Bid Manager, Business

Overview

Region:
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside

Salary: £34,408 – £37,878

Full Time: 36.25 hours per week

Pattern of Work: 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday – Friday (includes 45 mins for unpaid lunch break). May include occasional weekend, early morning, evening work. Flexible start and finish times to be agreed with line manager

Base:
Hybrid Working – Office/Home Based.

Work Locations:
Principle place of work in Crewe, Cheshire with occasional travel to other sites to support team activities

Permanent Contract

We are looking to recruit a Crewe Business Improvement District (BID) Manager, to work as part of our successful business team. This is an exciting role that involves managing relationships with partners, stakeholders, clients and suppliers to deliver the aims and objectives of the Crewe Business Improvement District business plan.

This will include working with Crewe BID members, Crewe Town Council and Cheshire East Council to raise the profile of the BID area through a clear marketing and communications strategy, working with partners to deliver place-based events and festivals, delivering image and safety enhancement projects that improve the consumer/visitor experience and providing business support opportunities to companies/organisations located in the BID area, along with attracting new inward investment.

Crewe BID is an opportunity for businesses to have a stronger voice in the future development and management of improvements across the BID area. The BID enables the business community to fund and deliver a new business led programme of improvements that will create a safer, more vibrant and prosperous environment for businesses within the BID area. As the BID Manager, you will support the ambitious business plan, working with the Crewe BID Board.

You can find out more about Crewe BID and its business plan here:

Groundwork currently manages 9 successful BID programmes in the North West region. We support business parks, town centres and local authorities to implement Business Improvement District (BID) projects in their areas – and we have a strong track record in delivering transformational projects that make a real difference to our trading environments.

The role is part of a wider team of staff employed by Groundwork to enable the delivery of business projects and BIDs, including HR support staff, financial management staff, ICT, project co-ordinator staff and the business management team.

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, the ability to use their initiative and a flexible approach to work. Full details of the role and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack below.

• Manage relationships with partners, stakeholders, clients and suppliers to deliver the Crewe BID business plan.
• Work with Crewe BID members, Crewe Town Council and Cheshire East Council to raise the BID area’s profile through marketing and communications.
• Collaborate with partners to deliver place-based events and festivals.
• Lead on image and safety enhancement projects to improve the consumer/visitor experience.
• Provide business support opportunities to companies/organisations in the BID area and attract new inward investment.
• Support the Crewe BID Board and contribute to the delivery of the business plan.

• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to use initiative with a flexible approach to work.
• Full details of the role and person specification are in the Recruitment Pack.

Join our passionate team, and together, let’s make a difference.

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Closing date: 12pm Noon Wednesday 28th January 2026
Interviews: W/C 16th February 2026