Bid Coordinator
Roma, Lazio•Full-time
About the Job
Job Introduction:
Serco is a leading Space Services Provider with thousands of skilled resources that has supported over 50 space missions on behalf of more than 10 Space or Government agencies around the globe, including the ESA and NASASerco Italia S.p.A. is one of the top 50 World Space Manufacturing and Service companies with a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and front-end services to the European Space Agency. The company also offers vast experience to a huge number of IT and space markets including central governments, defense organizations, the aerospace industry and commercial companies.
On behalf of our team in Italy, we are looking for a skilled and motivated Bid Coordinator to support our activities and work on a full time, permanent position from our office in Rome, with a hybrid working style.
Responsibilities:
- Support the governance process for individual bids, working in partnership with Bid Managers and wider bid teams.
- Support individual bid management and governance processes as required, including: support with booking and managing meetings – e.g. governance sign-offs, challenge/review sessions etc.; contributing to key stages of the bid process – e.g. production of bid kick-off packs, managing document reviews etc.; helping to manage bid programmes and timelines.
- Help to manage individual bid resourcing and budgets in partnership with Bid Managers.
- Manage the SharePoint site for each specific bid.
- Manage bid portals – e.g. clarification questions; bid submission uploads etc.
- Contribute to ad hoc bid writing, management and production tasks as required.
- Develop/maintain expertise in bid processes, through liaison with the central team, Sector and Functional colleagues.
- Provide general support to the team as required (e.g. organisation of events, travel etc.).
Requirements:
- Experience of effective working of procurement processes, rules and portals
- Experience in preparing Request for Proposals (RfP)
- Experience of working on live bids
- Accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent organisational skills
- Excellent Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Fluent English, French and Italian– any other European language is a strong asset
- Team player
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with a range of people
Desirable:
- Demonstrable track record of innovative thinking
- Implementation of new processes and systems
Additional/Special features of the role:
- Opportunity to influence and help develop new processes within the BD/bid functions
- Opportunity to operate individually and within a team
- Capacity to develop management and commercial skills
- Opportunities for progression
- Opportunities to work across European Space bids
What We Offer:
- National Collective Labor Agreement (CCNL Commercio)
- Hybrid working model
- Permanent employment contract
- Salary range: From 28k per year
- 13th and 14th monthly salary payments
- Meal, snacks, and free coffee when on-site at Serco Rome Office
- Health insurance coverage, also extended to family members
- Life insurance
- Company-sponsored training programs
- Shuttle service to the Rome office
- Discounted membership at Fit Express Roma sports center
- Discounts at retail stores within the Domus shopping center (restaurants, hairdressers, beauty services, etc.)
The Company reserves the right to evaluate the appropriate job level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process, in line with the candidate’s seniority and the role requirements, and in compliance with principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity as set out by applicable law.
About Serco
Serco is a leading Space Services Provider with thousands of skilled resources that has supported over 50 space missions on behalf of more than 10 Space or Government agencies around the globe, including the likes of ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, EUSPA, ASI and NASA.
We offer space capabilities across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to Launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development. With over 55 years history in the space sector Serco is well placed to contribute to National strategies across Europe and the globe
We work within the heart of the space sector so understand the challenges our customers face. When it comes to recruitment we are experts in sourcing the very best talent within space engineering, earth observation, satellite communications and cyber security.
We have placed hundreds of people from post graduates through to C-suite executives into space agencies, satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, consultancies, earth observation/remote sensing, launch providers and much more.
We offer space capabilities across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to Launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development. With over 55 years history in the space sector Serco is well placed to contribute to National strategies across Europe and the globe
We work within the heart of the space sector so understand the challenges our customers face. When it comes to recruitment we are experts in sourcing the very best talent within space engineering, earth observation, satellite communications and cyber security.
We have placed hundreds of people from post graduates through to C-suite executives into space agencies, satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, consultancies, earth observation/remote sensing, launch providers and much more.