Bid Development Officer
Employer: Rethink Mental Illness
Location: Virtual, remote
Working hours: Full Time
Salary: 26,457 GBP
Closing date: Saturday, 21 February 2026 at 00:59
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At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in a world where people living with severe mental illness can lead the lives they want. To make that a reality, we need to grow and sustain the services that make a real difference to people and communities.
As our Bid Development Officer, you’ll play a key role in helping us secure, protect, and grow the services that sit at the heart of our mission. You’ll work collaboratively across the charity to develop high‑quality, compelling tenders and proposals that showcase our strengths, amplify lived experience, and ultimately help us reach more people.
If you love writing, enjoy shaping ideas, and are driven by social purpose — this role offers the chance to make a genuine, lasting impact.
What you’ll be doing
Producing persuasive, high‑quality written tenders and proposals for Business Development Managers
Turning expert insight into clear, engaging method statements that reflect our values and expertise
Ensuring strong win themes and client requirements run through every submission
Leading storyboarding sessions and coordinating input from colleagues and subject matter experts
Researching markets, services and opportunities to support development plans
Keeping our bid knowledge base updated and relevant
Placing co‑production and lived experience at the heart of every proposal
You’ll be part of our Service Development Team — a collaborative, values‑driven group focused on innovation, co‑production, and creating high‑quality work that leads to better support for people who need it.
Together, we identify opportunities, develop new ideas, and craft winning proposals that help us deliver on our strategy and mission.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who:
Writes creatively, clearly and persuasively
Can analyse information and develop strong, strategic bid content
Has excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage deadlines
Communicates confidently and builds great working relationships
Can coordinate people and processes to bring bids together
Has strong research skills and can summarise complex information
Is comfortable working independently and collaboratively
Shares our passion for improving the lives of people severely affected by mental illness
Experience in mental health, social care or the charity sector is helpful — but not essential.
If you’re passionate about using your writing, creativity and organisation skills to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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