What are the responsibilities and job description for the Proposal Writer position at Octo Consulting Group?
Proposal Writer
Location: Reston, VAReq#: 605381
Company Information
Octo, an IBM company, is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of technical solutions for the federal government. At IBM/Octo, we specialize in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address government's most pressing missions. IBM/Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.
Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you'll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you'll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region's best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice!
You...
As a Proposal Writer at Octo, you will support proposal responses for numerous federal business development opportunities. The ideal candidate will have significant experience writing proposals in response to federal Requests for Proposals, Quotes, and Information. Candidates should have a demonstrated history of working with technical subject matter experts (SMEs), using journalistic style to elicit solution components and turn them into high-quality written proposal responses. Additional qualifications include experience working with MS Word, preferably in an online collaborative environment; ability to identify and rework content that can be expressed more clearly with tables, graphs, or other visual presentations; knowledge of Plain Language best practices; and experience following style guides. Experience writing about information or engineering technologies and processes is a plus.
Candidates must be able to digest solicitation documents, understand basic compliance elements and solution requirements, and adhere to assigned page limits for each section. Candidates must also have demonstrated experience working with personnel from all levels of an organization to elicit content from SMEs, to accept input from color review teams and capture teams during review cycles, and to conform with corporate writing styles and preferences.
Us...
We were founded as a fresh alternative in the Government Consulting Community and are dedicated to the belief that results are a product of analytical thinking and Agile design principles and that solutions are built in collaboration with, not for, our customers. This mantra drives us to succeed and act as true partners in advancing our client's missions.
Skills & Requirements-
Specifics...
- Write proposal drafts in advancing stages of maturity throughout the proposal development lifecycle
- Using journalistic style, work with subject matter experts to elicit solution elements that respond directly to capture, proposal, and writing plans as determined by the Capture Team for each opportunity
- Edit proposal content for other sections as necessary to support high quality proposal and related content for the firm
- Support the maintenance of the proposal content library, updating content continually as new, highly-scored content is available
- Train inexperienced writers from across the company in the principles and practices of proposal writing
- Work well in highly collaborative team environments both within the Proposal Operations service center and within individual proposal teams
Requirements...
- Experience writing proposal content in response to federal RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs
- Demonstrated history of writing about a variety of topics; technical writing training is a plus
Desired Skills...
- Understanding of and experience with writing responses focused on IT subject areas, particularly Agile/Scaled Agile Framework software development, is highly desirable
Years of Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience
Education: Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, or Marketing is preferred. (Significant professional writing experience may substitute for major.)
Location: Reston, VA
Clearance: No clearance is required for this position, although Octo conducts background checks on all candidates to whom we extend an offer.
Octo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.
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