Bid Writer

Package Description

Excellent Salary 

Corporate Benefits Package 

Relocation Assistance (if applicable)

And the chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team

Job Introduction

Serco is a partner of choice to the European Institutions and other International Organisations. For the past 30 years, we have been providing European and International Organisations a wide range of services including ICT services in support, infrastructure, operations and development as well as managing different contact centres for the key European Institutions, agencies and organisations, in Brussels and across Europe.

What connects the ever-growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service –
To keep ahead, we have to evolve continually and enhance the way we deliver our services. Everyone in Serco has a role to play, here.

Serco provides the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

We’re looking for a Bid Writer, to reinforce the team in our Brussels office!

Serco is on a journey towards sustainable growth and our UK & Europe Sales Operations & Marketing Team has the objective to win good business.

To enable this objective, we are looking to recruit a talented Bid Writer to provide expertise to bids with varying subject matter, scale and complexity across our European business unit.

We look forward to meeting you!  Discover the offer below and click on ‘Apply’ if you know that your skillset and talents are a suitable match for this opportunity.

Main Responsibilities

Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you! 

As Bid Writer you will be responsible for:

• Supporting individual bid teams in the production of winning responses;
• Owning the creation of storyboards and supporting Subject Matter Experts in completing them/ensuring they are adhered to throughout bid development;
• Working with technical and commercial colleagues to extract information and ‘interpret’ technical/financial solutions;
• Creating high-quality responses that are well-written, accurate and concise, as well as working with the graphic design team to produce visually-engaging documents;
• Incorporate win themes, unique selling points, case studies and ‘hot button’ material into responses with the objective of scoring maximum points against the customer’s evaluation criteria;
• Conduct research to supplement bid responses, including collation and presentation of data to support governance meetings where required;
• Support Bid Managers and wider bid teams with ad hoc tasks as required.

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world.

Successful Candidate

We are looking for a proactive individual with a demonstrable commitment to personal/professional development and a passion for bidding. There are no specific qualifications required for this role but candidates must have strong experience of working in the public sector bidding environment (at least two years +). Moreover, we would like to see:

• Ability to deliver high-quality written work under the pressure of tight deadlines; 
• Ability to quickly grasp and assimilate complex information and apply creative intellect;
• Methodical, process-driven and organised approach with excellent attention to detail;
• Experience of template creation and document manipulation (preferred but not essential);
• Highly-competent with MS Office software and relevant tools such as Adobe etc;
• Excellent communication skills, including relationship development and stakeholder management;
• Confident, persuasive and articulate communication;
• Excellent command of at least two of the following languages: English, French and/or Dutch.

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Important

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Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

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About the Company

Why should you join Serco ?

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.

Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.

A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression

Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work.

What we offer

• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services.  

We are a team of 60,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities.  Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.