Proposal Writer

For an exciting and fulfilling career in Correctional Healthcare, come join us at MEDIKO!

At MEDIKO our work is mission driven by our desire to help others. We are a privately-owned, correctional healthcare provider that offers compassionate, comprehensive medical and mental health care to the underserved populations of our communities.

We are hiring for the following: Proposal Writer

Position: Proposal Writer

Schedule: PRN as needed

Location: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Research, write, and organize information related to the RFP response in a professional and credible manner

• Follow and track down correctional healthcare RFP releases to ensure company consideration of opportunities
• Assist with preparing new-business documents, including proposals and marketing materials
• Review and submit company questions to agency by deadline date and time
• Manage communication with agency during the proposal process
• Create and update proposal covers
• Assist with copy editing documents to prevent typos/errors and formatting for aesthetic quality
• Gather and finalize Appendices for proposals ensuring materials are current and relevant
• Format resumes on new employees in company format and style. Ensure resumes are complete and thorough tracking down needed information from new hire.
• Produce table of contents for proposals
• Assist with physical production for documents that require print and build electronic copies for master files
• Assist with creating redacted proposal from inclusion
• Submit electronic proposals for agencies that require electronic upload
• Format, proof, and finalize outgoing documents including proposals, reports, correspondence, and other project-specific communications as needed

• Work with cross-functional teams to gather technical data/material to compose proposal content
• Conduct relevant research of client, community, and industry resources to better understand client’s target population health needs and any pertinent initiatives, resources, or trends that might impact correctional health services
• Locate and review current and recent community articles that discuss challenges or concerns faced by the client’s facilities
• Review and demonstrate understanding of any current consent decrees or other legal actions faced by clients that might impact correctional health service delivery
• Help maintain library of re-usable materials, migrating material between the library and proposals
• Maintain master spreadsheet of proposal and past-performance activities
• Produce Opportunity summary for proposal kick-off meetings
• Keep track and issue reminders of all deadline dates of RFP activities
• Prepare and disseminate meeting notices
• Evaluate and summarize RFPs to assist company determination to submit a proposal;
• Track new business development opportunities via Request for Proposal searches
• Assist with update of Salesforce to maintain business development activities
• Update and maintain the proposal calendar
• Follow-up and track agency decisions
• Submit FOIA requests for targeted areas
• Analyze data from responded FOIA requests and input data in tracking mechanism (Salesforce)
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in proposal writing for correctional healthcare, healthcare, and/or social services preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field preferred
• Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced business environment adhering to deadlines as well as last-minute tasks with narrow time restrictions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Publisher
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat and Adobe photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and Adobe In-Design a plus

Benefits

• Benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for you and your family
• Employer-paid Life insurance policy/AD&D, long-term disability and short-term disability
• Tuition Reimbursement Assistance Plan
• CEUs paid for by MEDIKO
• Generous paid time off including 10 Holidays
• Participation in the MEDIKO retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Program

Please visit our website at click to view www.MEDIKO.com to learn more about opportunities with us!

EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.