Bid Support Manager

Bid Support Manager

Location: This post is homebased with occasional travel to meetings at BookTrust locations in Leeds or London.  

Contract: Freelance/part-time/contract

Salary: Day rates between £150 and £200 per day dependent on skills and experience

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.  

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over millions of families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.  

BookTrust are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with experience of working with public sector frameworks, bid support and coordination, bid writing and opportunity monitoring. This role is designed to support maintenance and development of our traded work with public sector organisations as well as supporting broader public sector income generation work to enhance and extend the work of our high value giving income generation team. The nature of this role means that it would suit someone who freelances or is happy to be called on for time focussed pieces of work on an ad-hoc basis.

To apply please send a copy of your CV to our website along with a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

Closing date: 18th July 2024 at 4pm.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further.

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.