Bid Coordinator (4848)

Avenues is a place where people smile, laugh and grow – and achieve extraordinary things.

We are well-respected by our professional stakeholders and loved by staff, families and people we support for the quality of what we do.

We do it all through our strong, positive and supportive culture, which flows through all our teams and services. We know that well-supported people support people well.

We are looking for a Bid Coordinator to join us on a full time contract working across the week Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm. You will be required to travel to our Sidcup Head office at least once a month. We would also consider this role for an apprenticeship (the salary would be in line with an apprentice wage).

In this role you will support on tenders and grant proposals. Being a core member of the Bid Team within the Business Development Directorate, you will be integral to supporting us to achieve its ambitions of sustainable growth and building our reputation as well as the below duties which come within the role:

• Complete administrative elements of bid and grant submissions, including Selection Questionnaires.
• Work closely with the Head of Bids and the Bids Manager to ensure the overall bid systems and processes are followed.
• Managing bid portals and submissions.
• Managing internal inboxes.
• Ensure information related to bids is communicated in a timely manner, including circulating clarifications and updates.
• Regular communications with internal teams related to grant-funded projects.
• Supporting regular reporting to funders.
• Support internal stakeholders to provide bid content in a timely manner.

We are also looking for the right candidate who has the below experience.

• Good administrative skills.
• IT literacy.
• Good communication skills.
• Some knowledge of business development functions.

Your values should match ours:

Respect: We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.

Excellence: We don’t settle for okay, we are determined to achieve more.

Integrity: We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.

Pride: The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.

Why join us?

We are committed to supporting our employees to achieve a good work-life balance and support flexible working including working from home.

Our head office is located in Sidcup, and we have other offices in Hampshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Shropshire, and Kent.

We encourage our central services employees to really get to know the organisation and to spend time visiting services, meeting people we support, their families and our support staff.

You’ll be part of an organisation that takes pride in its values at all levels, making sure the people we support are at the forefront of our decisions.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce so we would love to hear from anyone who feels is able to take those opportunities to the next level.

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

Benefits:

• Flexible Working.
• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing after to 2 years’ service and after 5 years’ service.
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to a health portal, counselling and support.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• And more.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! We look forward to hearing from you today.