Bid Writer

SOCO (ASX:SOC) is an award-winning Australian based IT consultancy specialising in the delivery of digital solutions, business applications and integration projects. As a people-centric business, SOCO is committed to maintaining a competitive edge by providing exceptional employment experiences for our team members. 

We recognise that our success is directly linked to the talent, expertise, and happiness of our employees and go above and beyond to cultivate a positive and supportive workplace culture. The SOCO Perks program has been developed to attract, develop, retain, reward, and support our people. We offer our team members a range of benefits around the themes of Balanced Lives, Financial Wellbeing and Professional Development, including (but not limited to):

• Additional paid leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• SOCO shares
• Salary packaging
• Professional development fund

In addition, SOCO has been formally recognised as a Great Place to Work®, based on the outcome of an independently run, anonymous survey of SOCO employees. These results reflect SOCO’s people first and technology second approach, putting people at the very centre of everything that we do. 

Your opportunity

Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and be capable of achieving it) ... is to win tenders.  By winning tenders you will help SOCO continue its journey to becoming a global top 100 great place to work.  You will be required to enter the minds of our prospective clients, and craft compelling commercial proposals that strongly resonate and that are hard to say 'no' to.  Due to business growth, we are seeking a talented and passionate Bid Writer (Client Relationships) to join our Client Relations team. 

In this role, you will respond to requests for information, proposals and/or quotations, producing high-quality bid/tender documentation aimed at winning contracts that articulate SOCO’s value proposition, and the delivery of SOCO’s growth goals. 

We work with a number of clients in various industries, including: 

• Government
• ASX-listed corporates 
• Private enterprise
• Not-for-profits

Your high emotional intelligence means you can empathise with our prospective clients, anticipate what they need to see, and how they need it presented to them. You will manage your time effectively by drawing on your experience bidding for government work in the IT sector in order to help to paint a picture of a future reality that makes sense for the prospective client, aligns with SOCO's priorities, and makes business sense (i.e. SOCO can make money from it). You’re results driven with an eye for detail, and your high-quality bid and tender responses meet customer specifications and stand head and shoulders above the rest.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, writing, coordinating (managing) and tracking bid and tender opportunities
• Researching, analysing, and interpreting bid documents to understand requirements and expectations
• Collaborating with our subject matter experts to influence, coordinate, and shape technical contributions into professional, high-quality responses
• Crafting relevant, persuasive content against deadlines producing  compelling winning content 
• Supporting our business development team 
• Developing graphic content to express technical information in an easy-to-understand, engaging manner
• Ensuring documentation supports prospective clients in building a vision of their digital future and SOCO’s role to discover, design and deliver it 

Is this role right for you?

SOCO and this role is an ideal match for you if you:

• Have prior experience (3+ years) in writing bids and proposals for companies, preferably in the ICT industry with technical content, ideally bidding for corporate and [SF1] government work 
• Demonstrate commercial acumen and strategic thinking in order to identify key differentiators and develop winning proposal strategies
• Possess strong IT fluency (industry knowledge of the Microsoft tech stack would be advantageous)
• Have a collaborative mindset with excellent influencing and communication and project management skills
• Have excellent attention to detail, with meticulous grammar and proof-reading skills
• Hold a degree (Business, Marketing or IT), a post-graduate in writing or journalism would be advantageous 
• Are authorised to work in Australia
• Are a positive and awesome person to work with

If we are a great match but don’t have the perfect role for you now, we would love to keep in touch and keep your information on our database for future consideration. 

If you have made it this far and believe this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to hear from you. Please click the Apply button above to be redirected to our online application form.

Your cover letter will be your opportunity to knock our socks off with your persuasive writing, convincing us that you have found your ideal match in SOCO, and that we've found a proactive bid winner who understands that a successful bid is about more than just meeting the technical requirements of a document– it’s about the person reading the submission recognising that SOCO can stand shoulder to shoulder with them. We care about our clients, and your work matters. Show us what you can do.

For more information about working at SOCO, please see below and also visit us at https://soco.com.au/careers/

A Great Place to Work

SOCO (ASX:SOC) has been officially certified as a great workplace by Great Place to Work®, the most definitive ‘employer-of-choice’ recognition that organisations aspire to achieve. 94% of the SOCO team say that SOCO is a great place to work, compared to the Australian company average of 55%.

Agency assistance is not required for this role.