Bid writer and copywriter / editor – full time - Croydon.
We have an exciting opportunity for a bright, motivated bid writer / copywriter to join our vibrant team. You’ll work closely with our construction industry clients and colleagues on our team to produce compelling, high scoring responses to tenders.
You will need to combine your well-honed writing skills with an ability to engage with and interview subject matter experts to produce concise, accurate text that effectively conveys and sells complex ideas and proposals.
This is a full time role.  You will be based in Croydon, with periods of working with remote teams in our clients’ offices, nationally and internationally.
We operate a comprehensive training and development programme and you will have the opportunity to develop your career working with us. The salary is negotiable, dependent on experience, which may be from recent graduate to accomplished professional.
Performance areas
You will be a bid writer called upon to:

Use existing information and text to first draft responses to respond to tender questions.
Follow an answer planning / draft / finalise / polish process to craft high scoring responses.
Work with technical experts to understand and write-up proposals to deliver technically challenging projects.
Produce persuasive, concise sales text for marketing purposes.
Be a team player, working collaboratively throughout the bid from developing win themes and proposals, through best practice bid development process, to meeting tight deadlines in the high pressure environment before submission.

Person specification
Your skills, experience and qualifications are likely to include:

A passion for writing
A very high standard in written English
experience of writing accurate, quality text in a professional or academic environment.
Ability to work effectively as a member of a team, as well as in isolation where ‘quiet writing time’ is required.
Formal qualifications or recognition of written English achievements.
Good knowledge of MS Office, Word and Power Point in particular.
Diplomacy - experience of managing expectations of internal and external stakeholders.
Project management skills - execution of deliverables on time and within budget.
Ability to meet deadlines and effectively manage a fluctuating workload.
Confident communicator and ability to contribute in stakeholder meetings.

Added value
Additional skills and experience that would be an advantage but not required include:

Construction or associated industry experience.
Ability to travel and work away from home for extended periods.
Foreign travel experience and / or language capabilities.