Senior Technical Writer

Job Description:

Short Description:

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. 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

Roles & 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 Client 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.

Technical Skills:

· Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience

· Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

· Technical writing or documentation management with demonstrated writing and editing skills required

· Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences

· Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously

· Experience or familiarity with contract law or procurement processes is desired

· Willing to work onsite 4 days a week

Flexible work from home options available.