Role Overview
Job Title: Interim Senior Bid Development Officer (Maternity cover)
Location: London, Tower Hill
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Contract end date: 23 June 2023
Working Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week working Monday to Friday
Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. For more information on our work, please visit www.refuge.org.uk.
Responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Refuge’s expanding development team. The team focuses on working collaboratively with local and national commissioners to secure statutory funding for our national network of domestic abuse support services; this involves competitive commissioning for all our services.
We are seeking a senior bid development officer to support future sustainability, growth and development for Refuge within the violence against women and girls (VAWG) sector. You will work as part of a small but dynamic development team; identifying and assessing opportunities, working collaboratively to facilitate the design of services and producing compelling and persuasive written material in response to complex tender opportunities. Understanding the needs of both our service users and our commissioners will be critical to ensuring success in this role.
Essential Skills or Experience
Experience of developing collaborative and responsive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders is essential, as is an ability to write concise and persuasive narrative that ensures Refuge is a provider of choice. A strong understanding of the commissioning environment in government and local authorities is necessary for this post. An ability to work under pressure to meet challenging deadlines is a prerequisite.
Benefits
Refuge offers: a competitive salary; 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days; a pension scheme that includes a 6% employer contribution; as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Other information
Closing Date: 9:00am, Tuesday 03 May 2022
Interview Date: 16 May 2022
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.
Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
