Position: Bid and Tender Manager

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £59,000 per annum

Start date: ASAP

BMJ is seeking a Tender & Bids Manager to join the Partnership Development and Global Health Team. The primary goal of the Tenders and Bids Manager will be bringing in new, and retaining existing, business. The role will work cross-company supporting all product areas but with a specific focus on growing our global health business through tenders.

You will be supporting BMJ’s efforts to collaborate with international partners to put reliable information and tools in the hands of decision makers and health professionals. Further details about some of our global health initiatives can be found here: https://www.bmj.com/company/global-health-initiatives/

Responsibilities

  • Proactively scan both domestic and international markets for opportunities to bid and tender which fit with BMJs portfolio and capabilities
  • Maintain a strong pipeline of relevant opportunities and review with the relevant business teams to make an informed decision on which to pursue
  • Lead on the production of high quality tender submissions to maximise success whilst fitting with BMJ’s position as a mission driven organisation
  • Be the internal BMJ expert on all aspects of bid and tender processes
  • Own all aspects of bid and tender submissions (including post-submission clarifications) working with cross-company teams where required
  • Share bid and tender knowledge to ensure the capability and experience is embedded within the wider business
  • Develop appropriate templates that are compliant with the requirements of major funders / donors / procurement bodies
  • Identify and address gaps in tender compliance requirements

Qualifications

Experience

  • Significant experience in bid management
  • Previous experience is working in the healthcare or global health tender or grant sector
  • Experience owning entire bid process for large £5m+ contracts
  • Proven ability to work under pressure whilst delivering high quality output
  • Understanding of the domestic and international tenders and grants market

Essential skills

  • Ability to work professionally with multiple levels across BMJ internally and also with external bid partners, technical partners, consultants and government representatives
  • Strong planning and organisational skills
  • High attention to detail
  • Proactive and collaborative worker
  • Strategic thinking
  • Excellent written skills
  • Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills
  • Financially/numerically strong
  • Project management and operational delivery to demanding deadlines

Why should you apply?

BMJ is a global healthcare knowledge provider with a vision for a healthier world. We share knowledge and expertise to improve healthcare outcomes.

You may know us as the publisher of one of the world’s most cited general medical journals, The BMJ. We also publish over 70 specialty journals, many of which are the most influential titles in their field.

We also offer digital professional development courses and clinical decision support tools to help medical institutions and clinicians tackle today’s most critical healthcare challenges.

Evidence underpins everything we do – it’s what makes us one of the world’s most trusted knowledge providers. And the figures speak for themselves. More than 50 million users from over 150 countries access our websites every year.

BMJ is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA), with nearly 500 employees worldwide. Our head office is located within the Grade II listed BMA House in Euston, London, with more offices in China, India, North America, and Wales.

At BMJ we take equal opportunities very seriously, diversity and inclusion are more than just words, they are an organizational priority. We are building a culture where everyone feels able to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We encourage applications from under-represented groups and we are a Disability Confident Committed employer.

You will be able to join any of our employee-led networks focussing on: Gender, Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Parents and Carers and Age.

We offer flexible work arrangements to all our employees.

Those who come to work with us are assured of a rewarding career in an increasingly global company. In return, we offer a great place to work with a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Twenty-five days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, a BMA Day the opportunity to gain more holiday entitlement through long service employment
  • Additional days’ leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married
  • Onsite gym, fitness classes and subsidised canteen and cafeteria
  • Double matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%
  • Multiple discounts [from major stores] through MyReward employee benefits platform.
  • Season ticket loan, gym membership and cycle to work scheme
  • Seven x salary life assurance cover
  • Regular social events, diversity and inclusion groups, and charity fundraising initiatives to get involved in

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