Job Introduction

At Turning Point, it’s our job to empower people in their journey to independence and recovery. Through our person-centred approach to support, we are one of the country’s leading Health and Social Care providers, with a turnover of over £130m p/a.

We continue to grow, and we’ve big ambitions to stay on that upward curve. Join us as a Bid Manager for our Mental Health and Learning Disability Services, and you’ll help us do just that by working as part of our dedicated business development team.

This could be the ideal opportunity to step up from a Bid Co-ordinator or Bid Writer role.

Role Responsibility

You will be joining our highly successful team that delivers growth in the scope and scale of our Mental Health, Forensic and Learning Disabilities business.  The role will be to respond to open market procurement opportunities as well as to support Business Development Managers by managing proposal generation for proactive sales activities. 

Role Responsibilities 

• To manage the end-to end bid creation, governance, submission and award process. This includes creation of the written bid proposal, crafting impactful presentations and preparatory documents for interview and negotiation phases.
• To be responsible for assembling and organising an internal bid project team that will work together to create a winning submission. This will start with the development of a value proposition and win strategy that will then be fully optimised and using internal discussions and external clarification. 
• To help prepare and review all commercial aspects of bids under your management.

The Ideal Candidate

This is a role that requires exceptional relationship management and commercial ability. You will need to become highly networked across the organisation and drive project teams to deliver creative and compelling output to tight deadlines. You will need to understand and resolve complex issues and maintain compliance to corporate governance risk and return guidelines.  

The role can be based at home or at our office in Central Manchester.  Some travel to office based meetings is a requirement.  

• It is essential that you have working knowledge of the bid process from your current or previous roles.
• You will ideally have gained bids, sales or operational experience in Mental Health, Forensic or Learning Disability services; however transferable skills and genuine motivation to work in this sector will be equally valid.
• You will have a strong academic background or be able to demonstrate relevant work-based learning and experience in bids and /or sales. 

About us

Why Turning Point?

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive opportunities to learn and develop, with silver accreditation from Investors in People
• 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days. Plus the option to purchase additional holidays
• Flexible benefit options including cycle to work schemes and season ticket loans
• Competitive pension and life assurance schemes
• Employee assistance programme and access to online health and wellbeing support
• Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
• Access to a wide range of discounts, including cinema tickets, grocery and high-street shopping and gym memberships

As part of the fight against COVID-19 here are some of the measures we have in place to keep our team members and the people we support safe:

• Enhanced Infection/Prevention Control Measures, including the use of PPE, social distancing and regular testing
• Following all government guidance applicable to our services as a minimum and ensuring our teams are trained effectively
• Strongly encouraging colleagues to receive a vaccination to keep themselves and those around them safe, enabling access through time off & covering transport costs
• Regular updates, FAQs, myth busting from Turning Point’s clinical team as well as wellbeing seminars which provide support on a variety of topics

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applicants before the advertised closed date.

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