Meaningful and vital work: In this position, your work is vital to the business, in terms of decisions and growth. You will gain a world of opportunity working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, personal growth, achievement and development won't be hard to find. You'll also work with great people. You'll find yourself working in a highly motivated, supportive environment where no two days are the same, with experienced colleagues who strive for excellence.
Associate Bid Writer
Hybrid
- attached to our Solihull or London officePermanent, Full time
Competitive + Benefits

We're looking for an individual to join our UK&E Growth team as Associate Bid Writer. In this role, you'll work closely with colleagues across the Growth team and the wider Serco business to write high quality and compelling bid responses that are aligned with the needs of our customer.

With a newly centralised writing team, a healthy pipeline of bidding activity, and a clear strategy, now is a great time to join our team. Not only will you play a key role in shaping the future of some of the largest public sector contracts, you'll also be joining a team at a time where we are investing in how we work and the tools we use.

Previous experience is not essential for this role, we can offer you full training and support your continuous development. You will need to be inquisitive, able to quickly grasp & assimilate complex information, be great at building relationships, and of course, love writing at a high level.

If looking for a role where you can really make an impact, would like to learn more about the role of Associate Bid Writer, and how your experience & skills could transfer into our team, we would love to speak to you.

As part of this you will:

- Work collaboratively with the Bid teams, supporting the development of each bid solution through creative storyboarding.
- Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs) to translate solutions into clear and compelling information for bid responses.
- Develop winning bid responses: You'll write well-structured, accurate, concise, and visually engaging content that effectively conveys the message, meets customer requirements (including word count, presentation, and evaluation criteria), and achieves high scores.
- Conduct additional research to supplement responses, including gathering and presenting relevant data.
- Incorporate persuasive elements such as win themes, USPs, sales messages, case studies, and insightful commentary on current trends into your writing.
- Ensure consistent language quality across bids by maintaining a unified terminology, tone, and style throughout submissions.

Experience of managing a varied set of deliverables.
- Ability to write to a very high level (fluency, accuracy, correct messaging).
- Highly competent in Microsoft Office software.
- Experience of other tools and applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Project, Visio, etc. would be advantageous but not essential.
- Ability to quickly grasp and assimilate complex information and apply creative intellect.
- Methodical, process-driven and organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise, particularly in a time-sensitive environment.
- Willingness to travel as needed., Disability Confident
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A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom App, Simply Health Plans and more.
- A Serco benefits portal offering a wide range discount for major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
- Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase more.
- Life assurance.

About SercoAt Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
ApplyPlease click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact .
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the 'Ban the Box' pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on to discuss.

- Pension - 6%.
- A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
- Growth and development opportunities - Serco will support with a range of qualifications.
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom App, Simply Health Plans and more.
- A Serco benefits portal offering a wide range discount for major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
- Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase more.
- Life assurance.