Bid Director

ABOUT US

HyperionDev is one of the largest providers of accelerated tech education in EMEA and one of the oldest providers of 'coding bootcamps' in the world. We work with top universities such as Imperial College London, The London School of Economics, The University of Edinburgh, and Stellenbosch University to deliver structured technical courses and bootcamps that accelerate people into fulfilling tech careers. We have been recognised as one of the top education technology scaleups in the world and gained the financial backing of Meta (previously Facebook) which recognised us as the most socially impactful startup operating in Africa, where we initially started our work.

We are dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap and we achieve this by integrating tech education with human mentorship and expert code review powered by a workforce in Southern Africa, which lowers the cost of an accessible education in technology. This model has been successful, allowing us to reach millions of learners a year from over 60 countries. We have also partnered with government bodies such as the UK's Department for Education who provide scholarships for students to study on our bootcamps and gain employment at companies such as AstraZeneca and the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS).

We're backed by nearly 2000 investors, having raised the largest crowdfunding round of funding for an edtech company in history. As a primarily bootstrapped, profitable, and scale up tech business join us as we play our part in making the world a more stable, safer, and fair place.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and versatile Bid Director to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will lead a distributed bid team to identify and secure opportunities, particularly in education and education technology-focused government and public sector bids. You will serve as a subject matter expert on tender responses, collaborating closely with specialists across various teams to ensure a comprehensive and strategic approach to each bid.

You will work in partnership with the Head of Strategy and the Partnerships Team to develop and implement bid strategies, focusing on both local and international opportunities. Your efforts will be directed towards raising the quality of bid submissions and effectively addressing challenges in the education and ed-tech sectors. Your expertise and leadership will be crucial in securing new opportunities and driving growth for our organization in these key areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading a team of bid managers and writers to identify and secure bids
• Organising and setting the strategy for bid applications and planning capacity to keep up with bid submissions across Australia, France, Spain, USA, Canada, and the UK
• Creating a strategy to raise the quality of bid submissions and challenges
• Working closely with internal and external counsel to challenge bids and procurement processes, where relevant
  
  

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:

• 3 years of experience in a bid-related role in private or public sector, as well as a track record of winning proposals within highly competitive markets
• 1 year of experience in a management position related to procuring or delivering tenders
• 1 year of experience winning tenders/bids related specifically to higher education delivery
• 1-3 years corporate strategic and technical writing experience
• A tertiary qualification in Communications, Marketing, PR or related discipline
• Proven ability to effectively manage a high volume of commercial tenders to varying timescales
• Strong knowledge of bid writing principles and ability to translate for a wide range of subject matters
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to clearly present a business rationale
• High attention to detail coupled with high standards
• Ability to multitask with research projects, data analysis and coordination with the executive team
  
  

Preferred:

• 2 years of prior experience in a high growth company or tech startup
• 5 years of experience in a bid-related role in private or public sector, as well as a track record of winning proposals within highly competitive markets
• 2 years of experience running the bidding function or a company that derived at least £20mil/year in realised revenue through bids
• Experience as a Bid Writer in the education / education technology industry
• Experience winning significant bids and government tenders for education projects in the UK and abroad
  
  

BENEFITS

Hybrid work: We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus

Learn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies.

Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it.

OUR VALUES

We're a people-forward company with a purpose that underlines everything we do. We're obsessed with the potential in people and challenge them to do their best work. We embrace a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our vision and ours is a relentless quest for improvement.