Junior writer competencies

Junior writer competencies

In this post, you can ref competencies needed for Junior writer position. The standard job competencies include knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA model).

Apart from that, you can ref a job qualification also contains other elements such as education, experience, license, qualities, training courses, physical requirements, degree or certificates…

I. Job qualifications

You can find out competencies from standard job qualification below:

1. 1-3 years of experience in writing Federal Government related proposals, preferably IT Professional Services.  Strong HHS or NIH experience highly preferred.
2. Should have a strong knowledge of developing proposals in response to Federal Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQs), Requests for Information (RFI), etc.
3. Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) preferred.
4. Must have the ability to multitask and meet short timelines / deadlines.
5. Should have the ability to willingly adapt to changing requirements and deadlines.
6. Must have a strong commitment to performing and producing at the highest level of quality at all times.
7. Must have writing, editing and formatting experience using Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF suite in the Federal Government contracting industry.  Knowledge of SharePoint preferred.
8. Must have strong research, writing, proofing, formatting and editing skills.
9. Should be a self-starter that can work independently and exercise judgment on a regular basis with minimal oversight along with a proactive service attitude with willingness to take a “hands on” approach.
10. Should have the ability to win proposals that facilitate solicitation and procurement of new business.

II. Key skills employers are looking for

Below are top 7 skills/abilities that every employers are looking for, you should pay attention to them:

1. Adaptability/Flexibility
2. Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility
3. Teamwork
4. Positive Attitude
5. Professionalism
6. Willingness to Learn
7. Communications Skills