Technical Tender Writer (Part-Time, 2 Days per Week)

Location: Brisbane | Hybrid role (mix of remote & in-office)
Type: 0.4 FTE (two days per week)
Remuneration: Base salary + commission on successful tender wins

About Us

We are a forward-thinking B2B software company specialising in delivering AI-enabled and cloud-native solutions for enterprise clients. With a strong focus on design, UX and development to deliver enterprise-grade projects, we’re looking to scale our pipeline by winning competitive tenders and RFPs for software projects, system integrations, and long-term managed services.

The Role

• We’re seeking a seasoned Technical Tender Writer part-time who will:

• Research and identify relevant tender opportunities against criteria (government, corporate, IT services) and monitor pipeline of upcoming RFPs/ITTs.

• Manage end-to-end tender responses: reviewing the tender brief, extracting scope/requirements, creating response strategy, gathering input from SMEs (technical, product, delivery, legal).

• Write, edit and polish persuasive, compliant proposal documents, capability statements, executive summaries and attachments, aligning with evaluation criteria.

• Liaise with the internal team to consolidate case-studies, proof-points, technical solution elements and our differentiation.

• Track tender deadlines, submissions, version-control and quality review processes.

• Play a role in post-submission de-briefs and continuous improvement of our tender library and methodology.

• Work two specified weekdays each week (flexible which), with output measured by number and quality of tender submissions and wins (commission tied to success).

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor tender portals, tenders email alerts and business-opportunity databases; present relevant opportunities to senior leadership for “go/no-go” decision.

• Develop a tender plan with key milestones, responsibilities, and submission checklist.

• Write compelling response text that clearly addresses each selection/award criterion, demonstrates our technical capabilities, UX/design excellence, delivery model, AI/ML expertise and client value.

• Ensure every proposal is compliant, well formatted and professionally presented.

• Maintain and enhance our tender and proposal repository: standard templates, capability statements, case studies and win themes.

• Drive collaboration across internal stakeholders to pull together technical, commercial and people content.

• Assist with submission logistics (uploading to portals, packaging, ensure attachments, signatures etc.).

• Contribute ideas to improve win-rate, based on debriefs and competitor insight research.

Skills & Experience Required

• Familiarity with Australian tendering processes, government RFPs and public procurement an advantage.

• Proven experience as a tender/bid writer or technical proposal writer, preferably in software/IT services or B2B environment.

• Portfolio of written tender responses or samples (preferable).

• Ability to interpret technical specs, software solutions, cloud/AI architecture and craft plain-English and persuasive responses.

• Excellent research skills: ability to understand buyer’s context, competitor landscape, and develop compelling value propositions.

• Exceptional written communication, proofreading and attention to detail.

• Comfortable working part-time (2 days/week) with autonomy and self-motivation.

• Ability to liaise with technical teams, sales, marketing and senior management to extract and craft relevant content.

What’s On Offer

• A flexible part-time working arrangement (two days per week) — ideal for someone seeking work–life balance.

• Base salary commensurate with part-time 0.4 FTE plus performance-based commission on successful tender wins and new contract revenue generated.

• Opportunity to shape and refine our tendering process, build a high-impact role within a growth-oriented software business.

• Hybrid work model: in-office in Brisbane and remote collaboration.