Senior Proposal Manager

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $97.8k - $132.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📄 Proposal Manager

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inquirED

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

🤝 B2B

Education • eCommerce • B2B

inquirED is an education technology company founded by teachers, dedicated to implementing inquiry-based learning in classrooms across the United States. The company provides a K–5 social studies curriculum that promotes engaging investigations in history, civics, geography, and economics, while integrating literacy skills through research-based practices. Their resources also support culturally responsive instruction, ensuring that students' voices and interests are valued and reflected in their learning experiences.

📋 Description

• Own state and district RFP responses and instructional materials adoption submissions • Manage complete submissions from initial review through confirmed receipt • Read solicitation documents, rubrics, attachments, and addenda • Build compliance matrices covering eligibility criteria, required responses, evidence, forms, submission rules, and deadlines • Develop project plans with owners, milestones, review cycles, and internal deadlines • Manage multiple submissions simultaneously • Identify disqualifiers, unclear requirements, and resource constraints • Prepare clarification questions and escalate decisions requiring leadership or specialist input • Write executive summaries, curriculum narratives, implementation plans, and other substantive proposal responses • Tailor responses to state or district priorities, evaluation criteria, and scoring rubrics • Translate curriculum and product expert input into explanations of instructional design, standards alignment, research, assessment, differentiation, and implementation support • Verify claims and supporting evidence • Coordinate standards alignment materials, research documentation, pricing, certifications, contractual exceptions, samples, and reviewer access • Review and edit contributor materials and consolidate drafts • Conduct final completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance checks • Complete portal uploads and coordinate electronic or physical delivery • Retain submission records and confirm receipt before deadlines • Maintain a calendar of state adoption windows and district RFP opportunities • Partner with Sales to assess eligibility, product fit, and submission readiness • Provide bid/no-bid recommendations • Maintain an organized library of approved narratives, evidence, standards documentation, and submission materials • Track submission outcomes and request evaluator feedback • Improve workflows and quality checks to prevent recurring errors and reduce rework

🎯 Requirements

• Typically 4–7 years of related experience in proposal writing and management • Experience managing state or district education RFPs, instructional materials adoption submissions, or comparable public-sector procurements • Excellent writing and editing skills • Experience serving as the primary writer of persuasive, evidence-backed proposals • Ability to interpret detailed solicitation requirements • Ability to build compliance matrices • Ability to write to formal evaluation criteria • Strong project management skills • Record of coordinating contributors and meeting overlapping deadlines • Exceptional attention to detail and accountability for final submission accuracy and completeness • Ability to work independently, determine an effective approach to new assignments, resolve problems, and improve processes • Ability to learn and clearly explain pre-K/TK, elementary social studies, and elementary core ELA curricula, including instructional approaches and implementation requirements • Preferred: experience with educational publishing, curriculum procurement, or state instructional materials reviews • Preferred: familiarity with early childhood instruction, inquiry-based social studies, knowledge-building ELA, and the science of reading • Preferred: experience preparing standards alignment documentation or coordinating curriculum evidence for formal reviews • Preferred: APMP certification or training in an established proposal methodology • Must be U.S. based

🏖️ Benefits

• Employee-covered health care • Retirement match • Flexible PTO • 12+ observed days off • Biannual company retreats • Optional local meetups • Remote work-from-home flexibility • Technology package provided • Home office stipend • Educational and development opportunities • Monthly Brunch and Learns