Senior Bids & Proposals Manager

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

As Senior Bids and Proposals Manager, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for securing public sector contracts and grant funding that enable Catch22 to deliver life-changing services. Your leadership will help retain vital services, win new opportunities, and drive sustainable growth and social impact.

As part of the Business Development leadership team, you will inspire excellence across our bidding function, building capability, driving continuous improvement, and supporting your team to develop winning bids and proposals that deliver Catch22's mission.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Overseeing Catch22's bidding function, securing public sector contracts and grant funding that sustain and grow our services.
• Leading and developing Bid & Proposal Managers, driving excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Managing bid resourcing, ensuring the right opportunities receive the right support at the right time.
• Embedding robust quality, compliance and governance across all bids and proposals.
• Providing commercial oversight of bids, ensuring competitive pricing, sound financial models and effective risk management.
• Acting as Bid Director on key strategic opportunities, shaping winning approaches and securing successful outcomes.
• Driving team performance against quality and growth targets, using insight and learning to continuously improve results.
• Owning and improve bid processes, tools and use of technology to increase efficiency, consistency and effectiveness.
• Building strong internal relationships and support development of external partnerships that strengthen our bids and market position.

For full role requirements, please review the Job Description and Person Specification:

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We are looking for an experienced team leader who combines high expectations with a supportive, inclusive culture where people can thrive. You will bring:

• Recent experience managing a team within a business development or income generation environment.
• At least three years' end-to-end bid management experience, with a track record securing large-scale (>£1-million) public sector contracts and grant funding.
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement, commissioning processes and the grant funding landscape.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in service design, financial and volumes modelling, and translating operational expertise into competitive, deliverable solutions.
• Strong project management skills, supported by a degree or project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2), or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong bid governance and quality assurance experience, with the ability to develop, review and improve high-scoring responses against specifications and evaluation criteria.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments, including securing internal senior buy-in and developing external partnerships that strengthen bid outcomes.
• Knowledge of one or more of Catch22's core service areas.
• Willingness to travel UK-wide, as required.

Salary: £52,000 - £56,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time (37-hours per week)
Flexibility: Fully remote role (UK based), or with access to our central London office

Application Deadline: Midnight on Wednesday 26th August
Interviews: Thursday 10th and Friday 11th September

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. 

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.