Senior Bid Manager

Senior Bid Manager

We are a global consultancy united by a strong set of values and a common purpose: to help build a more equitable and sustainable world for all.

We do this by providing expert monitoring, evaluation, learning and strategy services that help organisations create positive lasting social, economic and environmental change.

For 40-years, we have collaborated with governments, foundations, businesses and global alliances to generate the evidence needed to understand the impact of their work and improve their performance.

In all our work we are committed to equity, inclusiveness and technical excellence to meet the highest professional and ethical standards.

**Location:**Brighton/Hybrid

Contract:
6 month
FTC / Full time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Circa £50,000 dependant on experience

Closing date: 30 October 2025,
however
interviewing on a rolling basis - please apply as soon as possible for your application to be considered.

Team Overview

Itad’s Business Development team is a cross-cutting unit that takes a lead on the identification and capture of opportunities, the development and implementation of business development best practice and the support of Itad
practices  in the development and submission of technical and financial bids to our clients.

The Role

Itad’s Senior Bid Manager plays a key role in managing significant proposals, and the successful delivery of our BD objectives.
Working closely with the Head of Business Development, this role supports our growth through managing the process of identifying business opportunities, building external relationships and developing proposals. This position plays a fundamental role in supporting the organisation to deliver our business development strategies and business plans.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the preparation and submission of key proposals, and taking ownership of the end-to-end bid process;

• Overseeing capture planning and early pre-positioning for upcoming opportunities, and ensure well-informed bid/no-bid decisions are being made;

• Contributing to technical proposals - both in terms of content and presentation

• Ensuring that the winning strategy and win themes are articulated effectively throughout bid responses

• Managing the process of identifying bidding opportunities;

• Supporting the development and utilisation of Itad’s BD systems;

• Ensuring Itad quality standards are met;

• Marketing Itad to external partners and associates.

We are looking for someone who has:

Proposal/Bid Management

• Proven experience coordinating the preparation of key proposals

• An understanding of the international development landscape, and preferably have experience of developing business opportunities for clients such as multilaterals, UN agencies and foundations.

• Strong understanding of commercial aspects of bidding, including risk management

• Exceptional writing, proofreading and editing skills, with the ability to adapt style to different audiences and channels

• Confident in negotiating, with a commercial acumen

• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise a varying workload

• Demonstrated experience in ensuring that quality standards and processes are applied

Networking and Relationship Management

• Comfortable communicating information to help key stakeholders develop their understanding and learning

• Confident in building new and existing relationships with external consultants, associates and partners

• Experienced in working with a wide range of backgrounds and cultures

Our Benefits

• A matched company pension up to 5% with a wide range of fund options.

• 26 days holiday per year, plus 3 flexible days and the option to purchase another 5 days, flexible bank holidays (you can take these whenever you wish) and the opportunity to buy holiday

• You will need to be in the office for two days a week

• Cycle to work scheme

• Itad Rewards: Offers up to 20% discount at over 100 UK retailers.  There are savings on gym memberships, holidays, restaurants, cinemas, and gym memberships and an average of 5% discount on supermarkets - giving you the option to take advantage of the benefits which are most impactful for you.

• Discretionary bonus scheme

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate.

We are committed to equality and inclusion to empower people both within our organisation and through our work. We know that employees with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us a more effective and innovative company and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from interested candidates regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

We are not able to support a work permit for this role so candidates must already hold the right to live and work in the UK independently.

Please note, we will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, early applications are encouraged.