Remote | Public Sector Procurement & RFI Specialist — $70–$110/hour

24-Mag • New York, NY

2d • Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced public-sector procurement and RFI professionals with strong expertise in government acquisition processes, procurement documentation, response development, and professional review. This role focuses on evaluating professional documents, spreadsheets, and presentation materials related to public-sector procurement and RFI response workflows. Selected experts will assess outputs for factual accuracy, completeness, procurement logic, presentation quality, and overall professional credibility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in public-sector procurement, government contracting, acquisition, RFI/RFP response, proposal management, or a closely related field
• Strong understanding of government procurement and solicitation processes
• Demonstrated experience reviewing or developing RFIs, RFPs, procurement responses, or acquisition documentation
• Strong ability to interpret requirements and assess response compliance
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
• Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint / Google Slides
• Comfortable reviewing spreadsheets, documents, and complex professional work products
• Native or professional fluency in English
• Excellent written communication and ability to provide precise, structured feedback
• Strong attention to factual, procedural, and presentation detail

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or higher from a recognised institution is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Evaluate work products involving government and public-sector procurement processes
• Review procurement documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with stated requirements
• Assess whether responses appropriately address agency needs, evaluation criteria, and procurement objectives
• Identify unsupported assumptions, missing requirements, and procedural inconsistencies
• Apply professional judgement grounded in real-world acquisition and contracting workflows
• Review Requests for Information and corresponding response materials
• Assess whether responses address the requested scope clearly and comprehensively
• Evaluate solution positioning, organisational capabilities, supporting evidence, and response structure
• Identify omissions, inconsistencies, or claims that are not adequately supported
• Determine whether submissions meet expected professional standards for public-sector engagements
• Interpret procurement instructions, evaluation factors, submission requirements, and supporting documentation
• Assess whether proposed responses align with stated government or agency requirements
• Identify mandatory elements, dependencies, and potential compliance gaps
• Review how effectively requirements are translated into structured response content
• Distinguish material procurement issues from minor presentation concerns
• Evaluate professional documents and slide decks for clarity, structure, and completeness
• Review executive and procurement presentations for logical flow and effective communication
• Identify formatting, aesthetic, and presentation issues that reduce professional quality
• Assess whether tables, charts, and supporting visuals accurately communicate relevant information
• Ensure recommendations and claims are supported by the underlying materials
• Review spreadsheets supporting procurement, pricing, resource planning, or response development
• Identify inconsistencies, calculation issues, unsupported inputs, or gaps in supporting logic
• Assess whether quantitative materials align with the written response
• Evaluate clarity, traceability, and usability of analytical work
• Flag discrepancies that could materially affect submission quality
• Assess assigned outputs against domain-specific quality criteria
• Identify factual, procedural, analytical, and presentation errors
• Distinguish substantive procurement deficiencies from minor editorial issues
• Provide clear, structured written feedback explaining identified strengths and weaknesses
• Apply evaluation standards consistently across documents, spreadsheets, and presentation materials

Benefits

• Part-time independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote
• Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
• Compensation: $70–$110/hour
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior