Iqarus has a proud history, extending over 40 years, of delivering fully-integrated healthcare solutions in complex and demanding operating environments. We operate across the medical spectrum from primary care and occupational health, to advanced pre-hospital trauma care, through to full scale laboratory, radiological, diagnostic and surgical capabilities. Our approach projects the highest standards of clinical care into the environments in which we operate, through a combination of local knowledge, multinational medical staff, integrated global clinical governance, training and medical supply. Our highly-skilled operational teams deliverfrontline and preventative services to mitigate health risk and help organisations keep their workforces safe, healthy, resilient and productive.By increasing the quality, simplicity and efficiency of health delivery we enhance our clients’ return on investment in health and in many instances, help elevate social and/or humanitarian objectives too. Our clients include multinationals and SMEs, governments, non-governmental organisations, supra-nationals, and non-governmental organisations. 

Based in Iqarus' Dubai office and reporting to the Head of Sales, the Senior Technical Writer works with our Bid Management Team and is responsible for developing and writing operationally sound and winning solutions to meet the medical and health challenges faced by our clients across the globe.

Our projects are generally expeditionary in their nature and delivered in conflict, post-conflict or disaster affected regions of the world. Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Mali, Niger all feature. The Senior Technical Writer would be expected to travel to these locations on an irregular basis.

The Senior Technical Writer works collaboratively with our multidisciplinary teams of subject matter experts (management, medical, operations, logistics, commercial and legal) and leads the effort to develop and communicate compelling solutions to our clients.

It is a very exciting role and one that requires the delivery of the highest quality of submissions to our clients, with the focus on securing positive results.

• Demonstrated ability and experience in conceptualising and analysing complex problems, with the written and verbal communication skills to articulate these quickly, concisely, precisely and clearly.
• Demonstrated ability and experience of working within the government environment – National Governments, International Organisations (NATO, EU, UN Peacekeeping, UN Humanitarian Organisations), and Non-Governmental Organisations).
• Undergraduate from a premier university or have equivalent professional certifications and experience. Military staff college or civil service training would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in the English language. CEFR C2 is the minimum requirement for listening, reading, speaking and writing.
• Flexible and comfortable working in a fast moving and unpredictable environment. The role is output based rather than routine and time focused.
• Demonstrated ability and experience of working collaboratively and effectively in a multidisciplinary international team.
• Accomplished ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Accomplished expertise with communicating up, down and laterally, and concisely.
• Accomplished ability to understand, interpret and execute, with minimal supervision.
• Operations skills. A “doer” and hands-on leader who likes to “roll the sleeves up” and get things done.
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritise in a rapid and effective manner.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit examples of their written work and to complete a brief exercise relevant to the work of this position before we interview people directly.