Title: Sr. Proposal Writer - Bids & Proposals
Salary: $75 - $80K
Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree
Years of Experience Required: 3 – 5 years
Location: Washington, DC

The company is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate. The firm offers integrated services delivered by expert teams worldwide to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying or investing in real estate. With 2009 global revenue of $2.5 billion, Company serves clients in 60 countries from 750 locations worldwide, including 180 corporate offices.  The firm is an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 1.6 billion square feet worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business line leadership and proposal coordinators to understand Government procurement objectives and requirements and positioning Company solutions against them.
• Write content and coordinate graphics for a completed proposal that accurately reflects the government procurement objectives.
• Lead strategy sessions with key stakeholders to clarify positioning approach and products / services being proposed.
• Manage the RFP as a project - including setting and maintaining a timeline for successful completion of proposal.
• Interview and gather information to customize responses with input from the RFP knowledge base and / or content experts.
• Perform copy editing and proofreading of all proposal content in order to rapidly produce clear and accurate documents.
• Solid understanding of Governmental procurement management process.
• Ability to help experts within the business to articulate their messages succinctly and effectively.
• Capacity to translate complex technical solutions, strategies, and themes into easily understandable, readable, and compelling proposal answers.
• Encourage proactive behavior from knowledge experts to avoid unnecessary delays.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in proposal writing for a larger organization.
• Experience in responding to Government requests for proposals; communications or marketing backgrounds will also be considered.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and formatting skills.
• Proven ability to engage with numerous knowledge experts within the organization to obtain necessary information to complete proposals.
• Strong personal time-management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team as required.
• Excellent people networking skills.
• Initiative to resolve issues.
• Strong oral communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure; able to multi-task.
• Demonstrated competence with entire Microsoft Office Suite.
• Understanding of business, sales process/cycle, and associated roles.