Content and Proposal Writer

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1. 

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023. 

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally. 

Our Bid Writer will work with key stakeholders to manage and create content that ensures our expertise is customized, reviewed, and presented appropriately on outgoing documents.  

In addition to being self-motivated and deadline-driven, you will also actively seek and create the required content. You must possess strong writing skills and be meticulous in your approach, along with a passion for achieving high standards. 
 

• A dynamic Pre Sales Consultant with 3-5 yrs of experience. This role is to support our commercial teams, empowering sales teams with proactive solutions, standardized frameworks, domain strategies, sales collaterals, presentations based on customer needs.
• Work closely with Sales for GTM strategies for domain specific solutions, collaborate with OTCO to identify and deliver industry aligned solutions.
• Create content and contribute to leads through events, roundtables and targeted campaigns, Develop strategy and solution decks for analysts.
• Partner with account/sales leaders to identify revenue opportunities through in depth research on accounts. Create attack plans to uncover cross selling and new business prospects.
• Also develop centralized repository for sales enablement. Identify key partners to collaborate and develop joint solutions and joint GTM plans

Key Responsibilities  

• Daily management of the Bid and Content Libraries ensuring new content is added daily and notification circulated to the Team) 
• Audit Bid and Content library Databases on a quarterly basis and seek feedback on outstanding/ completed proposals to continuously refine our processes  
• Manage a bid/content publishing plan ensuring new bid collateral is continuously created/ improved and saved to bid library  
• Identifying and suggesting opportunities to enhance and improve content, content processes and working with the team to build best practice  
• Produce high quality content for bids, case studies, written submissions and PowerPoint presentations. 
  • Supporting bid kick-off meetings, storyboarding workshops and review meetings. 
  • Reviewing bid documents to understand client/project drivers and interpret PQQ/ITT questions. 
  • Draft and review bid submission content, proofing your work to an excellent standard to develop winning proposals. 
  • Interviewing team members to gain a sufficient understanding of a specific topic/project to write a first-draft response.
  • Ability to work in a deadline driven environment without compromising creativity or quality. 

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At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability. 

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology. 

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat. 

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.