Bids & Business Development Executive

Posted 3 days ago

£35,000 - £40,000

The Role

We’re working with a growing, highly regarded professional services firm in central Bristol that is looking to hire a Bids and Business Development Executive to join their established marketing and growth team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys the structure and challenge of formal bids, tenders and proposals, and wants to play a hands on role in winning new work. You’ll support the full bid lifecycle, coordinating PQQs, RFPs, ITTs and tender submissions, and working closely with senior stakeholders across the business to produce high quality, compliant and compelling proposals that are delivered on time.

Day to day, you’ll manage bid documentation, gather technical and commercial input from subject matter experts, draft and edit responses, and ensure submissions meet evaluation criteria and framework requirements. You’ll act as the central point of coordination across multiple live opportunities, keeping projects on track, managing deadlines and maintaining high standards of accuracy and consistency.

The team has an excellent track record of success and will invest in developing your skills, making this a great move for someone ambitious who wants to build a long term career in bids, proposal management or business development within professional services.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in a bids, business development or marketing role, ideally supporting PQQs, RFPs, ITTs or formal tender submissions
• Understanding of the bid lifecycle, compliance requirements and evaluation criteria
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident coordinating multiple projects and managing competing deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Organised, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of tasks
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite would be useful but not essential
• Experience within professional services, public sector, education or framework based procurement environments would be advantageous

Benefits

You’ll be joining a people focused, supportive business that genuinely invests in development and progression, with structured training, plenty of opportunity to grow your career, and a collaborative office culture. Alongside a competitive salary (£35k-£40k), you can expect generous holiday plus bank holidays, extra time off over Christmas, hybrid and flexible working, pension contributions, life assurance, health and wellbeing support, discounts and rewards, and regular social and team events that make it an enjoyable place to work day to day.

Sound Good?

If you’re organised, commercially minded and enjoy turning opportunities into wins, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or contact Ewan for a confidential chat.