Proposal Writer

Scottsdale, AZ (onsite or remote)

Are you ready for your next opportunity?

Tribal Health is looking for a Proposal Writer to join our growth team. The Proposal Writer leads the end-to-end development of compliant, compelling proposals in response to government solicitations. This role combines strategic planning, content development, and cross-functional coordination to ensure timely, high-quality submissions aligned with federal requirements. The ideal candidate excels at writing, managing deadlines, and driving continuous improvement in proposal processes and tools. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Oversee the full solicitation lifecycle, including RFIs, Sources Sought, RFQs, RFPs, IDIQs, and task orders.
Monitor opportunity portals and support go/no-go decisions based on company capabilities.
Analyze requirements and develop outlines, compliance matrices, schedules, and deliverable lists.
Own proposal development from initial review through final submission.
Write, edit, format, and integrate persuasive, compliant proposal content.
Identify required deliverables and coordinate timely responses from SMEs and other departments.
Lead kickoff meetings, reviews, status updates, and deadline management.
Track proposals through award or loss and maintain accurate outcome records.
Follow submitted proposals through award or loss and maintain accurate tracking of outcomes.
Review lessons learned and improve future submissions, tools, and standards.
Maintain and improve the proposal repository, including templates, past performance, resumes, and reusable content.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Healthcare Administration, or related field — or equivalent work experience. 
5-10 years of experience in federal government proposal coordination, preferably in healthcare staffing or professional services. 
Strong understanding of federal procurement processes, regulations, and evaluation criteria. 
Experience responding to solicitations from IHS, VA, DoD, or other federal health agencies. 
Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with an ability to craft persuasive, compliant narratives. 
Highly organized, with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple proposals simultaneously. 
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and SharePoint.

Compensation

$72,000-$85,000 annually (DOE)
Full benefits package including healthcare, retirement, and PTO

Native American Preference: Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Native American candidates in accordance with federal law (Title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA-4432 should be submitted with the application. For more information about Native American Preference in employment please click here.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Tribal Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We value the skills, experience, and dedication that veterans bring to the workplace and qualified veterans are encouraged to apply. Tribal Health is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know by emailing hr@tribalhealth.com or by calling (480)581-6961. For more info on EEOC please visit EEOC KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Work Environment

Physical demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to frequently stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, talk, hear and perform repetitive motions. There may be prolonged periods of sitting, keyboarding, reading, as well as driving or riding in transport vehicles. Specific vision abilities required by this job include reading, distance, computer, and color vision. Talking and hearing are essential to communicate with clients, vendors and staff. Overnight travel may be required from time to time.

Mental demands:

There are a number of deadlines associated with this position. The employee must be able to handle frequent interruptions and must also multi-task and interact with a wide variety of people on various and, at times, complicated issues.

Other:

Confidentiality:

All employees must uphold all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent. This position has access to sensitive information and a breach of these principles will be grounds for immediate termination

Background Investigation:

This position may be subject to a 101-630 background check in an effort to ensure compliance with public law 101-630 “Indian child protection and family violence prevention act.” Candidates for positions that require a 101-630 background check must be able to successfully pass a background and character investigation in compliance with pl 101-630.

Drug Screening:

All applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening prior to beginning employment and will be subject to random drug testing.

Tribal Health

New Jobs

Proposal Writer