Proposal Writer Job at Career TEAM in Tampa
Career TEAM, Tampa, FL, US
Job Description
Career TEAM is a leading high-tech workforce development company who combines their love for careering with technology and utilizes the best content, trainers, case managers, job developers, designers, programmers, and partners. Career TEAM is solving today's unemployment challenges through innovative solutions.
Career Team is seeking to hire a Proposal Writer who will be responsible for responding to leads, requests for proposals (RFPs), and potential new engagements that emerge from contacts with past clients and others, bringing appropriate staff into the process and staying involved as needed until a contract is signed.
This is a remote position that will play a crucial role in securing funding to support our organization's mission. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of grant writing principles, a passion for our cause, and the ability to craft compelling proposals.
The Proposal Writer is an integral part of our team and will assist us with our mission of accelerating the human condition!
Career Team also offers a competitive package including:
- 401k with a generous employer match;
- medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employee-sponsored HSA on any qualifying plans;
- disability insurance;
- and supplemental insurance
Your Impact on Career TEAM's Success:
- Conduct in-depth research to identify and evaluate potential business leads and RFPs.
- Stay updated on current grant trends, deadlines, and eligibility criteria.
- Read, understand, and communicate RFP content clearly and intelligently to other Career Team employees to gather necessary information and data to support grant applications.
- Write clear, concise, and persuasive grant proposals that effectively communicate Career Team's mission, impact, and budget needs.
- Assemble and maintain qualifications and administrative requirements needed to respond to RFPs and other business development opportunities, including Career Team's profile, team bios and resumes, and past project descriptions.
- Establish priorities and target dates for meeting proposal deadlines.
- Assemble proposal components with close attention to format requirements and deadlines specified in the RFP.
- Ensure content is compelling and customized for each RFP.
- Proofread and finalize proposals and other deliverables.
- Attend pre-proposal conferences or meetings as appropriate.
- Maintain a tracking system of leads and business development opportunities and issue regular updates for internal team members.
- Track grant deadlines, submission requirements, and reporting obligations.
- Maintain a detailed grant calendar and pipeline to ensure timely submission of proposals and reports.
- Follow up with funders to inquire about the status of applications and awards.
- Read, synthesize, and contextualize materials into engaging and
- compelling narratives.
- Organize and manage information in creative ways.
- Follow quality control guidelines and apply consistent attention to
- detail.
- Approach each day and task with a "ZAG" mindset
- Other duties and projects as needed
The Ideal Qualifications for this Position Include:
- A minimum of two years of experience writing proposals, grant applications, or technical material.
- A bachelor's degree in a field with a strong focus on writing and critical thinking, such as English, communications, or similar.
- Fluency with punctuation, sentence structure, grammar, word usage, and syntax.
- Ability to write clear and engaging narrative for both technical and non-technical audiences (and to understand the difference between the two).
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Fluency with MS Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Proficiency with content management tools.
- Intellectual curiosity about the economic, social, environmental, and political trends that drive TIP's consulting engagements.
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 annually, commensurate with experience
Travel: Minimal travel required for in-person rebids, conferences and other similar events.
Employment Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Hourly
About Career TEAM:
Founded in 1996, CareerTEAM, LLC is a private workforce development organization.
Career TEAM's outstanding record of accelerating the human condition has resulted in numerous honors:
- Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest growing privately held companies
- Recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation
- Featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine and the British Broadcasting Network as an innovative, government funded solutions program
- Invited to the White House after being cited by the National Welfare-to-Work Partnership and National Alliance of Business as a top 10 US training provider
As a socially conscious organization, Career TEAM has found a healthy balance between for-profit innovation and community enrichment. Looking ahead, the organization will continue to close the nation's opportunity divide with additional government-funded workforce sites; while also building staff capacity of workforce funding sources and industry providers. See www.careerteam.com for more information.
Career Team is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Background Check Requirements. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check (including criminal, prior employment and education verification). Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current employees who apply for the position.
California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Career Team is committed to complying with the CCPA and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. Career Team collects and uses Personal Information for human resources, employment, benefits administration, health and safety, and business-related purposes and to be in legal compliance. Below are the categories of Personal Information we collect and the purposes for which we intend to use this information:
Identifying information, such as your full name, gender, date of birth, and signature; Demographic data, such as race, ethnic origin, marital status, disability, and veteran or military status; Contact information, such as your home address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contact information; Dependent's or other individual's information, such as their full name, address, date of birth, and Social Security numbers (SSN); National identifiers, such as SSN, passport and visa information, and immigration status and documentation; Educational and professional background, such as your work history, academic and professional qualifications, educational records, references, and interview notes; Employment details, such as your job title, position, hire dates, compensation, performance and disciplinary records, and vacation and sick leave records; Financial information, such as banking details, tax information, payroll information, and withholdings; Health and Safety information, such as health conditions (if relevant to your employment), job restrictions, workplace illness and injury information, and health insurance policy information; Information Systems (IS) information, such as your search history, browsing history, login information, and IP addresses on the Company's information systems and networks; Biometric information, such as facial recognition, fingerprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, or other physical patterns; and Geolocation data, such as time and physical location related to use of an internet website, application, device, or physical access to a Company office location.
The Company collects Personal Information to use or disclose as appropriate to:
(1) Comply with all applicable laws and regulations; (2) Recruit and evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment; (3) Conduct background checks; (4) Manage your employment relationship with us, including for: (a) onboarding processes; (b) timekeeping, payroll, and expense report administration; (c) employee benefits administration; (d) employee training and development requirements; (d) the creation, maintenance, and security of your online employee accounts; (e) reaching your emergency contacts when needed, such as when you are not reachable or are injured or ill; (f) workers' compensation claims management; (g) employee job performance, including goals and performance reviews, promotions, discipline, and termination; and (h) other human resources purposes; (5) Manage and monitor employee access to company facilities, equipment, and systems; (6) Conduct internal audits and workplace investigations; (7) Investigate and enforce compliance with and potential breaches of Company policies and procedures; (8) Engage in corporate transactions requiring review of employee records, such as for evaluating potential mergers and acquisitions of the Company; (9) Maintain commercial insurance policies and coverages, including for workers' compensation and other liability insurance; (10) Perform workforce analytics, data analytics, and benchmarking; (11) Administer and maintain the Company's operations, including for safety purposes; (12) For client marketing purposes; (13) Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, and affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents; and (14) to comply with requirements of government grants, including, but not limited to, program and audit requirements.