Prospectus is excited to be working with our client to recruit their new Bids & Contracts Manager. Our client is a research-led institute, producing independent, practical and innovative analysis to address today's complex challenges and are the world's oldest independent defence and security think tank.

This role is offered on a permanent full-time basis paying up to £45,000 per annum to work in a hybrid model between home and their London Office.

We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please do submit your CV as soon as possible if you are interested.

As Bids and Contracts Manager, the post holder will prepare bids for a wide range of research funders including UK and foreign governments, corporates, grant-giving institutions and others. The post holder will work at times independently and at times alongside the Senior Bids Manager to prepare bid submissions, depending on the size and complexity of the bid, and would deputise for the Senior Bids Manager when she is absent. The person appointed will closely liaise with their experts and teams, and their support teams in Finance, Publications, Events and Communications.

The successful candidate will be expected to be a self-starter with some previous knowledge of the requirements when submitting research funding bids, an ability to review/produce budgets and a basic understanding of contractual matters. The ideal candidate will have an intermediate skill level with Excel and have an interest in defence and security issues that their research teams cover.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Adam Allnutt at Prospectus on [email protected].

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.