• Full Time, Permanent role
• Location:  Queensland
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

About Us

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.

Every day we support people nationwide by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies and much more. We are generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.

Mission Australia is committed to keeping children and young people safe with zero tolerance of harm or abuse, and expect all our employees and volunteers to reflect this commitment. 

Your Opportunity

Mission Australia is on the lookout for a Tender and Submission Officer to join our friendly and proactive team. Work as part of a national team to identify national and local opportunities for business expansion that identifies and meets unmet need. You will need to utilise your communication skills to liaise with internal stakeholders, work within a team of close knit individuals and collaborate with a variety of subject matter experts across the organisation.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Write tenders to a high standard following the MA format and style guide
• Work with internal experts and leadership team to articulate services/ service design models in tenders
• Conduct research on demographic information and evidence based service delivery methods
• Maintain Systems and processes in support of tender identification
• Assist in the development of KPIs as required in tenders
• Ensure all tenders are subject to peer and service delivery review prior to submission
• Coordinate the tender response process including working with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate information inputs
• Conduct research on sector demographic information, policy, framework and service design data
• Analyse specifications and discuss tender requirements with the Opportunity Assessment Committee

Requirements for Success

• • A minimum of 2 years’ experience in tender writing
  • Undergraduate qualification in relevant discipline (preferred)
  • Proven excellent writing and analytical skills including the preparation of tenders and reports
  • Strong experience and understanding of issues in community services sector
  • Demonstrated record in successful submission of funding applications
  • Highly skilled in using relevant software applications
  • Demonstrated experience and ability in:
    • Project coordination
    • Research including qualitative and quantitative methods, data analysis and reporting
    • Project Management skills (desirable)
    • Working to a high level of accuracy and detail
    • Managing and meeting deadlines
    • Operating within guidelines and direction with minimal supervision and using initiative

 Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks. 

Culture & Benefits  

A career with Mission Australia will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of Australians in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of compassion, integrity, respect, perseverance and celebration.

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• NFP salary packaging benefits reducing taxable income (details via Advantage)
• Generous discounts with hotels, travel insurance and major retailers
• Free, confidential counselling services via our EAP
• Discounted health care with Medibank Private

Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, we invite you to get in touch via email [email protected] using the subject line: Bid Writer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Next Steps

To be considered for this opportunity, please click ‘apply’ and send your cover letter and resume today.

For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

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