Bid Manager | Health & Social Care
Location: 4 days remote, plus 1 day per week in Colchester, Essex
Salary: £50k-£60k plus excellent benefits
Contract: 37.5 hours (Flexible in core hours)
Ocean City Bids is recruiting for Bid Manager for within the healthcare sector. Our client combines commercial efficiency with a social mission, having reinvested over £4.5m into charitable causes over the past decade.
Reporting to the Director of Bids, this is predominantly a writing role, focused on high-quality delivery rather than bid and process management.
The Role:
You will lead the end-to-end development of winning proposals for a diverse portfolio of NHS and Local Authority services, including community health, specialist clinics, and social care.
* Bid Writing: Create high-quality, persuasive narratives for complex healthcare tenders. Approximately 75% of the role involves bid writing.
* SME Engagement: Tease out technical information from SMEs and translate it into compelling win themes.
* Project Management: Own the bid lifecycle, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and strict adherence to deadlines.
* Content Strategy: Maintain a high-quality bid library and contribute to service design and commercial modelling.
The Benefits
* Band 8a equivalent salary and NHS Pension and benefits.
* 27 days annual leave + bank holidays.
* A role where every contract won directly funds social good.
Requirements
* Sector Expertise: Extensive experience in Health & Social Care bidding is essential.
* Education: Degree level educated and / or equivalent demonstrable experience.
* Skillset: Exceptional writing skills and the ability to manage complex projects independently.
* Attitude: A \"roll-up-your-sleeves\" approach and a passion for social enterprise.
Ocean City Bids is acting on behalf of our client as an employment agency.