Apprentice Bids / Business Development/ Work Winning

Summary

Join our Work Winning Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our business. This is your opportunity to gain invaluable experience in bid management, proposals, and business development strategies while supporting pre-contract activities across the business.

Wage: Competitive
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Training course: Bid and proposal co-ordinator (level 3)
Hours: Shifts TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 2 years 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Key Responsibilities:

1. Bid Management

Assist in managing tenders and proposals to meet client requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Commercial, and Planning, to deliver successful bids.
2. Market Research

Conduct research to identify potential business opportunities, clients, and industry trends.
Analyse competitors and market conditions to enhance bid effectiveness.
Contribute to identifying new sectors and regions for growth and expansion.
3. Client Relationships & Engagement

Support the development and maintenance of relationships with existing and potential clients.
Assist in preparing for client meetings, presentations, and follow-ups.
Respond to client inquiries, providing detailed and accurate information.
4. Proposal Development

Help draft written responses for tender submissions, including presentations, case studies, and bid documentation.
5. Document Control & Coordination

Update and maintain key administrative tools, such as CRM systems.
Support ongoing updates to the bid library and assist the Bid Manager with administrative tasks.
Track bid status and report outcomes to senior management.

Where you’ll work

6 Greek Street

Stockport

SK3 8AB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

JGA LIMITED

Your training course

Bid and proposal co-ordinator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Excellent organisational and time management skills to manage multiple activities simultaneously and prioritise own and others workloads
Ability to meet defined deadlines and set own milestones to manage workload
Ability to create and utilise a bid plan timetable and responsibility matrix, supporting virtual team adherence to process
Contribute to proposal project timetable including the timely collection of data from various parties including sub-contractors, consultants and internal subject experts
Ability to meet bid submission deadlines according to guidelines / instructions
Logging and capture of all proposal data in central repository
Able to maintain a healthy work life balance and understand the reasons why it is important to do so
Maintain compliance matrices to ensure compliance to all questions Capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines
Ability to proof read with an eye for detail
Good creative writing skills and good grammar/authoring
Collate proposal documents using library/information stores, search engines/corporate directories
Ability to use a range of tools, methods and search engines, to analyse and assimilate data, such as competitor analysis or customer research
Good verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate professionally with colleagues at all levels of the business
Liaise with sales/legal/finance teams and other virtual team members as necessary
The importance of putting the customer first and tailoring bid documents to their needs, wants and requirements
Work and engage with colleagues and virtual teams, leveraging relationships and networks to support information gathering and writing
Build relationships with colleagues and subject matter experts across the business, learning the go to people and how to manage their input
Build rapport and trust

Your training plan

Bid and proposal co-ordinator Level 3 apprenticeship, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 6-9)
Maths (grade 6-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

Our Aim & Vision at OCU To be the UK's leading energy transition and utilities contractor. We are committed to leading the way in utilities and energy transition contracting, our mission is to innovate and deliver sustainability. At OCU, our passion for addressing complex challenges brings new standards of growth in our people and capabilities. OCU is an equal opportunities employer.

https://ocugroup.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential to progess with the career path

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JGA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305339.

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Closes in 19 days (Friday 14 March)

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