Job Title:        Senior Proposal Writer

Organization: IMK Business Consultants (IMK)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

IMK Business Consultants (IMK) is a Business management consulting firm offering practical and feasible business solutions. IMK operates regionally in four East African countries namely; Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Rwanda; with other occasional consultancies made world over to our clients in Europe and other parts of the world. Our mission is to be a world leader in matching demand for and supply of Talent, HR and Business development services by ensuring quality work to our clients and having experienced competent professionals with the best practical tailor made solutions/training skills to our important asset-THE CLIENT. Our client is one of the Uganda’s largest independent cleaning companies providing over 10 years of cleaning excellence and award winning service in both the commercial and industrial markets. Their client portfolio extends across a broad range of companies with over 30 Sites throughout the Region. They carry out a very wide spectrum of cleaning needs for customers, which ranges from commercial cleaning of offices to the very specialized industrial services.

Job Summary: The Senior Proposal writer will produce professionally written proposal content that clearly articulates the organizations value proposition. This is a networking role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to demanding deadlines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Lead bid / proposal sessions
• Support the Bid / Proposal process in developing a proposal structure
• Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant
• Deliver completed written proposal responses to the Proposal Manager against agreed RFP deadlines, escalating issues as required
• Re-write / edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, technical / product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery
• Present all new proposal content to the knowledgebase manager for potential re-use

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The ideal candidate should ideally be holding a similar role in the contract cleaning industry
• Prior contract cleaning or allied service background
• Excellent track record in winning new business through bidding process
• Prior skills and experience in producing and editing proposal content within a complex business environment.
• The proposal writer should be experienced in leading storyboarding sessions, participating in key review meetings / final document review, content sign off and document production.
• Previous experience of coordinating and updating a knowledge base system is beneficial. A deep understanding of the bid tendering process in Uganda is vital.
• Previous exposure and experience in winning new business and contract costings
• Computer literate and able to present at management level
• Highly sales-driven, Enthusiastic with the ambition to seize every opportunity
• Ability to coach sales teams and subject matter experts in writing best practice
• Prior proposal automation software (or similar) experience
• Ability to communicate and influence at a senior level
• Strong time management / prioritization skills
• Strong written English language skills
• Keen attention to detail.

NB: This position will suit an individual who is looking to make a long term investment in their career.

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their cover letters and detailed CVs via E-mail to info@imkconsultants.com