Writer, Entertainment

2 months ago


Lichfield Staffordshire, United Kingdom Leonid Group Ltd Full time

We are working with a top 40 accountancy practice who are looking for someone to join the expansion of its Grant Funding team. You will lead and support high-quality end-to-end proposal development and bid process activities, with a goal to deliver on-time and compliant submissions. This will include structuring, developing, researching and writing grant funding bids into (for example) a number of Innovate UK, BEIS, SBRI, DfT and Horizon Europe schemes.


The role is client-facing and relies on your ability to deal with senior technical people on a one-to-one basis, conducting structured interviews and the writing of high-quality technical reports.
Lead and support high-quality end-to-end proposal development and bid process activities, with a goal to deliver on-time and compliant bid submissions.
Understanding and definition of R&D projects and expenditure through participation in technical discussions with clients
Assessment of projects in line with grant guidelines
Writing compelling technical and commercial content to bring out the key factors of client projects to inform the grant bid
Interaction with clients' technical and engineering staff in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the project and identify how aspects of projects meet the grant guidelines
Assist in creating, standardising and implementing reporting and proposal writing templates and tools for timely and organised management of grant writing projects
Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team on the development of engaging and informative content


A demonstrable technical knowledge and experience of writing grant bids
Exceptional writing and proofing skills and the ability to work with a broad range of people
Strong organisational skills including multi-tasking, prioritising, planning, and effective time management
Ability to interact readily with other technical professionals, have outstanding interpersonal skills and excel in eloquence and concise summary of information
Project management skills and client relationship-building abilities
Creative thinker, independent worker, and a self-starter
English fluency required

If this sounds like the opportunity to accelerate your career in grant funding apply today or reach out to John Muir on Linkedin.