The State of South Carolina is looking for a Business Analyst - Consultant - Technical Writer
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
South Carolina seeks an expert in Technical Writer for writing RFPs for complex projects to be procured.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a BA Technical Writer who will write RFPs using the SCDHHS template for at least 5 different projects that the agency needs to procure.
General Duties:
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Attend and facilitate various meetings to get missing language and details to draft the RFP.
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Development of RFPs that include scope of work, technical requirements, staff, deliverables, etc. for each project.
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Review and write the business needs in the RFP.
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Identify mandatory requirements, page limits, formatting rules, and scoring criteria.
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Gather information from Subject Matter Experts, past proposals, and leadership to ensure completeness in each RFP.
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Assist management in getting the responses needed for compliance requirements.
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Works with Medicaid Systems leadership to create and update the RFPs.
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Other duties as assigned.
Desired Skills and Experience:
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2+ years of technical writing experience in positions requiring the development of structured written materials and visual aids.
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Must possess advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) to include working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency.
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Ability to interact with project team members, management, and agency departments and to build out required sections in the RFP.
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Attention to detail to avoid missing requirements that can disqualify a bid.
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Experience with procurements for state agency.
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Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel.
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Ability to create and document key project management requirements.
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Superb communications skills (written and oral).
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Effective listener
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Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations; ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together.
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Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory.
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Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
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2 YEARS OF TECHNICAL WRITING EXPERIENCE
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Must possess advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) to include working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
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Ability to interact with project team members, management, and departments
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Previous public sector work experience
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Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/DUITIES:
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PEOPLE SKILLS
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Superb written and oral communications skills
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Strong proficiency in English is required.
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Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations on a continuous basis.
