Business Winning Author / Editor – Selex ES – Any UK site

Job Reference

SEL004053

 

Job Description

The successful candidate will assist with the drafting of winning submissions, maintain effective data management, and provide support on process, tools and techniques.

 

Key Responsibility Areas

  • Assist with the drafting of winning submissions
  • Assist with the submission production, ensuring a quality submission is produced within the timescales
  • Ensure correct format, use of tools, submission development techniques, use of clear and active language, effective use of visuals ensuring graphics meet a common high professional standard
  • Draft submission content based on provided information
  • Review the proposal for win themes, strategies and selling messages and edit the submission for clarity, continuity and consistency
  • Expert with the Business Winning Process, tools and techniques
  • Understand the BW Policy, processes, procedures and supporting guidelines
  • Support and work as part of the Integrated Campaign Team, advising others on good writing / graphical style and structure
  • Support the deployment of best practice in submission development
  • Maintain a presence on the UK sites and facilitate submission development in support of ICTs

 

Provides effective data management

  • Manage the UK Submission Development collaboration site
  • Manage the Reuse Library within the UK Submission Development collaboration site
  • Assist with the maintenance of reusable graphics and text
  • Identify and use appropriate sources of information and maintain it in appropriate formats
  • Be the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire point of contact for Selex ES Ltd
  • Manage reuse aspects of PQQ submissions particularly examples of previous experience
  • Set up, monitor and archive collaboration sites for individual campaigns
  • Provide instruction for team in effective use of collaborative areas

 

Challenges

  • Ability to listen and play back accurately what was heard and to make suggestions for improvement
  • Ability to articulate clearly verbally and in writing, with strong all round communication
  • Good overall knowledge of the business capabilities, products, organisation & processes
  • Ability to work with Integrated Campaign Teams to capture win strategy and themes and determine how best to flow these into the proposal
  • Understanding bidding and what makes a good and competitive offering
  • Having excellent organisation, data management and writing/graphical skills
  • Understanding of the overall system concept, the WBS and top level schedule
  • Awareness of what cost estimating is and understanding the concept of cash flow
  • Understanding the concept of value propositions
  • Having credibility with customers
  • Ability to work co-operatively with others and understanding the role of own and other team members
  • Ability to prioritise and schedule and taking responsibility to ensure commitments are met
  • Obtaining relevant information and simplifying for interpretation and presentation
  • Understanding own limitations in decision making and therefore knowing who to go to for each decision

 

Skills

  • Concise technical writing
  • Convincing marketing writing
  • Fast accurate copy editing
  • Helpful efficient substantive editing

 

Equal Opportunities

The company is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Decisions about recruitment and selection will be made objectively and without unlawful or unfair discrimination.

 

Company

Selex ES

 

Duration

Permanent

 

Location

Any UK site

 

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