Senior Bid Writer

If you’re a Senior Bid Writer who thrives on complex, high‑value bids, where the quality of the story genuinely influences the outcome, this is a role where your expertise will really stand out.

Job title:

Senior Bid Writer

Job Description:

Flexibility to travel for client or team meetings and events is required.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Why this role is different

You’ll sit within Capita’s Win Centre, a centralised specialist function supporting some of the largest and most strategically important public sector opportunities in the organisation. These include multi‑million‑pound pursuits, long cycle bids and complex, multi‑workstream programmes that require clear thinking, persuasive storytelling and absolute attention to detail.

This is not a copy‑and‑paste environment. It’s a role for Senior Bid Writers who enjoy shaping the narrative, applying judgement, and owning the written quality of high‑stakes submissions.

The role

As a Senior Bid Writer, you’ll take ownership of the storytelling and written quality of bids from early strategy through to final submission, working as part of a dedicated bid team led by experienced Capture Directors You’ll be responsible for:

Leading the development of clear, compelling and client focused proposal content aligned to the win strategy

Storyboarding responses in partnership with Capture Directors, shaping how Capita’s solution is positioned

Turning complex technical input from SMEs into persuasive, easy to understand narrative

Owning writing quality from end-to-end, ensuring consistency, compliance and impact across submissions

Editing, reviewing and refining content to a high professional standard under tight deadlines

Coaching contributors on proposal best practice and improving overall bid writing capability

You’ll work closely with Bid Managers, Capture Directors and Solutions teams within a structured, collaborative bid environment, contributing to some of Capita’s most high-profile pursuits.

What we’re looking forThis role will suit an experienced Senior Bid Writer who takes pride in quality, enjoys working at pace, and wants exposure to large-scale, high‑value bids.

You’ll bring:

Proven experience leading the written responses for complex, high‑value proposals, ideally within public sector or similarly regulated environments

Outstanding writing, editing and storytelling skills, with the confidence to shape content direction

The ability to interpret technical information and apply judgement rather than relying on boilerplate content

Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence working with senior contributors and SMEsExceptional attention to detail and the ability to maintain quality under pressure

Experience of Central Government, long‑cycle public sector bids is highly desirable, though not essential, as is familiarity with APMP methodologies or best practice.

About Capita Growth Our Growth Function is one of Capita’s central functions and is redesigning how we do business. We’re improving and standardising our sales processes, and creating consistency in training, technology and knowledge sharing. We’re also multi-lingual, multi-functional and multi-talented. Join us and discover better as you empower our sales teams to focus on developing our business.

What’s in it for youA competitive basic salary up to £65,000 depending on experienceA win related commission structure with genuinely high earning potential, rewarding your contribution to successful, high value bids

The opportunity to work on high-profile, complex public sector bids that genuinely matterA role with real ownership over quality and narrative, not just document production

Homeworking, with some client travel where required

Clear development pathways within a growing,…