Head of Bid Management - Southport, United Kingdom - Version 1

Version 1

Verified Company

Southport, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description

We're an organisation of over 3000 empowered colleagues, we've acquired 16 businesses and won Irelands #1 Best Large Workplace awards and named as one of UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023.

We're looking to hire a Head of Bid Management to lead the bid function and team.

You'll mainly be focused on tracking, managing, and producing complex multiple million-pound bids across Public Sector and other key verticals.

This career will create the opportunity for you to evolve and drive a key channel for growth in Version 1.

You'll want to streamline processes that allow for next phases of growth.

This fast-paced environment is part of a successful, driven team focused on winning opportunities with current and potential customers.

Job Description:

As the Head of Bid Management, you'll:

Manage a team of 7 Bid Managers from a broad range of experience levels. Assign projects, providing oversight and quality control for all deliverables and manage skill development tailored to the individual.
Own the endtoend bid process from PQQ/RFI stages through tender submission and final presentation.
Actively collaborate and build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure quality, timely and effective bids e.g., Presales & Technical SME's, Marketing, Portfolio and Practice Leads, Delivery and Project Managers
Review and evolve best practice, processes, and initiatives to build an efficient bid department. Maintain documentation, identifying resource requirements, risk registers and postbid documentation.
Strengthen partnerships with wider commercial team, finance, and delivery to promote and integrate the bid function capability.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this career you'll:

Demonstrate your dedicated experience within bid management or similar role within a commercial team. Multiple projects, tight deadlines, time management and prioritisation will feel natural to you.
Understand and successfully navigated the complexities and nuances of UK public sector bids.
Show have you've operated in a consultancy, IT services, technology solutions or managed service environment.
Exhibit your communication and interpersonal skills and how you engage individuals at all levels within an organisation internally and externally.
Currently (or previously) acted in a leadership role and promoted a good culture, empathy and be able to engage and motivate teams.

Additional Information

Version 1 are flexible, and this career can operate remotely.

Members of the existing bid team are spread across different locations throughout Great Britain, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland.

For individuals that prefer working from an office, we have offices located in London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Dublin, Redditch, Kent, Cheshire, and Cork.

We offer profit share, pension, private healthcare cover, flexible working policy and more. We also offer incentives for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.

Engagement is incredibly important at Version 1 and there are several teams responsible for organising both work and social engagement events

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging is embedded into the core of our organisation, and as such we ensure that equal opportunity is present in our recruitment practices.

We do not stand for any discrimination based on gender identity, race, ethnicity, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.

Bringing your difference makes a difference at Version 1; and we encourage you to do so.