Proposal Technical Writer

About Initiate Government Solutions

Founded in 2007, Initiate Government Solutions (IGS) is a Woman-Owned Small Business and a fully remote IT services provider supporting federal partners nationwide. We deliver innovative Enterprise IT and Health Services solutions with a strong focus on data analytics, health informatics, cloud migration, AI, and the modernization of federal information systems.

Our vision is to be a health IT trendsetter, continuing to solve the nation’s most challenging healthcare IT issues by conceiving, designing, and building solid, creative, and innovative open-source solutions. Our mission is to innovate, design, and deliver tailored solutions that balance technical advancement with cost-awareness while providing exceptional service.

Proposal Technical Writer (Remote)

IGS is currently recruiting a remote Proposal Technical Writer to support our work. This is a remote access assignment. The Candidate will work remotely daily and will remotely access IGS systems and therein use approved IGS provided communications systems. Travel is not required; however, the candidate may be required to attend onsite client meetings as requested.

Position Overview

The Proposal Technical Writer will manage compliant, high quality proposal content by synthesizing technical, operational, and business inputs into clear, compelling narratives. The Proposal Technical Writer will collaborate closely with stakeholders, SMEs, and leadership to align responses with win strategies, themes, and discriminators while meeting strict solicitation requirements and deadlines and to deliver competitive and well-coordinated submissions.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop proposal content by assembling and integrating information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Ensures that sections developed are compliant with solicitation requirements and incorporate strategies, win themes, and discriminators.
• Interact with Business Units, Proposal Manager, Subject Matter Experts, and Teaming Partners to obtain content necessary to draft compelling proposal sections.
• Interview SMEs, consultants, capture managers, and other proposal team members to obtain information for proposals and then independently develop technically clear and compelling proposal content.
• Provide insight on proposal content and where we can emphasize or incorporate strengths and benefits to improve responses.
• Organize and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously under tight/changing deadlines.
• Participate in daily stand-up calls, on live bids, detailing status of the proposal sections for which the writer is responsible, and identify any issues or resource requirements.
• Participate "hands on" in all phases of the proposal development process including gate reviews, win strategy, win themes/discriminators, outlines and compliance matrices, color reviews, writing and editing, graphic design, desktop publishing, document production, and packaging and delivering.
• Participate in strategy/solutioning sessions to develop winning approaches.
• Assist in proposal graphic conceptualization and creation, as needed.
• Support drafting/development of technical, past performance, staffing plans, formatting of resumes, and management narratives for large scale, complex, strategic proposals.
• Prepare past performance questionnaires to be completed by customers.
• Support corporate writing and editing efforts as needed (marketing materials, website content, etc.).
• Maintain and update SharePoint repositories with re-use content and past writing.
• Ensure proposal content is 508 compliant, when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Business, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience supporting federal proposal development (RFPs, RFIs).
• Proven ability to develop compliant, quality proposal content that aligns with solicitation requirements, win strategies, and evaluation criteria.
• Strong experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Business Development, SMEs, and teaming partners to gather and synthesize technical content.
• Demonstrated ability to independently interview SMEs and translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling written narratives.
• Experience supporting full proposal lifecycle activities, including solutioning, content development, color reviews, editing, and final production.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight, shifting deadlines and independently conduct research.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools such as SharePoint.
• Strong editing, proofreading, and attention-to-detail skills, including adherence to compliance requirements and formatting standards.
• Ability to contribute to proposal graphics, outlines, and compliance matrices is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications and Core Competencies

• Prior experience supporting federal agencies, specifically health IT.
• Prior, successful experience working in a remote environment.
• Ability to work and complete tasks independently and take a proactive approach.

Core Values

Successful IGS employees embody the following Core Values:

• Integrity, Honesty, and Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest level of ethics. Doing things like being accountable for mistakes, accepting helpful criticism, and following through on commitments to ourselves, each other, and our customers.
• Empathy, Emotional Intelligence: How we interact with others including peers, colleagues, stakeholders, and customers’ matters. We take collective responsibility to create an environment where colleagues and customers feel valued, included, and respected. We work within a diverse, integrated, and collaborative team to drive towards accomplishing the larger mission. We conscientiously and meticulously learn about our customers’ and end-users’ business drivers and challenges to ensure solutions meet not only technical needs but also support their mission.
• Strong Work Ethic (Reliability, Dedication, Productivity): We are driven by a strong, self-motivated, and results-driven work ethic. We are reliable, accountable, proactive, and tenacious and will do what it takes to get the job done.
• Life-Long Learner (Curious, Perspective, Goal Oriented): We challenge ourselves to continually learn and improve ourselves. We strive to be an expert in our field, continuously honing our craft, and finding solutions where others see problems.

Compensation & Benefits

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary, including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Initiate Government Solutions offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care, matching 401K and profit sharing, paid time off, training time for personal development, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability coverage, an education assistance program with potential merit increases for obtaining a work-related certification, employee recognition, and referral programs, spot bonuses, and other benefits that help provide financial protection for the employee and their family.

Initiate Government Solutions participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program.

Key skills/competency

• Proposal Writing
• Technical Writing
• Federal Proposals
• RFP/RFI Response
• Content Development
• Collaboration
• Editing & Proofreading
• Project Management
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Office Suite