Proposal Writer

Overview

We are looking for a Proposal Writer able to draft, edit and refine text portions of AVIAN proposals ensuring they are clear, compliant, and compelling.

AVIAN (pronounced *a-v-yin*) is an employee-owned, entrepreneurial-spirited company where creative, talented minds flourish, and where proactive, productive, proficient professionals feel valued.

We are resourceful, responsive, and reachable for various government and commercial clients in program, financial, and logistics management; engineering and systems engineering; test and evaluation of manned and unmanned systems; workforce development and training; communication strategy and graphic design.

The type of work we do is a direct result of the creativity of our team, and the talents they bring. But in the end, we are all driven by the purpose of taking care of those around us.

We’re seeking people that are passionate and excited about creating well-crafted products and memorable experiences with our customers. We are not in the market of automated transactions; we build lasting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead writer for proposal technical and management volumes primarily in support of Defense, Aerospace and other government agency opportunities
• Research, organize, draft, and edit technical proposals
• Draft compelling and compliant technical content
• Gather information in a variety of ways such as brainstorming sessions, whiteboarding, interviews, research, consolidation of previously developed written materials, and translate it into original text
• Edit and refine written inputs from technical Subject Matter Experts (SME) into winning proposal content
• Tailor/repurpose archived content to meet similar requirements
• Draft responses to Government Requests for Information (RFI) or Sources Sought (SS), working either independently using archived information or conducting research, or as part of a team with an assigned technical SME
• Support AVIAN proposal manager and proposal team throughout proposal process
• Assist in proposal strategy development; define, and help articulate “win themes”, strengths, and discriminators
• Create/Revise/Tailor proposal artifacts
• Adhere to proposal schedule and deadlines
• Ensure that AVIAN proposals are grammatically correct and maintain a consistent tone or voice.
• Identify and edit the most relevant past performance examples and resumes
• Participate in proposal phases, activities, and milestones including the kickoff meeting, teammate meetings, data calls, brainstorming sessions, informal proposal reviews
• Assist in execution of Color Team recovery plans and final editing of final version
• Produce narrative sections that reflect win strategy and address all evaluation factors and criteria

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Must be proficient in the English language.

Required Experience: Five years’ experience performing government proposal preparation functions, including at least two years specifically drafting, refining, and editing Request for Proposal (RFP) technical narratives and past performances. Understanding of DoD organizations, structures, and acronyms.

Required Skills

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, including features used for long documents. Excellent written and communication skills.
• Technical writing and editing, including editorial practice and standards. Demonstrated capability to write clear, logical, and persuasive narrative for a variety of technical and non-technical documents
• Ability to:
• Create original content from research
• Interview subject matter experts and then create original content
• Edit and refine draft written inputs from technical SMEs into winning proposal content
• Tailor/repurpose archived content to meet similar requirements
• Strong time management and prioritization skills, team player with uncommon attention to detail
• Experience working collaborative documents and repositories (SharePoint use)
• Proficient in use of MS PowerPoint and EXCEL
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team to meet deadlines, to include evenings and weekends at times
• Familiarity with preparing proposals for a variety of government agencies including U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, DHS, and FAA.
• Experience responding to DOD requests for proposals

Desired Experience And Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Government source selection process
• Formal Shipley training desired, however, a working knowledge of the Shipley or Lohfeld process is acceptable.
• Experience serving as a Volume Lead
• Experience serving as a Proposal Manager

Current SECRET security clearance a plus but not required.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.

Our entire AVIAN workforce is required to comply with the Executive Order 14042 requiring employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. An employee will be considered fully vaccinated when at least two (2) weeks have elapsed after the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 series or at lease (2) weeks have elapsed after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.