**Open to Graduates**
Are you looking to use your writing skills in your career?
Do you want to work for an exciting, fast-growing company?
Kittle Group is looking for candidates with excellent writing and communication skills to become excellent bid writers. We are a rapidly growing Reading-based business specialising in tender writing, bidding, and public procurement. We support our clients to grow their businesses by writing their bids to win new work and contracts.
Your role will be to communicate with clients and understand their businesses so that you can effectively translate their service offering into compelling narrative. This is a great role to expose you to an array of organisations (such as charities, consultancy firms, and tier one construction companies) and sectors (including: custody and justice; energy and tech; security and defence; health and social care; and civil engineering and construction).
We support clients in bidding for many iconic projects and your role will help our clients shape public sector service in the UK. Our writers become personally invested in the success of our clients and enjoy building long-lasting relationships as they support them time and time again.
We’re looking for diligent candidates who are excellent communicators, can take initiative, have good time management skills, and have the ability to work as a team (as well as independently). If you are adaptable, resilient, keen to develop your writing skills, and are a team player – we look forward to receiving your application.
Kittle Group loves hiring individuals with a foundation of academic and writing skills and developing them into competent professional bid writers. Great candidates for this role often have a background in English Literature, Law, History, and other essay-based subjects. You will receive industry-leading training from a Senior Bid Consultant and be provided with continuous support in the form of weekly 1:1s with a company director and roundtable sessions.
We are a welcoming company that focuses on staff satisfaction and welfare, and personal development. We respect our staff, encourage a friendly office environment and host regular informal gatherings and outings. You will become part of an excellent team with a fantastic reputation in the industry for a high-quality service. To find out more, visit our join us page: https://kittle-group.com/join-us/
Apply if you’re great at:
- Writing (reports, books, articles, essays, etc), and assimilating and interpreting information quickly, clearly, and succinctly
- Communication (emails, calls, reports, etc), and building interpersonal and positive relationships with clients
- Time management (sticking to deadlines and planning out your days and weeks).
Please include and attach a tailored Cover Letter and CV to your application. Please note that applications without a tailored cover letter will not be considered.
This role is in-person, based at our office in central Reading, Berkshire.
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours (between 8am-6pm with core hours between 10am - 4pm)
- Profit sharing loyalty scheme
- Performance based bonus scheme
- ‘No questions asked’ company contribution to counselling sessions.
- Flexible progression options into writing specialisms and management roles
- Company pension contributions
- 2 paid volunteer days per year
- 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
- Overtime pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Optional charity contributions from payroll
- Company sponsored professional qualifications
- Enhanced maternity policy
We are a Disability Confident Employer, happy to accommodate a range of promising candidates. Our office is fully wheelchair accessible, and we offer alternative formats of our recruitment process, such as large print or audio format. Please let us know if we this is something you require, and we will do our best to accommodate.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Paid volunteer time
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person
