Bid Writer

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be. Working at OCS is more than just a job; it’s an amazing opportunity to begin or expand your career in Facilities Management. OCS has an ambition to become an ‘Employer of choice’ in our sector and is proud to invest in our colleague’s personal and professional development. OCS provides our colleagues with opportunities to gain qualifications through funded development programmes aligned to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours attached to their roles.

Days of Working: Monday to Friday

Shift Pattern: 09:00am to 17:00pm

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Development of responses that are attractive, and concise and bring out the benefits that OCS can offer with a focus on the highest quality of language and technical accuracy
• Re-write/edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, ensuring consistency of response in terms of themes, messages, key phrases and keywords
• Undertake client and market research to support bid development using this research to create compelling responses
• Manage the written and editorial aspects of the bid proposal development process, checking drafts for readability, clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and formatting. Meticulously review content before inclusion
• Understand customer requirements to ensure the written bid is consistent with the win themes and reflects OCS. This may involve site visits and proactively chasing colleagues to ensure their support

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have Right to Work in the UK
• Previous experience with hard service writing.
• Be educated to a degree level or equivalent
• Member of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) is desirable
• Worked in facilities bid management
• Proven ability to work within a team in a highly customer-focused environment
• Have a proven track record of performance delivery in a sales environment

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.