Proposal Consultant at Zutari

Who are we looking for?

• We want experienced and knowledgeable proposal specialists, also known as bid managers, bid consultants, or bid coordinators, to join our winning work team. You will develop and implement win strategies, and manage teams to deliver quality, compliant, and compelling proposals and pursuit documents.

Responsibilities:

• Analyse RFPs, tender documents, and client requests to understand clients’ needs
• Research clients and opportunities
• Plan and manage the entire proposal/pursuit process
• Develop and implement win strategies
• Coordinate and manage contributions from subject matter experts according to strict timelines
• Collate and edit content provided by subject matter experts to ensure a uniform style across all documents
• Edit and/or rewrite generic content for proposals
• Create and customise CVs and project case studies to sell our skills and experience
• Create designs and use Zutari templates in MS Word and PowerPoint to create well branded documents
• Brief graphics team for more specialised graphic support
• Contribute to the development of commercial offers
• Contribute to creating and maintaining the winning work content library
• Ensure bids are compliant and delivered on time
• Do proposal reviews and share lessons learnt

Education

• Degree or diploma in communications, marketing, journalism, humanities, or related disciplines.

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in a proposal environment, preferably within engineering, construction, finance or consulting
• Experience with donor funded bids will be beneficial

Skills, competencies, and capabilities

• Manage conflicting priorities and deadline driven
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional problem-solving abilities
• Cope with substantial responsibility while remaining calm under pressure
• Tactful, diplomatic, and able to build excellent interpersonal relationships
• Highly organised and meticulous
• Flexible and able to reprioritise when required
• Focused on detail and compliance
• Non-compromising on quality
• Self-motivated, driven, and creative
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal) - exposure to technical writing will be beneficial
• Good eye for graphics and ability to create well designed documents
• Highly proficient in in MS Word and PowerPoint