Sr. Proposal Specialist - GHD : Job Details

At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That's why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We'll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life. Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

Who are we looking for?

We are hiring for a new Sr. Proposal Specialist to join our Southeast Team to support pursuit and proposal activities and the development and implementation of pursuit plans and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Document Preparation: Edit document in line with organizational style guidelines and prepare information for publication.
• Needs Assessment: Investigate questions relating to existing programs, processes, and procedures.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.
• Solutions Analysis: Interpret data and identify possible answers. Involves navigating a wide variety of processes, procedures, and precedents.
• Multiagency Work: Work collaboratively with other professional teams and over organizational boundaries to ensure service users experience cohesive and seamless support to meet their needs.
• Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Request for Bid Solicitation/Proposal/Tender Response: Gather information and resources, draft and complete proposals, and fulfill all process requirements (in terms of deadlines, documentation, etc.) in response to bid solicitations, request for proposal, and request for tender to create the best chance of being awarded the contract.
• Bid Solicitation/Request for Proposal/Tender Analysis: Conduct feasibility studies from technological, financial, and organizational perspectives on aspects of bid solicitation, including request for proposal (RFP) and request for tender (RFT) project requirements, and write specifications for tenders.
• Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.

Skills

• Effectively Presents Solutions Works with full competence to communicate and articulate potential resolutions or strategies in a clear, compelling, and tailored manner to address specific challenges or meet organizational needs. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Qualifying Works with full competence to spend the appropriate time for the size and potential of each opportunity. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Data Collection and Analysis Works with full competence to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Analytical Process Techniques Works with full competence to apply appropriate analytical processes and procedures to support research schedules. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Perform Gap Analysis Works with full competence to conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Action Planning Works with full competence to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Diagnoses Needs with Questions Works with full competence to systematically assess and identify requirements, issues, or gaps by employing strategic questioning techniques to gather relevant information and determine appropriate solutions. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• In-Depth Questioning Works with full competence to probe and explore complex subjects thoroughly, extracting comprehensive information through insightful questioning to enhance understanding and decision-making processes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Questions Strategically Works with full competence to employ purposeful and insightful questioning techniques to gather targeted information, promote critical thinking, and guide decision-making processes strategically. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Understands Issues/Motivations Works with full competence to comprehensively grasp and analyze the underlying problems or motivations in a given context, enabling informed decision-making and effective solutions. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Creative Problem Solving Works with full competence to find practical solutions for unexpected client problems. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Reporting Works with full competence to create reports for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Analyze Alternatives and Recommend Solutions Works with full competence to analyze potential solutions and create recommendations based on the expected benefits, costs, and overall value of the solution for key stakeholders. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Analyze Current State/AS-IS State Works with full competence to understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Verbal Communication Works with full competence to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

• General Experience: Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years)
• Managerial Experience: Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way. We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact. See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.