Proposal Manager
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3 days ago
📋 Description
• Work directly with external customers to generate creative, high-quality proposals for existing and new clients • Engage on multiple proposals in various stages simultaneously while ensuring adherence to solicitation requirements • Leads proposal development process for single award, IDIQ, and task order proposals • Manages all aspects of proposal development, including: pre-proposal planning activities, solution and strength development, kickoff meeting, schedule, action/issue tracking, proposal structure, compliance oversight, writing instructions and team guidance, color team coordination and facilitation, and production oversight • Develops and maintains various proposal documents: kickoff materials, master outline and compliance matrix, schedule, storyboards and annotated outlines, writing instructions and templates, proposal team contact lists, and color team review briefings • Collaborates with leadership to obtain resources for timely, high-quality proposal submissions • Establishes and enforces proposal schedules • Facilitates color team review and leads color review recovery by providing guidance on content changes and revisions and driving the proposal team to strategic decisions • Develops and maintains the proposal archive and harvests final proposals for reusable content • Builds strong relationships across the company and fosters collaborative proposal team culture
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor's degree • Minimum of 7 years of Federal proposal management experience in a growth-focused environment • Demonstrated experience with large, prime, single-award proposals ($100M+ total contract value) and small business set asides, GSA and GWAC contracts vehicles. • Expert knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, desktop publishing skills and the ability to conceptualize graphics • Professional proposal training (e.g., Shipley course completion) • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Proactive, process-oriented individual with strong attention to detail • Experience effectively managing multiple simultaneous projects • Comfortable working with and briefing senior management • Flexible, results-driven individual who consistently meets tight deadlines and is able to respond to changing priorities • Background in federal and civilian agency proposal management • Able to work flexible schedules, including long hours and weekends • Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation-level certification
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