstrable commitment to personal development.

In addition we also ask that you are ideally:

  • Qualified through the Association for Proposal Management Professionals and/or programme management credentials;
  • Highly competent in MS Office software, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and relevant tools such as Project, Visio, etc;
  • A strong influencer;
  • A confident and articulate communicator with the natural ability to build and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders

Package Description

Our success is a reflection of our people and that is why it’s important that we reward you, to say thank you for the dedication to Serco. One of the ways we do this is by providing a wide range of core and voluntary employee benefits to you do more with their money. Along with a competitive salary our more experienced Bid Managers will benefit from a company car, bonus (up to 10%) and Life Insurance.  As standard all employees are provided with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, contributory pension(matched up to 6%), training & development opportunities, and as a valued employee you will have access to a world of exclusive discounts and privileges including Childcare vouchers, Cycle to Work scheme, Mobile Phone discounts, Merlin Attractions and more!

About the Company

Serco is one of the world’s largest providers of public services to Governments, employing over 50,000 people in over 20 countries. The services we provide are often of critical importance to the communities and nations we serve. Providing public services is one of the most satisfying and rewarding careers you can have. You have an ability to make a real positive difference to people’s lives and to the safety and security of your community and country. Serco operates in five sectors of public-service provision: Health, Transport, Justice & Immigration, Defence and Citizens Services. Serco is a business where people and values matter. We have a strong public service ethos, and we employ people who want to make a positive difference to other people’s lives. We operate in North America, UK, Europe, Middle East, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and we encourage people to develop their careers moving both between different businesses and countries. And as a business which delivers “front-line” public services, employing tens of thousands of people, we are constantly developing and promoting people; our need for skilled leaders is insatiable, and few companies can offer as many opportunities for people to grow their careers. We are looking for people to join Serco who share our desire to make a positive difference, the confidence to work as part of a team, the insight to spot the opportunity to do things better, and, importantly, the ability to take the initiative and put great ideas into practice wherever they are needed.

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