Bid Writer

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime

Victim Support Scotland (VSS) provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland.

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well‑being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.

At Victim Support Scotland is to ensure that those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them recover from their experiences. We aim to do this by adhering to our own organisational values:
Organisational Values

• Victims Are at the Heart of Everything We Do
• We Care
• We Work with Intent
• We Are Ambitious
• We Persevere

Everything we do is driven by our dedication to supporting and empowering victims and witnesses, so they have improved health and well‑being, feel safer, more secure, and informed. We are an effective organisation that makes a lasting difference to the people we support, and these values are reflected in the behaviours expected of all staff and volunteers.

VSS is committed to safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

We are looking for a Bid Writer, working 35 hours per week Monday – Friday.

Reporting to the Head of Income Generations & Partnerships, you will take a lead role in researching and reviewing funding and bidding opportunities, identifying key requirements and communicating the requirements effectively with internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for gathering information required to produce compelling, high‑quality bids from internal and external stakeholders, including through own research. You will work collaboratively with key members of the Service Delivery teams to ensure that bids and proposals can be ope rationalised and are positioned in line with agreed priorities.

You will drive continuous improvement through analysis of feedback, taking account of market/sector knowledge and suggesting changes/improvements.

Primary location:
Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid working available)

Salary: £31,890 – £42,109 per annum. Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to regular review – in line with VSS performance appraisal arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

We are looking for a dynamic, driven, and motivated individual with degree or equivalent professional qualification that demonstrates excellent analytical and writing skills. You must have the ability to plan and organise workloads with shifting deadlines in order to meet specific targets, ensuring quality output. You will have a good understanding and knowledge of trusts, statutory and lottery fundraising in the voluntary sector.

You should have experience in collating information for reports with knowledge and understanding of an outcome‑based approach to measuring and monitoring performance. You should have excellent communications skills, along with the ability and confidence to develop effective internal and external relationships which deliver organisational goals. A willingness to be flexible on working hours and to travel as required is expected.

Please note – This post will be subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and two satisfactory references.

It is essential that you review the competencies outlined in the Job Description and have prepared examples of times you have successfully demonstrated these behaviours in the past.

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