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  • Warrington, Cheshire
  • £30,000 to £35,000
  • (Permanent)
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This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing innovation management consultancy offering new approaches to support the development and commercialisation of advanced science and technologies. They work across a broad range of sectors including advanced materials, agri-tech, biotechnology, digital and creative, health and life sciences, ICT, low carbon and transport.

They are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Senior Bid Writer to prepare and co-ordinate grant funding applications for clients (industry and academia). Key funding streams include Innovate UK, Horizon 2020, Eurostars, SBRI, NIHR, EPSRC and BEIS.

The ideal candidate (located in Warrington or home based) will have commercial experience and the skills and passion for gathering, understanding and presenting complex scientific, technical and market information in a clear and concise manner.

Key responsibilities:

- Working closely with clients to understand their product development and business aspirations and translating these into fundable concepts.
- Researching specific industry sectors, competitors and market developments to demonstrate a full understanding of the clients target market.
- Creating winning documentation that accurately reflects client aspirations, to a standard that ensures that submissions meet the brief and guarantees the best possible chance of success.
- Objectively appraising responses, to add and edit information as necessary in order to structure an effective response.
- Ensuring that at all times the content and details included in submissions are to a high quality and maintains the high standards and reputation of the company.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with existing and potential and clients with a view to securing new / repeat business.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:
- A strong technical degree.
- Proven grant / bid writing experience (previous experience of writing proposals for Horizon 2020, FP7 and Innovate UK is essential).
- Well organised, self-starting with excellent attention to detail.
- Exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Financial awareness and experience of project costing.
- Passion for exploring new technologies and a determination to go the extra mile to ensure grant funding success.

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum and performance related bonus.

Location: Warrington or home based