Technical Writer

Contract Duration: 9 months

Location: Remote; local candidates who can work onsite occasionally would be preferred.

Position Overview: Seeking a Technical Writer to support the development, review, consolidation, and standardization of internal policies and procedures. This individual will help build and strengthen the organization's governance department by ensuring policies and standards are clearly documented, logically organized, and aligned across the organization.

Key Responsibilities: Review and update existing organizational policies and standards. Rewrite policies to improve clarity, consistency, and structure. Consolidate overlapping or duplicative policies and standards. Identify which policies and standards can logically be grouped together. Help establish a consistent framework for organizing policies, procedures, and technical documentation. Work with stakeholders to understand existing documentation and determine how it should be structured. Support the development of a more cohesive policy and governance strategy. Ensure documentation is easy to understand, maintain, and apply across different departments.

Ideal Candidate Profile: Strong technical writing and editing skills. Experience writing, revising, and maintaining organizational policies and standards. Ability to review complex documentation and identify opportunities for consolidation and standardization. Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand how different policies and standards relate to one another. Experience creating technical manuals, user guides, or operational documentation is a plus. Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to mold documentation and processes as the governance department develops. Strong personality and communication skills; comfortable working with different stakeholders and challenging existing documentation when necessary. Someone who can bring structure, organization, and logic to an evolving environment.

Additional Technical Considerations: Experience with governance frameworks is beneficial. LogicGate experience is a plus, but not required. Must be comfortable working with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Key Selling Points: Opportunity to help build and shape a Governance Department. Strategic role beyond traditional technical writing. Opportunity to improve and standardize existing policies across the organization. Nine-month contract with remote flexibility.