Changeis

Position: Senior Proposal Writer Location: Arlington, VA

Job Id: 126 # of Openings: 1

Proposal Writing Intern

Location: Arlington, VA (2-4 days a week)

Job Description

Changeis Inc. is an award-winning woman-owned small business that provides management consulting and engineering services to the public sector. We have received numerous awards for our corporate culture and employee satisfaction ratings.

Join a growing proposal team tasked with maintaining and expanding our business. Changeis is looking for a talented, enthusiastic team player to write persuasive technical proposals for Federal Government contracts. Key benefits of joining this team include:

• Developing client-focused solutions while working with industry experts,
• Directly contributing to the future growth and direction of the company, and
• Being part of a successful team with tremendous growth potential.

Daily responsibilities include:

• Analyzing solicitation requirements to prepare compliant proposal outlines and content.
• Collaborating with cross-functional, multi-organizational teams in planning and developing client-focused, winning proposals. Identifying and escalating potential issues as necessary.
• Actively contributing to proposal strategy and solutioning sessions.
• Developing written proposals that are compliant with solicitation requirements and delivered on time using Changeis standard processes and templates.
• Creating original content (strategies, solutions, technical approaches) and tailoring existing content (past performance, resumes) to meet all requirements and communicate win themes.
• Translating complex technical information into clear and compelling narrative that can be understood by a non-technical audience.
• Participating in color team reviews, deconflicting reviewer feedback, and addressing feedback during recovery.
• Editing and performing quality assurance on both draft and final products.
• Maintaining proposal templates and an organized, searchable proposal library.
• Supporting other operational and corporate initiatives such as creating white papers, participating in strategy and information sessions, developing presentation materials, and providing writing and editing support to client-facing consultants.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, marketing, journalism, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in proposal, technical, or business writing.
• At least 3 years of experience in government contracting industry.
• Proven expert-level writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of technical concepts and ability to communicate them clearly and effectively.
• Familiarity with proposal development processes and Federal procurement processes.
• Ability to use standard English writing styles and structures to write proposal sections; this includes the ability to research and synthesize information from multiple sources (subject matter experts, previous proposals) into a cohesive, easy-to-read, and persuasive final product.
• Ability to edit proposal sections for structure, content, and messaging so they are easily readable, understandable, and compelling to the potential client.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interact with all levels of personnel.
• Able to balance multiple proposals and tasks to meet deadlines. Adaptable to evolving requirements and deadlines.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), including Word styles. Experienced with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Detail oriented and quality focused.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Ability to develop proposal graphics that clearly convey concepts in visual manner.
• Desktop publishing/document formatting skills to maintain document styles and maximize readability.
• Formal training and/or certification proposal processes and best practices (e.g., Shipley, APMP).
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

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