Tender Support Team Leader: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Tender Support Team Leader
Full time (37 hours per week)
Band 6 – £31,200 – 37,950 (depending on skills and experience)
Based at UKCEH Wallingford, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8BB
Closing date for applications Sunday 29th August 2021
Interviews to be held week commencing the 6th September 2021
*This role will be based at Wallingford. During 2021 and early 2022 UKCEH will be trialling hybrid (part home, part office working) with a view to its potential longer-term adoption. The role will thus be able to benefit from the trial and any longer-term hybrid working arrangements.
Job purpose
UKCEH is seeking an organised, proactive and collaborative individual to lead its Tender Support Team. The role sits within UKCEH’s Wallingford-based Business Development Team, which serves UKCEH across all four of its sites and is pivotal to securing competitively won income from a range of external customers and funding sources.
The role will involve managing the Tender Support Team (2 full-time staff) and its busy portfolio of tendering activity undertaken in close collaboration with UKCEH Scientists. Additional responsibilities include monitoring and reporting on bidding activity to help provide insight to the organisation on bidding success rate, levels of bidding, and customer feedback on both tenders and projects, thus providing opportunities for continual improvement.
Main responsibilities
- Coordination of continual improvement and day-to-day operations within the Tender Support team
- Support Business Development Managers (BDMs), Innovation Manager and Principal Investigators (PIs), through the coordination of the bid process for competitive tenders
- Monitor funding sources and tender channels
- Support the Head of Business Development to provide enhanced business insight through data collated by Tender Support
- Line manage 2 full-time staff in the Tender Support Team
- Provide training for researchers on bidding
- Support the Quality Assurance customer feedback process with assistance from the TSA
Skills Criteria
Knowledge & Qualifications
- A good degree (2:1) in a Science or business related subject and/or equivalent experience
Experience/Proven abilities related to the position
- Bid coordination and team management experience in a Consultancy, professional services or research environment
- Ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team, taking the lead to prioritise work and set standards
- An ability to lead a small team to high levels of performance, and establish productive relationships with colleagues across the organisation
- Ability to manage a changing workload of long and short terms tasks and apply the principles of project management good practice
- Provide an efficient approach to the delivery of services, with excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to prepare, critique and proofread documents to produce high quality proposals and tenders
Skills
- Proven skills in assessing bid competitiveness and addressing and complying with call-specific information
- Effective IT skills, being proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Good numerical, analytic and quantitative skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Core Behaviours & Values
You will demonstrate a commitment to promote and adhere to UKCEH values of Excellence, Integrity and Teamwork.
What we offer
To find out the benefits of working with UKCEH, please follow the link below for a summary. https://www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/files/UKCEH-Terms-and-Conditions-Summary.pdf
How to Apply
To apply for this position, click the link below. As well as a CV, please provide a covering letter detailing why you may be suitable for the role.