Location: Remote but requires some travel when required
Salary: £65k to £75k DOE plus benefits
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Bid Lead to spearhead their growth initiatives. This pivotal role focuses on driving new business opportunities critical to their success. Leading their Business Development Team, you will craft compelling tenders, proposals, and submissions, showcasing an innovative approach and unique selling points. Key stakeholders include local authorities, NHS bodies, and other commissioning organisations. The ideal candidate is a dynamic leader with a conscientious approach, ideally with experience in leveraging AI to enhance bid processes.
The Role:
Lead the bid team to produce high-quality, compelling, and persuasive content for bids, business proposals, and other work-winning submissions.
Deliver business propositions that fully adhere to service specifications, best practice models, and policies, maximising scoring against set criteria.
Ensure all stages of the bidding and tender process are completed in line with our client's Growth Governance Framework and within designated timeframes.
Lead the development and submission of multiple and concurrent market engagement questionnaires, bid responses, and business cases.
Attend and present proposals and solutions at kick off and presentation meetings with key external contacts, including commissioners, partners, and wider stakeholders.
Oversee the maintenance of the opportunity pipeline and research market trends, competitive landscapes, and potential opportunities in the health and care sector.
Provide market insights to guide strategy and bid decisions, and monitor policy changes that impact public sector procurement.
Utilise AI-generated content to revolutionise the bidding process.
Build and maintain an AI library for bid generation.
Support operational teams in the delivery of newly won business.
Who we are looking for:
Proven ability to generate revenue through business growth ideally within the health and care market.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the confidence to pitch bid proposals, ideas, and solutions to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Significant experience in writing content for tenders and business proposals.
Excellent people skills, including listening, negotiation, inspiration, and persuasion, with experience in leading teams.
Experience in business development and obtaining business intelligence.
Demonstrable experience in working with and maintaining AI technology.
Resilience under pressure with experience in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments.
Experience in liaising and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Detailed knowledge and experience of tendering processes (e.g., NHS Commissioning) and procurement portals.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
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