Technical Author & Bid Coordinator

We are in Business for People, empowering people in service organizations with innovative Enterprise and Business software solutions. We’ve innovated and taken a new approach to delivering ERP that works for people. Self-driving, adaptive and intuitive software that is changing the way people work. Our solutions empower people and deliver a better people experience so people can spend time on meaningful high value work they live for.

Read more on our website about how we transform work and how people feel about it, so our customers and their people can thrive.

Role

To produce professionally written proposal content that clearly articulates the organisation's value proposition and differentiators in the marketplace.

You will have a technical understanding of the ERP/Finance environment with a view of developing in-depth knowledge of Unit4 propositions, services and capabilities and present these in a consistent, complaint and compelling way.  

This is a networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to demanding deadlines.

Experience

Proven skills in drafting and editing and reviewing ERP proposal content. The proposal writer will be able to interpret win themes in to compelling technical responses, participating in key review meetings/ final document review, content sign off and document production.

Thorough understanding of the ERP marketplace, ideally with Unit4's suite

Experience of coordinating and updating a knowledgebase system is beneficial.

Core Responsibilities

• Understand Unit4’s proposition from a technical perspective and customer value perspective;
• Deliver completed written proposal responses against agreed RFP deadlines, escalating issues as required;
• Proactively develop and manage a network of subject matter experts;
• Assist in developing a proposal structure;
• Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant;
• Re-write / edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, technical / product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery;
• Ability to coach sales teams and subject matter experts in writing best practice;
• Present all new proposal content to the knowledge base manager for potential re-use;
• Communicate and influence at a senior level;
• Strong time management / prioritisation skills;
• Strong written English language skills;
• Excellent attention to detail.

• Degree educated or professional writing background.
• Certified to APMP Foundation or Practitioner Level preferred.
• Advanced MS Word skills & proficient in MS Office.

Join Unit4 and you’ll be part of one of the most exciting journeys in the cloud software space today. We’re a fast-paced and high-growth people-centric cloud player offering a host of benefits & development opportunities for individuals serious about their career

• A culture built on trust. That’s why we offer our people an uncapped time off policy and remote working opportunities. We focus on results, not how many days you work or where that work takes place
• Work, learn & be inspired by some of the best talent in the software space
• Private medical cover, health insurance, life assurance, contributory pension scheme (employee 3% and Unit4 8%) and a whole host of other market-leading flexible benefits
• Talent program for high performers. Each year we provide a platform for high potential talent to accelerate their careers!
• Committed to corporate social responsibility with our Act4Good initiative,  our global movement to do good, and a way for everyone at Unit4 to come together and engage in actions that benefit society
• Diversity4U. Helping our people thrive starts with a safe and inclusive work environment. We launched our Diversity4U program that builds on our “be genuine” value