Statutory Bid Writer Three Day Week

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for an experienced statutory bid writer to join our team ON A FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Role:                     Statutory Bid Writer

Salary:                  £35,000 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Location:             Hammersmith, with some travel across London and UK locations required

Contract:             6 month fixed-term contract

Hours:                  21 hours (3 days) per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

About Advance:

Established in 1998, Advance is an award-winning innovative non-profit organisation supporting women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and those women in the criminal justice system, enabling them to live safe, violence-free and equal lives. We are at the forefront of developing whole systems change services, establishing the first teams working within statutory settings to reach women and girls such as in police stations, hospitals, social care and probation services.

We are a passionate and dedicated team who believe in empathy, empowerment, collaboration and innovation and accountability. These qualities characterise our work with women and girls experiencing trauma, reaching over 6,000 women and their children each year.  The organisation has recently expanded its services, with annual income of £4m and approx. 90 staff working across London.

The Statutory Bid Writer will:

• Be responsible for researching and writing statutory bids with the aim of expanding the statutory funding for Advance via competitively priced tender submissions.
• Develop a clear strategy for funding applications, building strong working relationships with potential funders interested in aspects of the services that Advance delivers
• Take ownership of and manage a schedule for bid writing to ensure all funding requirements can be delivered
• Provide creative input into bids and supporting business case documents, to ensure they are appealing to a wide range of funders.
• Closely monitor and identify the ROI for all bid processes and review all bid feedback.
• Work closely with the Advance Insights team to ensure that powerful and relevant data is utilised during the bid process.

You must have:

• A proven track record in statutory bid writing, including but not limited to writing method statements, staffing structures, models of delivery, implementation plans and all relevant PQQ/ITT requirements.
• Demonstrable experience maintaining and elevating existing relationships with statutory funders as well as identifying new opportunities to expand funding income.
• Significant experience producing professionally written proposal content that clearly articulates an organisation’s values and output.
• The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines with a consistently high level of attention to detail and accuracy.

A good understanding of this issues facing women related to domestic violence and the criminal justice system and the need for specialist services or experience in a similar area of work is desirable but not essential.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, pro rata for part time, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience.

The closing date for applications is Friday 22nd January.

Shortlisting will commence week beginning 25th January and interviews will follow promptly.

To apply, please send your up to date CV along with a supporting statement demonstrating your particular experience with statutory bids and indicating where you first saw this role advertised, your notice period and salary expectations to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check