Writer Consultant Needed
Department: Business Development
Location: Remote/Washington, D.C.
Background and Scope of Work:
NCBA CLUSA is searching for an experienced Consultant Writer with availability for multiple short-term assignments over the course of six to twelve months. The Consultant Writer will serve as the lead writer for the Business Development (BD) team in preparation of bids in the BD pipeline while editing assigned sections to ensure concise language, contributing to initial capture efforts in collaboration with assigned proposal teams, ensuring proposal draft adherence to donor compliance matrix regulations and format, synthesizing information and data, and ensuring overall format and flow of technical proposals for submission to U.S. Government donors.
The Consultant Writer will:
- Participate in the capture and proposal development process as a lead writer, integrating elements from the request for information (RFI)/solicitation (if available) to support the completion of a proposal within the indicated timeframe in the proposal development calendar.
- Review background information, interview stakeholders, and participate in strategic discussions to understand the critical win themes, unique value propositions, organizational approaches, and standards to highlight in the proposal.
- Conduct desk research as necessary to support technical section development, for example, to strengthen descriptions of the context, constraints, opportunities, and needs.
- Work closely with the Proposal Manager, as well as proposal team, to ensure that the proposal is well-written, cohesive, organized according to the solicitation requirements and that all technical proposal sections align with NCBA CLUSA’s win strategy.
- Prepare a pre-solicitation blue draft based on information available, existing capture materials (capture plan, win themes, partner heat map, competitive analysis etc.), and results framework.
- The blue draft proposal will include the context statement, conceptual framework, technical approach, and description of activities, management and monitoring and evaluation plan into a well-written, cohesive, organized proposal that responds to what we believe will be the funder requirements.
- Prepare a revised “pink” draft following the release of the solicitation, that is aligned with the compliance matrix and proposal calendar.
- Prepare a revised “red” draft that is aligned with the compliance matrix and proposal calendar.
- Participate in the internal review meetings of the pink and red draft and incorporate reviewer feedback.
- Utilize inputs from internal NCBA CLUSA staff, identified partners and subcontractors, as well as supporting writers (if assigned), in the development of proposal drafts, as directed by the Czar.
- Provide any useful technical guidance and recommendations that will help improve the quality of the final technical proposal.
Minimum Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Five years of experience in proposal writing/editing.
- Experience drafting corporate communications for both internal and external audiences.
- Ability to write and provide copy edits in English.
- Ability to draft corporate communications in English.
- Previous experience with US Government funding.
To be considered for this consultancy interested parties must forward a brief summary of experience and CV in English to rholt@ncba.coop, with the subject line: “Writer Consultant”.
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