Senior Technical Writer/ Technical Documentation Specialist

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.