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Northgate Information Solutions Limited is a market leader in providing specialist software, outsourcing and information technology (IT) services to the Human Resources, Local Government, Education and Public Safety markets.

Northgate, which is owned by private equity company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), currently employs over 6,000 staff and operates in 46 countries across 5 continents.

Northgate has approximately 4,500 large/medium customers and approximately 10,500 small to medium enterprise customers world wide. The many corporate organisations Northgate works closely with include over 20% of fortune 500 clients ,90% of the UK local authorities and all of the UK’s police forces.

Northgate Public Services
Teamwork, transformation, results. These three words summarise what you get from Northgate. Most of all, results.
Northgate is a public sector and utilities specialist that operates within strategic client partnerships to make change work for you. We help you transform your business processes, streamline the customer experience and reduce overhead.

Northgate clients achieve lower costs, less paperwork, better performance and more joined-up working. Northgate partners over 95% of UK local authorities and every UK police force.

Our technology manages over 40% of the country’s social care records, processes over £12 billion of revenues and benefits, drives the electoral administration systems for 18 million people, manages over three million local authority and housing association properties worldwide, supports the national system for reporting police performance and enables real-time monitoring of Britain’s roads.

We are pleased that you want to find out more about working for Northgate Information Solutions.

At Northgate, we are committed to creating an environment that is both challenging and stimulating. We work within a culture of excellence promoting an environment that has respect for individuals.

In return, we seek people who are passionate, creative and committed to deliver the innovative solutions our clients require.

Role Summary
Providing administrative support to a busy Bid Management Team

Duties & Responsibilities
The Bid Support Administrators are responsible for the formatting, production and despatch of all responses to invitation to tender and pre-qualification questionnaire within the Public Services Division of Northgate.
The role involves formatting client documents into Northgate style templates, copying responses into the templates and doing final formatting and spellchecking before printing. Once printed all documents need to be collated and quality checked prior to despatch.
Electronic submissions are submitted via client portals.

Required Knowledge and Experience
Substantial experience of typing and formatting complex documents.
General office experience.
Typing speeds of 60-70 words per minute.
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel.

Desired Knowledge and Experience
Previous Bid Support experience

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the EU. Documentary evidence will be requested at interview