Graduate Bid Writer
Nottingham (Sherwood Rise)
£21,000 per annum
Full Time (35 hours per week)
Fixed term contract for 12 months
If you are an ambitious graduate looking to take the first step in your career, our client may have the perfect role for you.
They are looking to recruit a Graduate Bid Writer to join their Business Development Team based in Nottingham.
To give you a bit of background, they are a housing association with nearly 50 years of experience in delivering housing, care and support. As one of the biggest housing associations in the East Midlands, last year they were able to deliver almost 1 million hours of care and support to more than 1000 vulnerable people!
As part of the Business Development Team, you’d be working alongside great colleagues, managers and delivery teams across a wide range of services for vulnerable adults. Last year, they won 73.3% of the bids/tenders they submitted and secured £3.9m of funding – this is due to their skilled and passionate team and they’re excited to welcome a new individual to help them get these figures even higher.
In your role as Graduate Bid Writer, you’ll be using your writing, communication and influencing skills to help them secure funding that allows them to retain existing services and develop new services across the East Midlands. Don’t worry about being thrown in the deep end as you’ll be given great support to help you develop your bid-writing skills; this includes access to courses, a mentor, hands-on experience and the opportunity to attend industry conferences.
The successful candidate must have graduated within the last 3 years with the minimum of a 2:1 and be highly motivated with a strong desire to contribute to the development of services for people with care and support needs. You must be able to demonstrate excellent writing, comprehension, interpersonal and communication skills, good attention to detail and the ability to follow through relevant tasks from start to finish.
They will provide a structured 12 month training programme, combining practical experience, professional development and the opportunity to network with peers from their other departments and external agencies.
At the end of your training programme you will have acquired excellent knowledge of the housing and social care sectors on which to build a successful career.
This is a fixed term for 12 months with the possibility for the post to be extended or made permanent.
*Some great reasons to work for them:
1.
Generous annual leave – c36.5 days leave a year with additional 2 days after 5 years’ service
2.
Free massages – Healthcare Cash Back Plan worth up to £1200 per year on your routine healthcare costs e.g. Dentist, opticians plus you can claim for massages, teeth whitening and more!
3.
Plan for your future – Company Pension Scheme options with contributions matched by the business, includes life assurance cover
4.
Family Friendly – Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
5.
Focus on your development – Great learning & development and qualification opportunities, get paid to earn a qualification!
6.
Online shopping discounts – Employee benefits scheme where you can get discounted bus passes and gym membership, discounts and cashback at major retailers
7.
Support through those difficult times – Free access to employee Advice Line; offering a 24-hour confidential advice service to discuss work or home related concerns with professional advisor
Shortlisting: 27th February 2020
Online assessments completed by: 16th March 2020
Interview: 19th March 2020
Venue for Assessments & Interviews:
Pelham House, 25 Clumber Avenue,Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, NG5 1AG
All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete online psychometric assessments prior to the interview.
All correspondence will be via your registered email address.
As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, our client welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups and disabled candidates. As part of their LGBT + Allies Programme, they also welcome applications from members of the LGBT + community and encourage inclusivity in the workplace