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Christabel Hwaidi, International Bid Manager

Christabel Hwaidi

International Bid Manager·Apex Investment P.S.C

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, creative writing

Work experience

Total years of experience: 12 years, 6 months

International Bid Manager

January 2026 - Present

Apex Investment P.S.C

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

January 2026 - Present

• Coordinating a team of proposal leads / writers / estimators and collaborating with subject
matter experts including operations, finance, HR, HSSEQ, Legal, Compliance, and technical
teams to produce compelling, compliant, and competitive proposals. Writing and managing bids.

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production

Bid Writing and Proposal Manager

January 2025 - January 2026

RA INTERNATIONAL,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2025 - January 2026

• Coordinating a team of proposal leads / writers / estimators and collaborating with subject
matter experts. Writing winning bids and securing contracts.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering

Bid Writer / Bid Manager

January 2018 - January 2025

Freelance

London, United Kingdom Remote

January 2018 - January 2025

• Producing top-quality articles on scientific, holistic and nutritional topics e.g., food, recipes
and supplements. My role required grasping complex concepts and creating readable,
accessible content for a general audience.
• Over 150 articles published online to date.FREELANCE CONSULTANT, Dubai (Proposal Lead & Bid Writer) October 2019 - September 2025

Client: ES-KO - PROJECT: Food Rations Supply Tender for UNSOS

• Delivered clear, decision-focused reports aligned with UN security protocols to support operational planning.
• Conducted comprehensive risk and security assessments for UN food-ration routes.
• Developed and maintained a detailed risk register, outlining threats, impact levels, and mitigation strategies based on research and collaboration with in-country security teams.
• Produced route-plans ensuring safe and feasible convoy movement in high-risk areas.
• Coordinated a multifunctional team including Marketing.

Client: SE24 - PROJECT: Crisis Response/ Disaster Management Training Tender for Airbus

• Led and managed a tender to secure a contract in crisis response training delivery.
• Collaborated closely with a specialist crime and crisis response experts to shape technical content and training methodology.
• Produced high-quality proposal documents, including solution design, delivery frameworks, and value propositions.
• Ensured the bid met all client, compliance, and security requirements, resulting in a compelling, competitive submission.

Client Tenders UK - PROJECTS: Several project for Government, UN, NHS, Defence, Private Sector Clients

• Tenders prepared covered several sectors including Catering, IFM, MOD, Private Technology/ Medical.
• Value of tenders submitted from £100, 000 to £18m - awarding ratio 86%.
• Managed written tenders by responding to RFPs from public and private sector clients.
• Single-handedly lead the strategy and wrote each submission.
• Researched local commissioning landscapes.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services

DONOR RELATIONS COORDINATOR

January 2015 - January 2017

King’s College London (KCL)

London, United Kingdom

January 2015 - January 2017

• Producing donor reports in the KCL house style for Ultra High Net Worth individual donors
and significant stakeholders.
• Writing draft letters on behalf of senior members of Kings leadership including His Grace
the Duke of Wellington OBE DL.
• Coordinating events for the stewardship of UHNW donors, including inaugural lectures and
Dickson Poon Law School donor reception at Somerset House, London.
• Conceiving concepts for bespoke donor gifts.

Company industry:
Higher Education

DONOR RELATIONS OFFICER

January 2013 - January 2015

The University of Nottingham

Nottingham, Great Britain (UK)

January 2013 - January 2015

• Managing a portfolio of reporting requirements for donors including creating written donor
reports.
• Writing press releases and articles for circulation among donors and prospective donors.
• Coordinating donor events in conjunction with academics, clinicians and senior University
staff.

During produced a 20, 000-word dissertation. I received a a

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School

Education

Loughborough

January 2019

January 2019

Master's degree, creative writing

United Kingdom

Loughborough University

January 2019

January 2019

Master's degree, Creative Writing

United Kingdom

Lancaster University

January 2011

January 2011

Bachelor's degree, English Literature

United Kingdom

Skills

CONDENSED MATTER
Intermediate
CONDENSED MATTER
Intermediate
BID MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
BID MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTION
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTION
Intermediate
COORDINATING
Intermediate
COORDINATING
Intermediate
CREATIVE WRITING
Intermediate
CREATIVE WRITING
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SUPPLY CHAIN
Intermediate
SUPPLY CHAIN
Intermediate