Bid Manager

at  HyperionDev

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 looking for an experienced Bid Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of crafting compelling and competitive bids for technical courses and bootcamps. You will manage the end-to-end process of tender documents, serve as a subject matter expert in bid strategy, and collaborate closely with specialists across various teams to deliver high-quality tender responses.
You will work across the organisation to meticulously analyze bid requirements and specifications, ensuring full compliance and alignment with our strategic goals. You must be highly skilled in tender preparation and market research and possess strong writing skills to produce clear, persuasive, and engaging tender responses. Additionally, you will create visually appealing presentations and documents that enhance the impact of our bids.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting the Partnerships team in Identifying opportunities for bid submissions and raising with relevant stakeholders
• Develop proposal templates and responses for complex proposal requests and build an internal library
• Manage the bid / response process
• Develop presentation packages and briefing documentation
• Lead and / or participate in process improvement initiatives to increase efficiencies for proposal and presentation development
• Analyse pertinent industry literature, drafts bid proposal copy and verify documentation
• Interview technical subject matter experts to extract the right information for bid responses