Specialist, Proposal Writer
Job Introduction
Are you a Proposal Writer who enjoys the challenge of writing proposals and working on a collaborative team? Are you looking for an opportunity to work with an established company that values its employee’s enthusiasm and technical contributions? Maximus has an exciting career opportunity for a Proposal Writer position within the U.S. Services Marketing Strategy & Growth Group.
The primary responsibility of the Proposal Writer will be to work with the Proposal Manager, Business Development and Operations Personnel to plan and deliver major Health & Human Services proposals to a wide range of Government clients at locations throughout the U.S. This position is a highly visible role that works closely with senior leadership, capture personnel, and operations management to write, edit, review, and produce winning proposals.
Job Description Summary
Job Summary
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Write responses to Requests for Proposals, Requests for Information, and other federal, state or international government requests.- Create compliant, compelling responses for assigned proposal sections/topics and create associated graphics, charts, tables, appendices and other information in support of proposal development.- Review and edit proposal responses for consistency, compliance, win theme incorporation, solution accuracy and other elements during regular and core team review cycles in order to create the final proposal submission.- Research relevant corporate, project, client and industry statistics and data in support of creating proposal responses for all Maximus lines of business, segments and international entities.Minimum Requirements:- Bachelor's degree required.- Minimum 3 years of experience required.
Education and Experience Requirements
Additional Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cross-references solicitation documents (RFPs, RFIs, etc.) to create organized writing outlines that are responsive to requirements
- Presents outlines in storyboarding sessions
- Submits complete written proposal responses within tight deadlines
- Incorporates feedback from reviewers to improve drafts
- Interviews technical experts and operational resources to gather information that supports proposal development and transforms that information into clear, concise, compelling proposal text
- Applies win themes and strategic messaging in proposal content
- Collaborates with Business Development team members to understand market positioning, competition, capabilities, client drivers, and solution components
- Identifies and reworks existing proposal content for use in active bids
- Supports the maintenance of a writing team content library
- Interacts with senior-level internal and external personnel
- Uses SharePoint collaborative platform to upload materials
- Serves as an editor for other writers as needed
- Recommends continuous improvement initiatives to refine writing processes and techniques as appropriate
- Collaborates with graphic artists to conceptualize visuals (diagrams, workflows, icons, etc.) to accompany writing
- Performs additional duties as necessary or assigned
Additional Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required; concentration in English, Technical Writing, Communications, Journalism, Business or a closely related field preferred
- 1+ years of professional writing experience, including technical, business, and proposal writing
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Experience working both collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment