Bid Coordinator

Job Introduction
At Serco, we strive to promote and enable the diversity, development, wellbeing and safety of our people. We understand that healthier, happier employees go hand-in-hand with strong business performance, enhanced productivity and better outcomes for those we serve. We want everybody who works for Serco to have a positive experience and access to opportunities to develop in their chosen careers.

Serco Italia S.p.A. is one of the top 50 World Space Manufacturing and Service companies with a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and front-end services to the European Space Agency. The company also offers vast experience to a huge number of IT and space markets including: central governments, defence organisations, the aerospace industry and commercial companies.

Does working in a Serco environment sound appealing to you?

We would love to hear from you and your interest in the new opportunity of **Bid Coordinator** in Frascati

Main Responsibilities
Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you

As **Bid Coordinator** you will be responsible for:

- Support the governance process for individual bids, working in partnership with Bid Managers and wider bid teams
- Work with individual bid teams to help maintain the central pipeline, including an accurate view of all bid release/response dates, resourcing requirements etc.
- Provide support to individual bid management and governance processes as required, including
- Support with booking and managing meetings - e.g. governance sign-offs, challenge/review sessions etc.
- Supporting key stages of the bid process - e.g. production of bid kick-off packs, managing document reviews etc.
- Manage individual bid calendars
- Manage individual bid budgets in partnership with individual bid teams
- Manage the SharePoint site for each specific bid
- Manage bid portals - e.g. uploading clarification questions and circulating responses; uploading bid submissions on time etc.
- Contribute to ad hoc bid writing, management and production tasks as required
- Gain/maintain expertise in BD/bid processes, through liaison with the central function
- Provide general support to the team as required (e.g. organisation of events, travel etc.)

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Italy and around the world.

Essential:

- Experience of effective working on live bids - good understanding of public procurement processes, rules and portals
- Accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent organisational skills
- Excellent Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Mandatory to speak English fluently - any other European language is a strong asset
- Capacity to handle demanding and fluctuating workload
- Thoroughness and attention to detail with steadiness under pressure
- Energy and tenacity
- Team player
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with a range of people

Desirable:

- Demonstrable track record of innovative thinking
- Implementation of new processes and systems
- Additional features of the role:_
- _Opportunity to influence and help develop new processes within the BD/bid functions_
- _Opportunity to operate individually and within a team_
- _Capacity to develop management and commercial skills_
- _Opportunities for progression_
- _Opportunities to work across European, multi-disciplinary bids_**_Important:_**
- Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law._
- Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process._
- Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization._

**_Data Protection:_**
- When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request.You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time._

About The Company
**Why should you join Serco ?**

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.
- Meaningful and vital work_ - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.
- A world of opportunity_ - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression
- Great people_ - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work.

**What we offer**
- Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector
- A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
- Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits pack