Tender Support Executive

Salary - 38939 to 41321 Depending on experienceHybrid working (50/50)Location: Wallingford Lancaster Edinburgh or Bangor (Wales)Closing date: 5th December 2025The Tender Support Team is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Tender Support Executive to help drive the success of UKCEHs research funding this role you will work closely with our scientists to develop and submit high-quality proposals ensuring every bid meets funder requirements eligibility criteria and UKCEHs internal processes.Youll play a key part in keeping submissions accurate compliant and delivered on time. Alongside this youll help identify and share new funding opportunities collect and analyse submission feedback and contribute to understanding and improving our success rates.This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact by supporting world-class environmental science and helping UKCEH secure the funding that powers its research.Your main responsibilities will include:Support the end-to-end bid process from searching for potential opportunities through to submitting high quality bids.Coordinating administrative activity vital to a successful proposal such as collating non-technical text (e.g. quality assurance) internal approval to submit and document compliance.Monitoring funding sources including public sector portals for potential opportunities.Assessing bid opportunities for eligibility funding models and fit to UKCEH capabilities.Sharing opportunities with UKCEH scientists.Managing both internal communications between science teams professional services and external communications with fundersProofreading and editing final submissionsEnsuring UKCEH submission standards are used/metEnsuring proposals comply with funder guidelines/requirementsWorking closely with other departments to get bids through the internal approval processesResponsible for uploading/completing the final submissions of proposalsFor the role of Tender Support Executive we are looking for somebody who:Experience of grant/tender/bid coordination in a university research organisation or public sector funded institutionEducated to degree level OR bid management qualifications (e.g. APMP) OR equivalent demonstrable work experienceDemonstrable intermediate-advanced IT skills being proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel Access Outlook PowerPoint Teams Visio) and SharePoint SystemsDesirable experience with advanced functions including VBA and/or Access Database developmentExcellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal communicationProven skills in assessing bid competitiveness addressing and complying with call/funder specific informationExperience of managing and delivering work with conflicting deadlinesComfortable managing your own workload prioritising tasks and asking for help when neededData quality is fundamental to the organisation so you need to be attentive to detailWorking at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference enabling people and the environment to prosper and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.As a valued member of our team youll get:27 days annual leave rising to 29 days after five years plus 3 days for our Christmas closure10% employer pension contributionEnhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying requirements)24/7 access to support for physical mental social health or financial wellbeing plus trained Welfare OfficersFlexible working opportunitiesAnd much moreYoull be joining a leading independent not-for-profit research institute committed to recruiting talented people like you supporting your career progression and giving you the environment and resources you need to thrive at UKCEH.Please note: Unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and this does not qualify for endorsement to support a Global Talent Visa application. If you are considering pursuing self-sponsorship please indicate this in your application so we can take it into account during the recruitment process.If you are interested please apply with your updated CV and cover letter. Key Skills Design,Javase,Accountancy,Jboss,BI,Financial Consulting Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 38939 - 41321