Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime
We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being,
feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting
difference.
Who We Are?
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and
witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free,
confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.
Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and
respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by
crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided
and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible;
person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the
time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering
people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.
VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous
recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.
What is the role
We are looking for a Bid Writer, working 35 hours per week Monday - Friday.
Reporting to the Head of Income Generations & Partnerships you will take a lead role in researching and reviewing
funding and bidding opportunities, identifying key requirements and communicating the requirements effectively
with internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for gathering information required to produce
compelling, high-quality bids from internal and external stakeholders, including through own research. You will
work collaboratively with key members of the Service Delivery teams to ensure that bids and proposals can be
operationalised and are positioned in line with agreed priorities. You will drive continuous improvement through
analysis of feedback, taking account of market/sector knowledge and suggesting changes/improvements.
What you’ll need to be successful
We are looking for a dynamic, driven, and motivated individual with University degree or equivalent professional
qualification that demonstrates excellent analytical and writing skills. You must have the ability to plan and
organise workloads with shifting deadlines in order to meet specific targets, ensuring quality output. You will
have a good understanding and knowledge of trusts, statutory and lottery fundraising in the third sector. You
should have experience in collating information for reports with knowledge and understanding of an outcome-based
approach to measuring and monitoring performance. You should have excellent communications skills, along with
the ability and confidence to develop effective internal and external relationships which deliver organisational
goals. A willingness to be flexible on working hours and to travel as required is expected.
Further details of this role are available in the job description - Bid Writer - Victim Support
Scotland
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and two satisfactory references.
To ensure you are in the best position to perform to your highest standards during our selection process, make sure
you review the competencies outlined in the Job Description and have prepared examples of times you have
successfully demonstrated these behaviours in the past.
What we offer?
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer a generous annual
leave package of 39 days, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for
you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP,
counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition
we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting
employee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.
If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for
you.