Proposal Specialist (Bilingual, Remote) (Term)

This opportunity is also available on MNP’s Postes avec expérience job board in French. Please submit one application only to be considered for this opportunity. Thank you.

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change. Make an impact with our Proposal Management team as a Specialist. This diverse team of professionals understands and responds to client needs while positioning MNP as the service provider of choice. As a trusted advisor, you’ll create engaging, refined and persuasive client proposals that directly contribute to the success of our firm and our clients.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

This opportunity is for a one-year term beginning March, 2024. **

Responsibilities**

• Bid distribution and management
  • Monitor bid search sites and promptly disseminate opportunity information to key team members
  • Follow up with the bid recipients for a bid decision
  • Go/No-Go process – participates in evaluating which projects to pursue
• Proposal Management
  • With limited supervision or guidance, help proposal teams identify winning strategies by understanding the buyer’s needs, challenging the status quo, and creating proposals that are customized and tailored to the decision maker
  • Initiate and coordinate the proposal development process from Go/No-Go stage to the final delivery of the proposal, including initiation/kick-off, strategy development, writing review and approval, tracking proposal metrics, coordinating requirements with contributors, and submitting proposals
  • Create proposal drafts and coordinate relevant internal stakeholders to address project and client needs while best representing our firm’s value proposition
  • Help facilitate a high level of collaboration between multiple stakeholders across the organization to produce proposals, presentations, and other marketing material in alignment with brand and quality standards’ deliverables
  • Apply win themes and knowledge of the winning strategy to proposal submissions
  • Manage the proposal schedule to ensure proposal timelines are met
  • Comply with and use the company database to track all proposal information required to develop weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports. Ensure data is accurate and updated in real-time
  • Develop and send conflict-of-interest emails
  • Assist with the development of scopes of works and engagement letters
  • Participate in proposal debriefings for continuous quality improvement processes
• Administration
  • Act as a backup to other proposal team members as required
  • Perform research related to proposal preparation
  • Serve as a training resource and brand ambassador, sharing approaches and learnings from proposals. Actively share best practices

Skills And Experience

• Three (3) or more years of experience in a related role
• Ability to communicate and write in French is required
• Prior experience with the creation, coordination and delivery of proposals in consulting or professional services sector is considered an asset
• Ability to work efficiently, multitasking deadlines within short timeframes
• A university degree or diploma in business, communications, creative writing, journalism or another related field
• Proven analytical, communication, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to write and develop innovative, compelling and persuasive proposals
• Strong technical writing skills and attention to detail
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, both formally and informally
• Solid proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and Dynamics 365
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop would be an asset
• APMP designation is considered an asset
• Ability to communicate and write in English is an asset

MyRewards@MNP

With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, exclusive access to perks and discounts, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more! **

Diversity@MNP**

We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!