Bid Manager

About The Role
We are recruiting for a
Bid Manager/Writer
to join our Bids & Complex Deals function. Reporting to the Bids & Complex Deals Director, you will be operating in a small team responsible for maximising Hippo’s chances of winning and delivering great work for our public and private sector clients.
This is a full time role that can be based remotely, or we can also support hybrid or office based working through our Leeds, Manchester or Birmingham offices.
What you will do:
Manage a range of public & private sector bids & complex deals for digital consultancy work
Maintain a content library to refresh and restructure response content as required
Track and monitor overall bid performance
Ensure bid frameworks identified and submissions are completed in a timely fashion to ensure Hippo’s inclusion on relevant framework sections
Ensure bids are identified from relevant sources at the point of publication
Complete bid planning with the response manager to pull together the right team
Manage multiple bids at any one time with various stakeholders
Support & upskill bid contributors
About the Candidate:
Excellent writing skills (punctuation, spelling and grammar) with a demonstrable ability to condense writing and tailor your style to the relevant audience
Previous bid management experience with a methodical approach to organising, communicating and monitoring team progress
Good stakeholder management skills, with an ability to demonstrate how insights can support the strategic objectives of your organisation
Be comfortable having your findings challenged by stakeholders and the ability to clearly explain your rationale and insights
Knowledge/experience of the Digital Marketplace procurement process, agile methodology and digital consultancy practice is preferred but not essential
About The Company
As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:
Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
Critical illness cover
Life assurance and death in service cover
Volunteer days
Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists
Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
Season ticket loans
Financial and general wellbeing sessions
Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
private health cover
private dental cover
additional company pension contributions
additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
wellbeing contribution
charity contributions
tree planting