About The Advocacy Project
We help people speak up and make decisions about their health, wellbeing and social care. We re here to make sure people who are vulnerable because of their circumstance can understand their rights, make effective choices about their lives and voice their concerns.
Some of the ways we do this include:
advocacy services that make sure people can express their wishes when decisions are being made about their care or wellbeing
user involvement projects that help organisations improve what they offer by listening to people who use their services
local Healthwatch services, which act as health and social care champions for the areas they serve and give people a direct channel to share their feedback
Our services are independent, confidential, and free to those receiving them. Together, our teams are standing up for essential rights and supporting people to have a say on the issues that matter to them.
About the role
We are seeking a skilled Bid Writer to work alongside our Head of Business Development to secure vital funding through tenders and trusts and foundations. If you have experience of winning income for front line services (especially advocacy), we would be particularly delighted to hear from you.
Key responsibilities
î Identify pipeline tenders.
î Manage and write tender submission
î Produce highly quality proposals for trusts and foundations working closely with staff and service users
î Produce best practice toolkit
î Manage funder communications and reporting.
î Assist with other funding applications as required
Experience and skills
î Proven success as a bid writer in the charity sector.
î Ideally experience in Advocacy or user involvement
î Proven experience with large grants, tenders, and government contracts.
î Highly IT proficient with experience of using AI to support in bid preparation
î Ability to work collaboratively
î Be highly organised and self-motivated with a proven ability to work to tight deadlines
î Proactive, dynamic, able to work effectively independently
î Strong writing, research, and communication skills.
î Knowledge of fundraising regulations, GDPR, and best practices.
î Strong understanding of EDI principles and how to apply them in your work
Benefits of working for us
We re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.
Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.
All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.