Tender Writer / Bid Specialist (UN and NGOs Contracts)
MMT Alliance
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Write and develop tender responses, proposals, and supporting documents
- Analyse tender requirements and ensure 100% compliance
- Produce clear, structured, and persuasive content tailored to each opportunity
- Collaborate with sourcing, pricing, logistics, and bid strategy teams
- Manage templates, content libraries, and past submissions for reuse
- Handle multiple submissions while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
- Deliver 3–5 high-quality proposals daily (depending on complexity)
- Maintain full compliance across all submissions
- Contribute to improved win rates through strong writing
- Experience in bid/tender/proposal writing or strong professional writing background
- Strong understanding of tender structures and compliance
- Excellent writing, editing, and formatting skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines under pressure
- Familiarity with UN, NGO, or government tenders (preferred)
- Strong English communication skills
- Competitive salary + performance incentives
- Clear pathway to senior roles in bid and proposal leadership
- Lead the preparation and development of high-quality tender responses, technical proposals, and supporting documents
- Translate complex tender requirements into clear, structured, and compelling proposals
- Ensure all submissions are professionally written, logically structured, and aligned with client expectations
- Review and analyse tender documents to identify key requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission guidelines
- Extract and organise technical, commercial, and compliance requirements
- Ensure 100% compliance with all tender specifications, formats, and submission instructions
- Maintain strict adherence to deadlines, templates, and document standards
- Produce persuasive, concise, and professional content tailored to each opportunity
- Customise proposals based on client needs, sector standards, and evaluation frameworks
- Continuously improve content quality to increase competitiveness and win probability
- Ensure consistency in tone, branding, and messaging across all submissions
- Work closely with internal teams including:
- Gather technical, pricing, and operational inputs and convert them into cohesive, submission-ready proposals
- Coordinate effectively to ensure alignment between proposal content and delivery capability
- Develop, maintain, and update:
- Maintain organised records of past submissions for reuse, learning, and optimisation
- Contribute to building a scalable and efficient proposal development system
- Prepare final proposal documents for submission, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and professionalism
- Manage multiple bids simultaneously while maintaining high quality and attention to detail
- Ensure all submissions are delivered on time without exception
- Contribute to achieving higher tender win rates through strong writing and structured responses
- Identify areas for improvement in proposal quality, efficiency, and processes
- Support the development of best practices in bid writing and tender execution
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