Senior Bid Writer NEW

Bid Solutions

Senior Bid Writer

Location: UK (London preferred) or Europe, with monthly travel to Paris

Type: Permanent, full time

About the opportunity

A major international lottery and gaming group has set up an International Lotteries business unit. It is only two years old and is still building its operation largely from scratch. The team is bidding for very large lottery operating licences across Europe and the US. These contracts are similar in scale to the UK National Lottery licence.

The bid function is small and still growing, so this hire will make a real difference from day one. You’ll set the structure, processes and standards for the writing team and still write a lot yourself. If you enjoy building things and like the energy of a start-up, but want the backing of a large established group, this role offers both.

Senior Bid Writer Responsibilities

• Writing and managing high-quality, compliant and persuasive responses to RFPs and similar procurement documents, from first outline to submission
• Working out what resource each pursuit needs, then bringing in, briefing and managing contract writers so their work arrives on time and to a high standard
• Building response structures and storyboards that contract writers can pick up easily and that answer customer requirements and scoring criteria directly
• Weaving win themes, discriminators, customer benefits and value propositions through every section
• Working with subject matter experts (many of them new to bidding) to draw out solution detail and evidence, and turning technical material into clear, customer-friendly language
• Owning compliance matrices, content outlines, version control and the quality of the final document
• Spotting where graphics, call-out boxes and benefit statements will help the reader, and working with design and production resources
• Running review cycles and building the feedback into the response
• Owning the foundation content library and the team’s SharePoint writing space
• Recording lessons learned and improving templates, processes and standard content

Senior Bid Writer Skills and Experience

• 5 to 10+ years of proposal or bid writing, including several years managing large, complex RFP responses
• Experience leading writing teams or coordinating a matrix of contributors while still writing yourself
• Strong writing, editing and QA skills, including executive summaries, strategic narratives, operational approaches and commercial responses
• Confidence interviewing SMEs, pushing back on weak input and raising risks early
• A sound grasp of Shipley, APMP or a similar methodology, plus SharePoint and Microsoft 365
• The ability to juggle several deadlines across European and US time zones
• Comfort working in a newly formed, fast-moving team inside a large organisation with many stakeholders

Nice to have

• Lottery experience is a bonus but not essential. A background in B2C, gaming, retail, digital channels, marketing, brand, communications or CRM would be just as relevant.
• Knowledge of responsible gaming, technology platforms, transition and implementation planning, or financial and performance commitments
• Languages other than English (most bid content is written in English)

Why apply?

You’ll help shape a new bid function that is going after some of the biggest contracts in the lottery world. There’s real scope to grow the role, take on more leadership and build a larger team over time. You’ll also get flexible working across the UK or Europe, regular visits to Paris and a competitive package.

How to apply

If you’re interested, please send your CV in confidence to Lisa Easthope at Bid Solutions or apply to this advert.