Job Summary
We are seeking to hire a Proposal Writer to work in our Erbil office, the successful candidate will prepare proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting documents. Minimum of 3 years of experience is required in the mentioned field.
Responsibilities
- Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
- 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.
- Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- Presentation Skills, Written Communication, Graphic Design Skills, Technical Documentation, Layout Skills, Market Knowledge
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in writing proposals
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent
- Ability to work in Erbil, Iraq
- NGO experience is a plus
- Must be fluent in the English language
How To Apply
If you meet the above criteria, send your resume/CV to info@smithson.co Please mention the job title in the subject line to facilitate the screening process.