Job Openings for Business Writers - SME Desk in a Reputable Financial Services Institution in Port Harcourt


Michael Stevens Consulting - Our client, a reputable Financial services institution in Rivers State, is looking for a suitably qualified candidate for the position below: Job Title: Business Writer - SME Desk Location: Rivers Job Description

  • Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs of clients;
  • Review submitted Feasibility studies and Business Plans and ascertain their suitability in line with funding partner requirements
  • Studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
  • Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
  • Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding; coordinating printing.
  • Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
  • Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
  • Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
  • Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
  • Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
  • Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
  • Advise SME Clients on requirements for accessing finance by Funding Partners
Key Qualifications / Requirements
  • Degree/HND with minimum of 3 years proposal writing/business analysis experience.
  • Strong Analytical Skills
  • Excellent proposal writing skills
How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's to: [email protected] with Job title as the subject. Application Deadline: 18th May, 2017.