Technical Writer- RISK

Technical Writer

Location: Sterling, VA or Newark, DE (2-3 days remote, 2-3 days on-site)

Type/ Duration: Contract with high potential to convert

Industry: Financial

Summary: Technical writer will support Corporate Policy Office (CPO) in the creation and modification of policies, standards, and procedures. This role will work with the CPO and document owners to create or modify concise and consistent governance documentation, ensuring it's in accordance with newly created frameworks for document categorization (policy vs standard vs procedure). The individual will also assist in implementing a numerical assignment system for documents in the policy library. In addition, they'll build out a dictionary of standard definitions for reference in governance documents.

Objectives

• Work with the CPO to gain an understanding of the established roadmap for realigning governance documents currently in the enterprise document library to the new document categorization framework.
• Engage independently with stakeholders to assist them in rewriting their governance documents as needed, to align to the roadmap and conform to the updated document template newly developed style guide.
• Independently gather information from subject matter experts to develop, organize, and write governance documentation
• Apply new numerical assignment system to all library documents and assign numerical IDS to each.
• Quickly obtain a deep understanding of the subject matter to translate complex information into simple and precise content.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field
• 2-4 years' industry experience as an effective technical writer
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Significant previous experience with writing policy/standard/procedure documentation
• Proven ability to quickly learn and understand complex topics
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and work independently
• Previous experience writing policy documentation within financial sector (bonus)
• Previous experience with WDesk (Workiva) (bonus)
• Technical writing certification (bonus)

Why Should You Choose Us?

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
• Weekly pay with direct deposit
• Consultant Care support
• Free Training to upgrade your skills
• Dedicated Career Partner to help you achieve your career goals