Bid Writer (REF 128)

We’re on the hunt for a persuasive storyteller with a head for strategy. Could it be you?

At Sport 4 Life UK, we help young people create better futures. But we can’t do it alone. The role will work closely alongside Sport 4 Life UK’s Bid Manager and National Partnerships Manager, and we’re looking for someone who can unlock funding opportunities and help us and our Impact Partners reach more young people who need support. If you’re confident with words and thrive on making things happen behind the scenes, we’d love to have you on board.

This role is for you if:

  • You’re a natural communicator and enjoy writing with purpose.
  • You’re organised, detail-driven, and calm under pressure.
  • You love the idea of helping organisations grow and create change

 

Sport 4 Life UK is driven by a set of values that define our mission:

  • All that we do is focused on CHANGING the LIVES of young people.
  • We are a TEAM
  • QUALITY runs through the core of the organisation
  • We do not stand still – we are a PROGRESSIVE organisation

Ready to join our mission? Then here’s your chance to join us in shaping and supporting the next generation.
 

Job summary

Salary

£28,000 – £31,000

 

Contract type

Full-time

 

Number of vacancies

1

 

Start date

ASAP

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Application deadline

Friday 23rd May 2025 (midnight)

 

Interview date

Tuesday 3rd June 2025

 

Location

Sport 4 Life office (Digbeth)

Job description

Income Generation

  • Craft compelling, high-quality grant applications that tell our story in a way funders can’t ignore.
  • Spot new funding opportunities and match them with the right projects.
  • Lead and manage the full process of collaborative funding bids

Develop Partner Relationships

  • Build strong, trusted relationships with a network of incredible organisations.
  • Help partners shape their ideas and get the information needed to write successful bids.
  • Connect people, align goals, and make collaboration smooth and productive.

Funder Stewardship

  • Build long-term relationships with funders
  • Make sure reporting is accurate, timely, and tells the story of the difference we’re making.
  • Keep detailed records of what’s coming in, what’s going out, and what’s next.

If you’re detail-oriented, love a good challenge, and have a knack for persuasive writing, we want you on our team.

Full Job Description

Person Specification

Essential

  • Experience of bid writing, grant writing and/or content writing in a professional context
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent, or equivalent relevant experience
  • Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to craft persuasive and compelling proposals and reports
  • Meticulous attention to detail to review and analyse bid documents ahead of submission
  • Excellent time-management and organisational skills to ensure completion of bidding activities against competing deadlines
  • Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with external funders and stakeholders 
    • Employee Benefits

We recognise the importance of diversity within our teams and are fully committed to embracing and maximising talents. See also our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement. We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments, where possible, to recruitment, workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please contact us.

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Ready to apply?

Thank you for showing an interest in this role with Sport 4 Life UK. To apply, please tell us a little more about you and your skills.

As a business centred around team culture, people are always at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the richness of ideas and power of each other’s differences, and we’re striving to be an organisation packed full of people that are truly representative of the world that we live in. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is more than a tick box.

We want to hire people, not statistics or stereotypes, who bring fresh ideas to our work and young people. For impartiality, our applications are divided into two sections. Both sections must be completed to successfully apply for this role.

  • Part one: Questions about your experience and relevancy to the role – this excludes any personal information and is reviewed by the hiring manager.
  • Part two: Contact information and legally required questions – this is reviewed by our HR team for legal reasons and is not disclosed to the hiring manager prior to the interview.