Proposal Writer

The EDH; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading proposal writing firm in Atlanta seeks a Proposal Writer responsible for producing high-quality proposals for federal and municipal clients. The successful candidate will manage multiple proposals simultaneously, work closely with Program Managers, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. A degree in Management or Marketing is required, along with excellent document formatting skills and the ability to convey technical concepts clearly. This role offers the opportunity to impact the business development process significantly.

Qualifications

• Degree in Management, Marketing, or a comparable field.
• Expertise in professional document formatting and editing.
• Interest in writing high-quality creative business documents.

Responsibilities

• Assemble project information for proposals.
• Ensure proposals match RFP and include approved language.
• Identify sources and gather proposal information.
• Clarify opportunities and study RFPs.
• Set priorities and target dates for proposal completion.

Skills

Professional document formatting

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Ability to understand technical concepts

Education

Management or Marketing Degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PPT

Visio

Job description

EDH is a currently looking to identify a Proposal Writer , for one of our clients in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Producing high-quality, effective, proposals is an integral part of Business Development process. This position will support multiple proposals simultaneously at different stages in their production. Our work is focused heavily on federal government customers and municipal government. The candidate will work closely with Program Managers and technical subject matter experts to plan, develop, and complete responses to, RFPs, RFQs and RFIs. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with senior management, communicating with customers/partners, and providing leadership related to proposal process execution.

Job Duties

• Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Ensure the content matches the RFP, and include standard or approved proposal language for legal sections according to company policy.
• Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
• Study and outline the requirements of proposal with the expectations of the client and the team in mind.
• \Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
• Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding; coordinating printing.
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

• Management, Marketing or comparable Degree.
• Professional document formatting and editing expertise using a variety of tools (MS Word, Excel, PPT, Visio).
• Interest and desire to write high quality creative business documents with the ability to effectively communicate concepts for specific target audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly understand technical concepts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.