Associate Director, Proposal Writing

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Job Description:

Description

Title: Associate Director, Proposal Writing

Please provide a cover letter with your application. Applicants who do not provide a cover letter will not be considered.

Who We Are:

CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. For more than 75 years, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact. CCS provides tailored support to more than 700 nonprofit organizations annually. With over 550 professionals and 18 offices throughout the United States and Europe, we have the capacity to help local and international organizations achieve outstanding results.

CCS is seeking a motivated, deadline-driven Associate Director, Proposal Writing to work with a New York-based Executive team. The successful candidate will work closely with our Executive team and other proposal writers to create materials that ensure successful business development and sales conversations. A critical component of this role is to help develop consistent, creative, and professional proposals, RFPs, and presentations that differentiate CCS from our competitors and outline our scope of work in clear and compelling ways. Please note that this is not a sales or lead-generating position.

Ideal candidates will possess excellent writing, communication, research, and design skills to contribute to the development of sales materials and resources. The candidate is also comfortable working with multiple Executives and other proposal writers and is capable of meeting set deadlines and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced corporate environment. Prior experience with RFPs, proposals, and client relationship management databases is a plus. Experience with research, data visualization, and professional writing is key. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team in a role that has room to grow and evolve.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the proposal writing team to develop content based on the needs of a particular lead or scope of work
• Complete research on potential leads and complete other sales materials in advance of sales meetings to ensure Team Executives are prepared in a timely manner
• Maintain and update proposal templates; customize templates as needed for specific proposals, decks, one-pagers, etc.
• Assist other proposal writers in securing client case studies and references for proposals
• Support the final editing, formatting, and distribution of materials as needed
• Attend sales meetings with Team Executives as needed
• Draft thank-you and follow-up correspondence for Team Executives
• Work with team NetSuite coordinator to ensure our database info is up-to-date
• Liaise with proposal writers across the firm to understand trends and continually enhance materials

Skills Required:

• 2-3 years of professional experience with proven writing and project management track record
• Ability to balance myriad tasks and deadlines efficiently
• Excellent writing and visualization skills
• Thorough proofreading skills
• Strong time management skills
• Keen ability to problem-solve
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Creative presentation design experience - experience with InDesign, Photoshop, Publisher, Canva, and other graphic design programs is a plus but not required

CCS offers competitive benefits, a dynamic training program, resources, career advancement, mentoring, and networking opportunities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage a diverse pool of candidates to apply.