Proposal Manager (Hybrid)

Job Type

Full-time

Description

NOTE: This opportunity is full-time employment position (W2 only) (No 1099 or C2C engagements, third parties or staffing agencies, please). The candidate MUST be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card holder). This is a hybrid opportunity; and candidate must be based in the DMV area.

Daily Responsibilities

Oversee the proposal development processes and pipeline, design high-quality, compelling, and compliant federal proposals ensuring consistent, efficient implementation of processes and best practices.

Analyze clients’ requirements and prepare responses to formal solicitations and requests for information/market research ensuring total (100%) compliance oversight (RFI, RFP, FARS, page allocations, evaluation factors).

Proposal preparation and execution of proposal activities, including but not limited to proposal artifacts development, kick-off and proposal presentations, portal creation, data call management, schedule development and management, content creation, artifact/file management, color team review facilitation, and management, etc.

Design and modify graphics to demonstrate understanding, approach, discriminators, and/or messaging with inputs from SMEs, leadership, proposal/capture manager, or government documentation.

Write and collate content, edit boilerplates, weave proposal win themes throughout, identify competitive differentiators and unique approaches, and gather information and research to include in proposals.

Coordinate across all contributors, including partners and vendors, and manage schedules to ensure 100% on-time delivery.

Provide daily progress updates and facilitate after-action debriefings, summarizing recommendations for improvement and applying lessons learned.

Work with talent acquisition/recruiting teams to source candidates and conduct interview sessions, confirm availability, and commitment (LOIs/LOCs) to be submitted in the proposal.

Requirements

• Must of a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident (GC).
• This is a hybrid position; candidate must be local to the Washington DC metro (DMV) area to be on-site in Rockville MD area as required. Also, candidate should be able to maintain a flexible schedule during peak proposal activity.
• 6+ years of experience in federal government proposal management.
• Expert knowledge of proposal-related jargon and terminology and how to navigate government RFP/RFI requirements to ensure compliance.
• Proven track record of successful proposal planning and organizing and guiding proposal teams to develop winning and compliant proposal responses to complex federal solicitations and RFIs.
• Excellent writing/editing capability; ability to synthesize/analyze material effectively; experience writing/editing technical & non-technical documents.
• High level of expertise with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook) and able to design, develop, and modify graphics.
• Able to gather/communicate technical and non-technical information.
• Able to understand a company’s capabilities and customers at a high level.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with the ability to organize, prioritize, adapt, and work under extreme deadlines.
• Strong communication, intrapersonal and collaboration skills and the ability to motivate others.
• B.S. degree in information technology, computer science, business, communications, English, marketing, or journalism.
• Compensation/rate decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.