Job Summary

VSolvit is looking for a candidate to join our dynamic business development team as a Proposal Writer 1. This entry level position will support our proposal development team to develop items and written responses required for federal government information technology (IT) services sources sought notices (SSN), request for information (RFI), request for proposals (RFP), solicitation responses, and other federal contracting opportunities. This position will be mentored by a Senior Proposal Writer in federal government SSN/RFI/RFP response writing best practices. This position will work daily with other proposal development team members such as Capture Managers and Proposal Managers. 

Our experience has shown that candidates with written communication focused study areas have potential to excel in persuasive writing and written documentation required for successful proposal responses.

The candidate will be working in a fast-paced environment and be able to adapt to changing priorities and needs to support our team. As with any position, additional expectations exist. Some of these include, but are not limited to, adhering to normal working hours, meeting deadlines, following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook, communicating regularly with assigned supervisor(s), staying focused on the assigned tasks including company meetings, and completing other tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Develop labor category qualification matrices and staffing plan requirements in accordance with RFP/solicitation requirements

• Develop staffing requisitions / labor category descriptions in accordance with key personnel labor category requirements

• Develop and write resumes for proposed key and non-key personnel required for proposal submissions

• Develop and write past performance and previous contract experience volumes required for proposal submissions

• Develop and write management approach plan responses required for proposal submissions

• Develop and write IT services technical approach responses required for proposal submissions

• Develop and write other requirements required for proposal submissions

• Develop and write responses required for SSN and RFI responses

• Develop response templates in accordance with SSN, RFI, RFP, and solicitation instructions

• Help maintain corporate knowledge management repositories, past performance libraries, and technical approach best practices documents

• Interview technical subject matter experts, contract program managers and other corporate leadership in the development of writing deliverables

• Research topics in order to understand IT service delivery areas such as software development, systems engineering, data warehousing, business intelligence, cybersecurity and information assurance, cloud services, and other IT services

• Utilize corporate approved generative artificial intelligence tools to research writing subject areas and develop content ideas

• May support other department writing tasks such as marketing development and general copy editing

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or English

• Strong writing skills

• Strong analysis and interpretive skills

• Strong ability to learn IT professional services nomenclature

• Strong interviewing skills used to elicit information from Subject Matter Experts

• Proven ability to work within a team environment

• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple concurrent work requirements

• Ability to consistently meet deadlines

• Proficiency in Google Suite (Google Mail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slide, Google Drive)

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)

• Positive attitude with a strong desire for professional growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior training or certification from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals

• 2 years previous work experience in a writing intensive and deadline driven position

• 2 years previous work experience supporting an IT company