Pursuit Manager/Proposal Writer

Job Description

Position summary

Pursuit Manager/Proposal Writer

Are you a skilled strategic writer passionate about influencing business audiences? Can you create compelling and crisp written content? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment? Then we’re looking for talent like you to join our Pursuit Management team!

Work you’ll do

As a Pursuit Manager/Proposal Writer, you’ll use your writing skills and experience to:

• Support priority bid opportunities for new business pursuits at Deloitte Consulting
• Write executive summaries and pursuit materials that articulate our strategic messaging in a compelling and persuasive manner
• Capture, shape, and synthesize information to reflect a cohesive message, written in one voice
• Translate technical information and business jargon into clear, consistent, and grammatically correct content
• Demonstrate a finely-tuned ability to sift through a discussion, extracting the most significant information and action items
• Engage with pursuit teams strategically, posing questions that encourage a team to consider all aspects of the client’s position, and draw out essential messaging
• Collaborate with graphic designers, project managers, pursuit coaches, and client service teams to build creative and innovative material
• Prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, traveling nationwide to work onsite with pursuit teams

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in English, journalism, communications, humanities, liberal arts, or related disciplines
• 8+ years of prior relevant experience
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• A quasi-journalistic ability to quickly grasp specialist knowledge and make it clear for external parties
• Strong executive presence
• Agility and speed in executing strong writing
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to “get smart quick” on a wide variety of topics
• Ability to prioritize and multitask within a fast-paced, challenging, and deadline-driven environment
• Exceptional project management skills
• Ability to travel up to 70%

How you’ll grow
At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their careers identify and use their strengths. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience. From on-the-job learning to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

Benefits
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

Deloitte’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them to be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy, happy lives. Learn more about Life at Deloitte.

Corporate citizenship
Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world.

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