Proposal Writer (12 Month Contract)
Job Type: Temporary Contract
Reference code: 127504
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC
Our Purpose
- Experience a firm where wellness matters.
- Be expected to share your ideas and to make them a reality.
- Be part of a firm that leads the way and pushes themselves to look like contemporary Canada.
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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work with Deloitte's Value & Sales Excellence team?
Are you a highly motivated and confident individual with a passion for writing and editing (in particular, turning technical material into compelling, easy-to-digest content)? Do you get an adrenaline rush facing tight deadlines with a fun and determined team of like-minded individuals? Do you have experience writing proposals or other sales documents for professional services clients? As an added bonus, are you fully bilingual, comfortable creating content in both French and English?
If so, you should consider a challenging and dynamic career as a Proposal Writer with our Value & Sales Excellence (VSE) team!
What will your typical day look like?
In your role as a Proposal Writer, you will be involved in all phases of a pursuit, starting with strategy development and writing guidance, and continuing through to the creation of compliant and high-scoring proposals and presentations. Working with collaborative teams of subject matter experts and other VSE professionals, you will have a key role in preparing and tailoring clear, concise, and engaging material that not only responds to the needs of our clients, but resonates with the relevant audiences. Organization, a proactive approach, and outstanding written and verbal communication skills are key to your success.
About the team
The VSE is of a group of specialized professionals dedicated to helping drive the firm's most strategic opportunities. The VSE leads the firm on sales governance, sales support, and sales innovation and works with public and private sector teams from all Deloitte businesses across Canada.
Enough about us, let's talk about you
You are someone with:
- A relevant Bachelor's degree, preferably in communications, journalism, literature, or similar
- 5 years of experience preparing and tailoring content for clients (experience writing proposals to address the unique needs of Canadian public sector entities is an asset)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills , with a keen eye for detail
- Empathetic approach, with the ability to write from the client's mindset
- Ability to collate and synthesize large amounts of information into a persuasive story
- Experience interpreting and analyzing complex RFX documents (including Requests for Proposals, Requests for Information, and Requests for Qualifications) and structuring and editing content to respond to client requirements
- Ability to work with practitioners from varying backgrounds, communicate to executive leadership, lead teams in strategic discussions, and influence others
- Exceptional follow-up skills, with the ability to read a situation and adapt your leadership style to achieve results (either in person or remotely)
- Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Strong document management skills in MS Word and PowerPoint, including the ability to coordinate with others to produce appealing and compelling proposals in French and English
- Bilingualism in French and English would be an advantage for this position, including advanced writing and editing skills in both languages.
Total Rewards
The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $156,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.
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The next step is yours
At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively - that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.
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