TITLE: Senior Technical Writer
LOCATION: Washington, DC/ Hybrid
Employment type: Contract w2/1099/C2C
MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in IT, related field, or equivalent experience.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 11 years
INTERVIEWS: Either Webcam or In Person
Job Description: The client seeks a Senior Technical Writer for the PASS Modernization Project to develop and implement procurement templates, processes, documentation, training job-aids, and presentation materials for a new cloud-based procurement system.
Complete Description:The district government’s PASS Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution. The client seeks a Senior Technical Writer to support the development and implementation of:
- Revised procurement system templates, processes, and procedures
- Procurement-related documentation
- Training materials such as job-aids
- Presentation materials
Responsibilities · Develop and revise procurement sourcing, contract, and related templates to reflect current policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
· Develop and revise procurement process and procedure documentation to ensure clarity and compliance with current organizational and legislative policies.
· Coordinate and collaborate with the PASS Modernization Project PMO, legal, procurement staff, and other subject matter experts to gather necessary information to support document content development.
· Facilitate workshops or meetings to obtain information needed to complete documentation or to determine documentation requirements.
· Coordinate and collaborate with legal and other departments to ensure all documents meet legal requirements and regulatory standards.
· Ensure all documentation adheres to OCP established style guides and templates.
· Conduct ongoing reviews of existing documentation to identify areas for improvement.
· Produce quality documentation that is clear, consistent, appropriate, accurate, and meets procurement industry standards.
· Organize and maintain documents in designated Microsoft Teams folders, ensuring all documentation is up-to-date and easily accessible by procurement staff.
· Develop simple, understandable step-by-step job-aids to support the implementation of new or revised templates or other documents.
Skills: · Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Required 15 Years · Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Required 11 Years · Technical writing or documentation management with demonstrated writing and editing skills required.
Required 11 Years · Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.
Required 11 Years · Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Required 11 Years · Experience or familiarity with contract law or procurement processes is desired.
Desired 11 Years · Willing to work onsite 4 days a week.
Required Flexible work from home options available.