Rios Partners LLC is hiring: Proposal Development Writer in Arlington

Title: Proposal Development Specialist/Writer II

Location: Hybrid - Washington, D.C. Metro Area/ Virtual

Rios Partners is a mission-driven consulting firm creating positive change by delivering value for our clients, investing in our employees, and solving tough problems that benefit our local and global communities. We ground our approach in empathy, enabling our team members to better hear our customers’ challenges and work together to develop effective solutions.

Job Description

This position is in the Growth office supporting the strategic positioning and growth areas for Rios Partners. The Level Two Writer plays a vital role in supporting proposal and business development efforts. This senior-level position involves conducting research, proposal writing and content development, engaging with stakeholders to develop win themes and value propositions, and providing essential proposal development process support. Federal proposal experience is required. This role requires 3-5 years Federal proposals experience, the ability to lead large $30M + opportunities, and a deeper involvement in capturing win themes and technical content development.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead proposal development and written content for large contract opportunities ($30M+).
2. Conduct research to gather relevant prospect & client, teaming partner, and internal resource information for proposal development.
3. Initiate and facilitate the proposal review and development process to ensure content and process alignment.
4. Assist in drafting proposal outlines & content, editing proposal content, and in some cases “one-voicing” content for final proposal reviews.
5. Conducting stakeholder and SME interviews and synthesizing content into proposal materials
6. Collaborate with stakeholders to capture and develop win themes, value propositions, and discriminators.
7. Assist in proposal production and coordination, including scheduling proposal reviews.
8. Develop scoring templates for improving proposal submissions
9. Describe and create graphics that complement or replace proposal content.
10. Coordinate and manage proposal production, including submission logistics.
11. Maintain content in the Rios Past Performance library
12. Outside of business opportunity responses, duties also include: writing and editing for marketing efforts
13. Incorporate capture plan material and client discussions into marketing and proposal development
14. Train content writers and Rios staff on industry leading content writing techniques
15. Provide support to other business development activities as assigned

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years' experience writing federal proposals
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in content writing: Request for Information, Sources Sought Notices, Marketing and Press Releases
• Understanding of Shipley Business Development Lifecycle (preferred)
• Bachelors in English, Literature, Journalism, Creative Writing or Business Writing (preferred)
• Ability to thrive and be highly productive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, high-performance environment.
• Strong attention to detail, self-motivation, and a sense of urgency around achieving/exceeding goals.

Additional information

• U.S. work authorization required.
• Security Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust (must be permanent resident who has resided in United States for last 3 years consecutively or US Citizen)
• Preference for candidates who reside in the DC Metro area and can commute to Rios Partners office in Arlington, VA 1-2x weekly.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rios Partners is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates may request reasonable accommodation for any stage of the Rios Partners application and interview process. Please contact careers@riospartners.com to communicate your needs and request an accommodation.

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Seniority Level: Associate

Functions: Writing/Editing, Business Development

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Industry: Business Consulting and Services, Strategic Management Services