Senior Proposal Specialist

NavPoint Consulting Inc.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NavPoint Consulting Inc. is seeking a Senior Proposal Writer to support the Business Development Team in Ottawa, Ontario. The candidate will lead proposal management initiatives in response to client requests from public and private sectors, ensuring a high standard of document quality and compliance.

The ideal applicant must have 3+ years of relevant experience, strong organizational skills, and a post-secondary education in business. This role requires a Government of Canada Security clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in RFP proposal writing in the Canadian public sector.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Ability to work effectively individually and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide proposal development leadership to Business Development team.
• Oversee preparation of responses to requests for proposals.
• Manage, write, and conduct QA on proposals.

Skills

Proposal writing

Attention to detail

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in business or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

Job description

NavPoint Consulting Group was founded in 2006 and has since served more than 40 public- and private-sector clients. We provide agile consulting services using leading processes and methodologies to help senior leaders address business challenges and deliver shareholder value.

Our team of consultants advise and help leaders reap the benefits of their change initiatives within: Secure Digital Business Transformation; Organizational Change Management; IT Modernization and Integration; Data and Information Management; and Program and Project Management, to name a few. We are passionate in helping our clients succeed and we do this by understanding their business challenges and helping them navigate to success.

Job Description

The Senior Proposal Writer will play a central role in the ongoing success and growth of NavPoint by providing Proposal Management services in response to the needs of our clients in Canadian Federal, Provincial or Municipal sector and / or private sectors. As a member of our Business Development Team, the successful candidate will work with Recruiting and BDT in responding to client requests on existing and future contracts, as well as developing strategies for acquiring and managing future business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide proposal development leadership to Business Development team in support of additional revenue generation objectives.
• Set up the proposal response team, communicate win strategy and themes, and work with the Executives to define the pricing strategy for the responses.
• Oversee the preparation of responses to requests for proposals and services, ensuring all mandatory and rated criteria are met.
• Provide support, guidance, and quality assurance to bid teams and revision of documents.
• Follow-up with client references to ensure response compliance to requests for proposals and services requirements.
• Manage, write, and conduct QA on Proposals and ensure timely submission of proposals.
• Maintain win-loss submission information, debrief losses, and maintain a lessons-learned repository to improve the NavPoint response capability to requests for proposals and services and the overall win ratio.

OTHER GENERAL DUTIES:

• Manage multiple competing priorities and, if required, work with management to determine priorities.
• Work closely with all stakeholders and teammates.
• Attend meetings and advise senior management on opportunities and marketplace trends.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Provide support to internal corporate business requirements and special projects as identified by the Management Team.
• Work with MS Office suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Qualifications

• Must have a Government of Canada Security clearance.
• Must have 3+ years of experience in RFP proposal writing and development in the Canadian public sector.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and ability to work effectively individually and within a team.
• Experience in the IM/IT RFP industry would be an asset; and
• Strong organization skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have a post-secondary degree or diploma, ideally in business or a related field.
• Proven ability to learn quickly.
• Fluency in English (French is an asset).