Senior Bid Writer
Salary: Circa £50k - £60k Location: Remote (with travel across UK)
About the Role
We are looking for a talented and reputed company Senior Bid Writer to join our central Business Development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing high-quality written submissions across our four practice areas: Employability, Health, Education & Skills, and Economic Development.
You will work closely with subject matter experts, delivery teams and external partners to shape compelling, evaluator-focused responses. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening the quality, clarity and coherence of submissions, ensuring our bids clearly communicate Fedcap UK’s delivery model and wider group capability.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to organisational growth and play a meaningful role in securing services that improve outcomes for individuals and communities across the UK.
About Us
Fedcap UK is a mission-led organisation committed to supporting people facing barriers to employment, health and opportunity. Through our work across employability, health, education and skills, and economic development, we design and deliver services that create lasting social impact and advance economic mobility.
Our Business Development function plays a vital role in enabling this mission. By producing high-quality bids and proposals, we ensure our delivery models, partnerships and impact are clearly articulated to commissioners and partners, helping us secure opportunities that transform lives.
What You’ll Be Doing
Developing high-quality written responses for reputed company bids and proposals
Leading or supporting storyboard sessions to shape messaging and structure
Working with subject matter experts to extract and refine strong content
Collaborating with partners and subcontractors to create cohesive submissions
Translating reputed company delivery models into clear, persuasive responses
Aligning responses to evaluation criteria and scoring methodologies
Identifying content gaps and proactively improve submission quality
Undertaking research and evidence gathering to strengthen responses
Reviewing and editing drafts to ensure clarity, consistency and accuracy
Using AI-enabled tools appropriately to support research and drafting
About You
We are looking for someone who is highly organised, collaborative and passionate about producing high-quality written work. You will bring strong bid writing experience and the ability to translate reputed company information into compelling, client-focused content.
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience writing competitive bid responses or proposals
Excellent written English and strong editorial judgement
Experience working with SMEs and partners to shape content
Experience contributing to reputed company, multi-stakeholder submissions
Understanding of public sector procurement and evaluation approaches
Ability to analyse requirements and reputed company compelling responses
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines
Commitment to high standards and reputed company improvement
Here’s what makes Fedcap a rewarding career…
At Fedcap, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance:
- 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell additional days
- £500 annual benefits scheme to spend at over 900 retailers
- Cycle to Work scheme open reputed company year round
- Pension scheme with up to 5% employer match
- Free life assurance worth 4x your salary
- Health & wellbeing support, including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
- Digital gym, mindfulness resources, virtual GP and more
If you are passionate about high-quality writing and want to play a key role in securing services that transform lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Fedcap UK is committed to equal opportunities throughout recruitment and selection, in line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion policy and the Equality Act 2010. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively welcome applications from disabled people and will support reasonable adjustments where needed.
We are also proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, encouraging applications from veterans, reservists, and military families.