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About the Role
Provide strategic and tactical support to help win new business for our practice, across all services and sectors. Actively participate in proposal management and strategy while co-authoring content for proposals, oral presentations, and other pursuit collateral. Work with Client Executives, client service professionals, designers, other Proposal Strategists across Canada, and an international team of Proposal Coordinators.
Responsibilities
- Drive the strategic communications process on large, complex and strategically significant proposals
- Research, write and edit standard and customized proposal content
- Contribute and/or facilitate meetings with bid response team members
- Coach and develop collateral for oral presentations
- Facilitate win strategy sessions
- Project manage the process which includes the coordination of information from contributors and follow-up on action items to achieve a coordinated team effort
- Monitor the progress of all proposal activities for adherence to deadlines and quality standards
- Share leading practices with proposal teams
- Review final proposal collateral for quality, format and content for adherence to the firm’s brand standards
- Serve as a liaison between the proposal response team and other support functions
- Build and leverage relationships within the Markets Organization across the country
- Manage multiple proposals and priorities simultaneously
Requirements
- 3-5 years relevant experience
- Strong understanding of proposal management and development for professional services
- Experience in professional services (e.g., accounting, management consulting, legal, etc.) is highly desirable
- A background in proposals, content writing or communications
- Undergraduate degree required (major in Language, Communications, Marketing or Business)
- Fluency in English is required
- French is preferred but not mandatory
Skills
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- Strong business acumen
- Organized, detail-oriented and highly deadline-driven
- Strong project management skills, the ability to establish priorities, set and manage schedules, and coordinate multiple projects at one time
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization
- Highly developed computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and cloud-based technology
Location
- Toronto
- London
- Waterloo
- Ottawa
- Vancouver
- Victoria
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree
Salary/Compensations
- $75,600 to $113,400
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Support and coaching from engaging colleagues
- Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress career
- Freedom and flexibility to handle role
About the Company
- EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
- Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
- EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions.
- Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.
- At EY, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as one element of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve the candidate experience.
- EY does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
Equal Opportunity
- Inclusiveness is at the heart of who we are and how we work.
- We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging.
- We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation.
- Our diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us.
- Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.