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Role Description

The Technical Proposal Writer develops clear, compliant, and compelling responses to state and federal RFPs, with a focus on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). This role builds structured proposal shells, integrates approved content from the organization’s content management system, and collaborates across departments to draft, edit, and refine proposal materials.

• Generate compliant proposal shells for responses based on requirements found in Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for state and federal Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).
• Input approved boilerplate from proposal Content Management System (PPL currently uses Loopio) into proposal shell to accurately address RFP questions.
• Work with the Proposal team to free-write material for proposals and edit and improve existing material.
• Complete all forms, references, resumes, and biographies as outlined in the RFP.
• Work with the Marketing department in the generation of all organizational charts and other proposal related graphics.
• Support the Proposal team in maintaining and building the proposal library.
• Stay abreast of industry standards, review all proposal post-bid information, and provide summaries, maintain the Content Management System, and monitor procurement sites.
• Work with various departments and levels of management to draft responses.
• Make recommendations on response approaches.
• Ensure consistent proposal submissions across PPL.
• Ensure that tools and style guides are in place to support the development of documentation that meets current market expectations.
• Support the development of overviews and summaries to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Ensure Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are submitted after each proposal, and a competitor analysis is performed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred. Substantial professional experience in a related field may be considered in lieu of formal degree.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience as a proposal writer with experience in state/federal procurement responses, proposal development and/or grant writing.

Requirements

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills including ability to be professional, technically accurate, clear, and succinct.
• Ability to interact with all levels of personnel from technical to high level executive management, and influence key stakeholders to complete work efforts.
• Ability to deal with adversity and differing opinions.
• Familiar with RFP Content Management Systems.
• Ability to incorporate operational feedback into writing.
• Ability to write multiple RFPs at once.

Benefits

• Compensation: $65,000-$75,000

Company Description

Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) helps people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or other long-term health conditions stay at home and “self-direct” their care. Known as consumer direction in New York, this long-term care model empowers people to take control of who provides their services and where. PPL was selected to be the Statewide Fiscal Intermediary for the New York Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) starting in 2025.

Our culture attracts and rewards people who are compassionate, results-oriented, and driven to exceed customer expectations. We desire motivated candidates who are excited to join our fast-paced, consumer-focused environment, and who want to make a difference in helping transform the lives of the people we serve.