Job description

About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Technical Bid Manager, with strong expertise in digital transformation services - covering areas such as user-centred design, software development, and technical architecture.

As a key member of Olive Jar's bid team, reporting to the Head of Bids, you will play a pivotal role in creating persuasive, customer-focused technical bids that showcase our services. With a background in technical writing and extensive experience in the UK government sector, you will have a proven track record of winning bids, ideally including digital transformation projects delivered to the GOV.UK Service Standard.

You will be instrumental in our business generation efforts by translating complex technical concepts into clear, compelling proposals for a range of projects. Managing multiple bids at once will require keen attention to detail, meticulous planning, and a passion for accuracy and organisation. Excellent time management and organisational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

Lead on the qualification, creation and submission of bids and proposals, ensuring alignment with client’s requirements and company objectives.
Analyse and understand tender requirements, including admin, technical and pricing, to tailor submissions to client needs.
Co-ordinate the end-to-end bidding process, ensuring the process is aligned with our commercial approach.
Write and edit content for bids, ensuring alignment with client requirements and demonstrating a clear understanding of project outputs and outcomes.
Collaborate with delivery teams and subject matter experts to gather necessary data and information for proposal development.
Review and proofread proposals to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with client requirements.
Conduct thorough research on clients, competitors, and industry trends to enhance proposal content.
Manage bid schedules and deadlines effectively, prioritising tasks and resources to meet submission deadlines.
Proactively identify areas for process improvement and efficiency gains in bid management and document development processes, contributing to the ongoing refinement of bid strategies and best practices.
Create compelling case studies highlighting our relevant experience and service options.
Continue to develop and maintain our library of resources in order to deliver continuous improvement.
Review and manage the daily tender alerts and other tender portals for communication and notifications.

Skills and experience

Minimum of 5 years’ experience writing, managing and submitting bids for digital transformation services, with a track record of successful proposals for UK public sector.
Technical knowledge and understanding of public sector organisations’ digital transformation requirements
Exceptional writing and editing skills with a keen attention to detail.
Strong analytical and research skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Outstanding time management and organisational skills, with experience of working calmly and efficiently in a deadline-driven environment, managing multiple proposal concurrently.
Experience of creating and presenting focused presentations to potential clients.
Ability to work independently with confidence, drawing on skills and information from resources and colleagues for supporting information.
A clear interest in digital technology and an enthusiasm for developing your knowledge and awareness.
Knowledge of Agile delivery and GOV.UK Service Standard.
Experience of producing budget-driven costings for bids.
Experience within digital transformation delivery roles, such as a delivery manager, technical architect or software developer within the UK public sector is a plus.

Benefits

25 Days holiday (plus 8 Bank Holidays as standard)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Pension Scheme
Staff Team Building Days and Social Events
Annual Salary Review
Electric Car Scheme
Enhanced Benefits Available for Long-Service

About Us
Olive Jar Digital is one of the UK’s fastest growing, award-winning digital consultancies, championing managed digital delivery services and the provision of expert talent to enhance our client’s teams, satisfying their user needs. We have client in both the public and private sector industries, including local government, NHS and other private sector organisations.

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