Bid Writer (Employed or Consultancy basis considered)

Digbeth, Birmingham

Flexible Hours

Fixed term contract

Salary up to £30,000 pa pro-rata

About Us

The New Leaf Initiative is a non-profit organisation that supports people with multiple and sometimes complex barriers to employment, including homelessness, substance addiction, mental health, disabilities, and criminal convictions. Our clients come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, diverse characteristics and lived experiences, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

We operate an open, supportive, flexible and honest working environment, where we celebrate team members contributions, but are also not afraid to challenge and question where appropriate.

Through our unique peer-led model, New Leaf provides holistic and person-centred support to people who wish to improve and change their lives, working closely to build relationships with those accessing our services.

Our long-term vision is to enable clients to access sustainable employment in a career of their choosing, which is proven to reduce reoffending, and which is achieved through three key stages:

Stabilisation – identifying needs and empowering people to overcome barriers to enable stability in their lives

Upskilling – working with clients to provide them with the skills, training, education, and qualifications needed to enter employment

Employment – identifying and connecting with employers to access employment, with the provision of ongoing in-work support.

The Role Available

As part of an exciting period of expansion, New Leaf is seeking an experienced public-sector bid writer to support our ongoing success, leading the submission of bids to support our continuing growth and development. Duties will include:

• Ensuring New Leaf are registered on all Public-sector procurement platforms
• Identify all upcoming opportunities that align with our vision
• Network to hear about new and upcoming opportunities
• Work with the management team and staff to collate supporting impact data and information required for bid submissions
• Liaise with partner organisations where required for supporting information
• Produce high quality, engaging and accurate bid submissions which align with our mission, values and strategic growth plan

Skills / Experience Required

We are looking for an experienced Bid Writer

• Evidence of delivering successful bid submissions to the public sector
• Evidence of successful grant writing bids
• High quality professional written and verbal communication skills
• High levels of succinct, written accuracy
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Previous experience of developing bids and responses relating to Social value

In line with our values, we are looking for individuals who are Ethical, Credible, Empathetic, Solution-focused, Transformative, and Unique. We will be looking for applicants to demonstrate these during the interview process.

To apply for this vacancy please email your CV to Paul Harper, Operations & Partnerships Manager [email protected] secure email [email protected]