Attributes

• Professional and articulate
• Excellent writing skills; expert communicator
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Problem solver
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently or in a team setting
• Receptive to direction and critique

A successful candidate will possess the following skills and behaviours

• Five years of experience in proposal or business writing in which sales skills are required
• BA/BS degree in English, Journalism, Commerce or other related field
• Capacity to work effectively within deadlines and short timeframes
• Self-initiating and capable of working with little day-to-day supervision
• Excellent coordination skills to manage multiple projects through completion
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with procurement decision makers
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively and proactively with a range of professionals at every level of the organization
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office including the ability to create and modify styles in Word

Main Duties:

• Conduct research to discover industry aligned RFP’s – familiar with online bid portals
• Working with creative team to produce engaging client and company content for response to proposals

General Writer Expectations:

• Excellent English language skills; good understanding of grammar, punctuation, spelling, idioms and etc.
• Thorough understanding of words, connotations, impact on audience, multiple meanings and etc.
• Thorough understanding of writing for communication purposes so that messages are received accurately
• Thorough understanding of writing for amarketing purposes so that desired audience responses occur
• Thorough understanding of interviewing and research techniques

Expectations:

Proposal Writing & Research

• Knowledge of BC Government and Federal Government bidding process
• Knowledge of BC Bid, RFP.ca and MERX
• Expert knowledge communications tools: Office Suite & Excel
• Ensuring proposal documents meet RFP requirements and are company brand-compliant
• Assisting in the preparation of site visits/bidders, meetings and oral presentation materials as required within proposal opportunities
• Organizing proposal debriefs after an RFP submission

Assets

• A winning track-record for writing proposals or frequent shortlisting
• Working knowledge with InDesign, Basecamp & Function Fox time management software
• Experience with Social Media and digital media buying
• Experience with creating analytical reports and analyzing results in high level summaries

Timeline Breakdown

• 40 hours/week on researching, reading, and responding to RFP’s

This is a three-month contract with the opportunity for a full-time position. Will also consider freelance and part-time.