DNSnetworks is looking for a Proposal Writer with 5-8 years of experience to lead our end-to-end proposal process, primarily for Government of Canada bids. This role will manage our bid development and submission process.

About Us

Guardians of Tomorrow

At DNSnetworks we primarily work in the private sector and are looking to build a new pillar to our organization focused on IT professional services in government, municipalities and townships. We help our clients through our trusted professional services, our skilled and dedicated team, and our strong network of professional partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Vice-President, the Proposal Writer will be responsible for:

• End-to-end management of bids and our bid process, including competitive and non-competitive proposal material

• Participating in defining the bid strategy and contributing to bid/no-bid process

• Project managing bids, including defining tasks and timelines for team members and ensure proposal timelines are met

• Providing guidance, draft content, and oversight to bid response team members and resources

• Managing, writing, and conducting QA on proposals

• Facilitate collaboration across team members to ensure high quality and compliant bid responses

• Continuous improvement of our proposal process

• Monitoring RFP release and various RFP websites to identify opportunities

• Maintaining internal bid measurement and reporting

• Monitoring and maintaining contract vehicle refreshes and adding new categories

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with proposal and bid activities for the Canadian Federal Government

• Attention to detail and a relentless pursuit for quality

• Very strong written communication skills in English

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple proposal projects with short timeframes

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

• Problem-solving aptitude and critical thinking skills

• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel

Assets

• You can work effectively in both English and French

• Post-secondary degree or diploma related to technical writing, communications, or business

• You have experience and knowledge of the public sector (ie. organizations, policies, programs, processes) and has their security clearance

• Experience project managing horizontal teams through the bid development process

Benefits

• Flexible work environment with employee home office allowance to set-up personal home office

• Health and dental benefits
  

• Bonus distribution for personal performance
• Three weeks of vacation

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Our business offices are on the 2nd floor, with a single flight of stairs (20 steps) being the only access point to the building.

We welcome and embrace people from all backgrounds to pursue their career goals and dreams with us, as we work with our public sector clients to improve services for the betterment of all people living in Canada.