Bid Writer
49 Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ottawa • Canada
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About the role
- Assist in supporting the Business Services team with their deliverables
- Write, edit, and review bid and tender responses to a high standard, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance with client requirements
- Take ownership of allocated sections of bids, from initial outline through to final submission
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to gather technical and business content
- Translate complex information into clear, persuasive, and benefit-led responses
- Ensure bids align with RFP requirements, evaluation criteria, and scoring guidance
- Review and refine content to improve quality, readability, and competitiveness
- Support the development of bid libraries, templates, and standard responses
- Manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Contribute ideas to continuously improve bid processes, content, and success rates
Requirements
- Post-secondary education diploma or degree
- Confident in producing large written professional materials
- Strong written communication skills with excellent grammar and attention to detail
- Experience working with formal tenders (e.g. public sector, regulated environments, or complex procurements)
- Ability to interpret tender documentation and evaluation criteria
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Detail-oriented
- Confident working with stakeholders at different levels
- 3 years minimum proven experience as a Bid Writer or Proposal Writer
- Technical/business writing experience
- Experience in Government of Canada and/or IT sector
- Familiarity with bid management tools or CRM systems
- Understanding of bid strategy, win themes, and scoring methodologies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
bid writingproposal writingtechnical writingbusiness writingtender documentation interpretationevaluation criteria analysisbid strategywin themesscoring methodologies
Soft Skills
written communicationattention to detailorganizational skillstime-management skillsstakeholder engagementclarity in communicationcollaborationcontent refinementidea contribution
Certifications
post-secondary education diplomadegree