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.
