Bid and Tender Manager

Bid and Tender Manager 

Create a world without dementia 

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. 

Position: Bid and Tender Manager 
Location: Flexible 
Contract type: Permanent 
Hours: 35 per week 
Salary: £46,579 - £52,723 actual per annum (depending on location) 

Closing date: 15 June 2017 
Interview date: 4 - 10 July 2017 

About the role: 

The Bid and Tender Manager is a specialist in statutory procurement, tenders and contracts who will lead a national team responsible for developing and delivering the Society’s statutory bids, tenders and contracts that relate to Operations services. 

The postholder will be responsible for bid and tender activity, achieving a current income of circa £26m and for meeting ambitious growth targets. They will provide expertise on statutory procurement and be responsible for the management of risk associated with tender and contracts. 

The Bid and Tender Manager will ensure the production of accurate and timely reporting and will act as the ‘Bid and Tender’ source of information and expertise for Operations Leadership Team as required. 

About you: 

This specialist management role calls for experience in bid and tender writing and experience of competitive tendering for statutory services. You will have experience of managing or supporting others in successful bid and tender writing and a good understanding of OJEU (Official Journal of European Union) and local authority and health procurement processes. 

You will have an excellent understanding and experience in contract life cycle management and the NHS Standard Contract, and have experience in identifying, securing and managing statutory grants. 

Educated to degree level or with a similar level of experience you will have a track record in bid and tender writing and extensive experience of competitive tendering for statutory services. You will have excellent communication skills, including writing and presenting bids, tenders, updates, reports and presentations to a variety of audiences. 

Do you have a good understanding and application of full cost recovery? Are you highly motivated, with a high attention to detail? Are you a proactive and independent thinker? If so we would love to hear from you. 

Alzheimer’s Society is committed to equal opportunities. 

You may have experience of the following: Bid and Tender Manager, Bid Manager, OJEU, Contract Manager, Project Lifecycle, Tender Manager, RFQ, NHS Contract, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.