Proposal Writer Job at Acquisition Professionals LLC in Virginia
Acquisition Professionals LLC, Virginia, MN, United States, 55792
Corporate Profile:
Acquisition Professionals (AP) LLC is a trusted strategic partner and solutions-based company that combines years of deep knowledge-based expertise, agile program management, and customized learning solutions. AP provides cradle-to-grave acquisition services and acquisition training, administrative support services, Information Technology Support Services, and program and financial management. We leverage technology, tools, and industry best practices through our experienced personnel to create cross-functional results and navigate the complex and high-risk areas for our clients’ projects and programs.
Job Summary:
Acquisition Professionals is looking for a Sr. Level Proposal Writer to join our team. This professional will be responsible for managing and implementing proposal processes, ensuring and maintaining a balance between quality and efficiency, leading the team to complete products, and utilizing the Shipley proposal process. The candidate should have prior experience in creating winning and persuasive proposals. The ideal candidate must have excellent organizational skills, understand the proposal Section C, L, & M formatting, coordinate well under deadlines, and be able to communicate effectively and persuasively in writing.
Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work with corporate BD staff to document, write, and articulate corporate experience against proposal requirements.
- Lead written responses to technical, management, corporate experience, staffing rationale, resumes, and transition sections.
- Understand RFP requirements and respond with compliant and compelling solutions.
- Collaborate with the team to articulate solutions, strategy, approach, experience, win themes, and discriminators.
- Gather needed information from internal and external personnel to support writing activities.
- Write clear, compliant, persuasive proposal sections; translate complex ideas into understandable text.
- Develop and implement process improvements to enhance proposal quality.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Guide teams through the collaborative process to develop responses to RFI, RFQs, and RFPs.
- Implement proposal procedures and governance, coordinate resources, and adhere to best practices.
- Conduct research to support proposal development.
- Ensure the process delivers the information needed for a winning proposal.
- Understand and implement win strategies, themes, and storytelling to articulate the solution narrative.
- Conceive content from the client’s perspective.
- Analyze evaluation criteria to ensure high scoring proposals.
- Visualize and match written content with client evaluator expectations.
- Edit and revise proposals based on feedback.
- Maintain consistency, detail orientation, and a factual, convincing writing style.
- Ensure proposal responses address client questions: “who,” “what,” “where,” “how,” “when,” and “why.”
- Explain benefits to the client in descriptive statements.
- Design, manage, and update a content library and templates in line with corporate branding.
- Work on tight deadlines, delegate tasks, and manage proposal writing and editing.
- Develop a plan, outline each stage of the proposal, and create a schedule to meet deadlines.
- Collaborate with the design team to create graphics and visuals for projects.
- Present to corporate executives.
- Adhere to brand voice, tone, and style guidelines.
- Schedule and run proposal kick-off meetings, lead storyboarding sessions, and coordinate proposal governance/sign off.
Education/Certifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in journalism, communications, English, or related field.
- APMP Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC)
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with at least 8 total years of professional experience or 6 years with a master’s degree.
- 5 years of experience as a proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations, and Shipley trained.
- Evidence of a successful track record of high quality, high scoring proposals.
- Demonstrated success writing and leading technical, management, transition, staffing, and/or corporate experience & past performance volumes for complex efforts.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong work ethic and desire to excel and keep growing over time.
- The position is primarily onsite in our Springfield, VA headquarters with potential to telework up to 25% between live proposals. Onsite presence is expected during proposal efforts.
Desired Qualifications:
- Proven ability in planning, producing, and delivering compliant proposals within a complex business environment.
- A solid leader with proposal writing and management experience.
- Experience in scheduling and running proposal kick-off meetings, leading storyboarding sessions, and facilitating key review meetings.
- Strong time management and prioritization skills.
- Strong written English language skills.
- Measures of success include win rate, capture rate, content quality, revenue, margin, proposals submitted, and achievement of internal SLAs.
- Advanced MS Word/PowerPoint skills & proficient in MS Office/Adobe InDesign.
Corporate Summary:
Acquisition Professionals (AP) LLC is an Economically Disadvantaged, Woman-Owned, 8(a) small business located at the MetroPark Office Complex in Alexandria, Virginia. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, matching 401k, tax-free transit subsidy, paid federal holidays, and paid time off. AP is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to creating an all-inclusive environment for all employees, and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.