Proposal Manager

We are recruiting for a proposals manager to join our busy Growth Team.

This is a home based role. We're truly committed to building a diverse and representative workforce and as part of our strategic plans we are aiming to accelerate gender and ethnic representation in leadership. As such we would particularly welcome applications from people who are female and/or are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds

What you'll be doing :

• Lead the development of high-quality written proposals, ensuring they meet customer requirements, align with strategic objectives and are structured to maximise Capita's Probability of Winning ("PWIN").
• Facilitate - and in some cases, leads - Win Strategy workshops that define and drive a winning sales strategy, including the evaluation of competitors' strengths and weaknesses and Capita's differentiators, to increase Probability of Winning ("PWIN"), converting these into compelling Proposal Storyboards.
• Work with Capture Director(s) and Bid Management leads to guide the development of compelling narratives in line with win strategy.
• Manage content from Subject Matter Experts and contributors against Proposal Storyboards for the timely production of a high-quality submissions that are aligned to the customer's tender and Capita's Win Strategy and branding.
• Coach and mentors Subject Matter Experts to craft persuasive bid responses, including producing training material and best practise guides.
• Lead 'Red Team' and other proposal reviews in line with Capita Bid Management processes to ensure Capita bids are compliant and compelling.
• Edit and proof-read drafted material to professional English standard and in line with Bid Writing best practice.
• Format to a highly professional standard, with the ability to solve complex formatting issues.

What we're looking for :

• Comfortable working with autonomy in a high challenge, high complexity environment whilst also taking direction from others when supporting.
• Strong persuasive writing skills, with an understanding of the principles of Proposal Management, and the ability to juggle multiple conflicting priorities.
• Able to build effective internal and external relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners that enables effective collaborative working and a positive and productive working environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 for general business use, with strong Microsoft Word skills as a minimum.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple conflicting priorities simultaneously, whilst maintaining attention to detail.

About Capita Growth:

Our Growth Function is one of Capita's central functions and is redesigning how we do business. We're improving and standardising our sales processes, and creating consistency in training, technology and knowledge sharing. We're also multi-lingual, multi-functional and multi-talented. Join us and discover better as you empower our sales teams to focus on developing our business.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27 ) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You'll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You'll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - CPScareers@capita.com