Technical Proposal Writer

Dnsnetworks; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT professional services is seeking a Proposal Writer to manage proposals for Government of Canada bids. The successful candidate will have expertise in bid management, strong writing skills, and the abilities to lead a diverse response team towards successful proposal submissions. This role offers a flexible work environment along with health benefits and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Employee home office allowance

Health and dental benefits

Bonus distribution for personal performance

Two weeks of vacation

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with proposal and bid activities.
• Strong attention to detail and quality pursuit.
• Excellent communication skills, both in English and French preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of bids for Government of Canada.
• Define bid strategy and ensure proposal timelines.
• Manage bid response team and ensure compliance in submissions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma related to technical writing

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

DNSnetworks is looking for a Proposal Writer with 5-8 years of experience to lead our end-to-end proposal process, primarily for Government of Canada bids. This role will manage our bid development and submission process.

About Us

At DNSnetworks we primarily work in the private sector and are looking to build a new pillar to our organization focused on IT professional services in government, municipalities and townships. We help our clients through our trusted professional services, our skilled and dedicated team, and our strong network of professional partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Vice-President, the Technical Proposal Writer will be responsible for:

• End-to-end management of bids and our bid process, including competitive and non-competitive proposal material

• Participating in defining the bid strategy and contributing to bid/no-bid process

• Project managing bids, including defining tasks and timelines for team members and ensure proposal timelines are met

• Providing guidance, draft content, and oversight to bid response team members and resources

• Managing, writing, and conducting QA on proposals

• Facilitate collaboration across team members to ensure high quality and compliant bid responses

• Continuous improvement of our proposal process

• Monitoring RFP release and various RFP websites to identify opportunities

• Maintaining internal bid measurement and reporting

• Monitoring and maintaining contract vehicle refreshes and adding new categories

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience with proposal and bid activities for Private and Public Sectors

• Attention to detail and a relentless pursuit for quality

• Very strong written communication skills in English

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple proposal projects with short timeframes

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
  

• Problem-solving aptitude and critical thinking skills

• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel

Assets

• You can work effectively in both English and French (preferred)

• Post-secondary degree or diploma related to technical writing, communications, or business

• You have experience and knowledge of the public sector (ie. organizations, policies, programs, processes) and has their security clearance

• Experience project managing horizontal teams through the bid development process

Benefits

• Flexible work environment with employee home office allowance to set-up personal home office

• Health and dental benefits
  

• Bonus distribution for personal performance
• Two weeks of vacation

We welcome and embrace people from all backgrounds to pursue their career goals and dreams with us, as we work with our public sector clients to improve services for the betterment of all people living in Canada.