Bid Writer - London, United Kingdom - QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Description

About QS

QS is the world's leading provider of services, analytics, insights, and intelligence to the global higher education sector - supporting university excellence across the world.

Our student recruitment and enrolment solutions enable universities and business schools to connect with talented individuals seeking to further their academic progress and career development.

Our portfolio of professional services includes consultancy, student mobility and academic partnerships management, and branding solutions.

We publish highly visible and influential rankings of international universities, including the QS World University Rankings which reaches a global audience of hundreds of millions of people.

Founded in 1990, our activities span across 50 countries, working with over 2000 of the world's leading higher education institutions and over 12,000 employers.

Headquartered in London, QS has over 750 employees globally with offices in 14 different countries, including Australia, Malaysia, India, Romania, Singapore, France, Germany, and the USA.

QS keeps growing organically, through acquisition and by recruiting top talent across key regions.


What inspires us?

At QS, our culture fosters a flexible working environment that encourages our employees to own their career whilst personally and professionally thriving.

We collaborate, respect, and support each other - and as a company, our values underpin these.

Our mission is to empower motivated people around the world to fulfil their potential through higher education, and to ensure everyone has the same opportunity to achieve that potential.

We celebrate the diversity of our teams and believe through sharing our experiences we can learn from one another and become stronger together, which enables us to achieve our goal.

At QS, you'll be responsible for implementing real change in the international higher education landscape, full of exciting and interesting challenges where you can drive positive impact across the business.

In October 2023 we were thrilled to be included in Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in the UK list which is compiled using employee sentiment and satisfaction data.

Using insights from more than two million employees in organisations with 50 to 100,000 members of staff, the list recognises workplaces where employees feel most respected and appreciated.

The role

Role responsibilities:

• Monitor tender portals for new opportunities and tender releases.
• Creating overall compelling, clear, engaging and high scoring submissions.
• Prepare clear, persuasive, and comprehensive tenders and bids. This includes writing, editing, and formatting documents.
• Provide one QS tone of voice across quality submissions.
• Work closely with sales, product, and operations teams to gather necessary information and insights for bid preparation.
• Manage timelines to ensure timely submission of all tenders and bids.
• Review feedback on submitted tenders to improve future submissions and processes.
• Maintain and manage the repository of previous tenders, ensuring that all official documents are uptodate and readily accessible for reference and compliance purposes.
• Stay updated with industry trends, competitor strategies, and market opportunities.

Key skills and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience in tender writing or a similar role.
• Proven skills in producing and editing proposal content within a complex business environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Higher Education industry.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex documents and requirements.
• Professional certifications related to business writing or project management.
• QS _Quacquarelli_ Symonds is proud to be a fair and equal organisation where everyone has the same opportunity to achieve their full potential, irrespective of their background or personal attributes. We celebrate our diversity and believe through sharing our experiences we can learn from one another, be stronger together, and enable our business to thrive._