Federal Proposal Manager

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SUCCESSFULLY LEAD AND DELIVER 35 SIMULTANEOUS PROPOSAL EFFORTS COORDINATING CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS AND MANAGING MULTIPLE DEADLINES WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY OR COMPLIANCE.
DEVELOP AND MANAGE PROPOSAL SCHEDULES OUTLINES COMPLIANCE MATRICES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
COORDINATE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS INCLUDING SMES PRICING AND LEADERSHIP TO DRIVE PROPOSAL EXECUTION.
WRITE EDIT AND FINALIZE KEY PROPOSAL SECTIONS INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND PAST PERFORMANCE VOLUMES.
ENSURE ALL PROPOSAL CONTENT ALIGNS WITH SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS EVALUATION CRITERIA AND FEDERAL ACQUISITION GUIDELINES.
FACILITATE PROPOSAL MEETINGS INCLUDING KICKOFF SESSIONS STATUS UPDATES AND COLOR TEAM REVIEWS (PINK RED GOLD).
SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF RFIS SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSES AND WHITE PAPERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO EARLY-STAGE OPPORTUNITY POSITIONING.
CONDUCT AND SYNTHESIZE MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT CAPTURE STRATEGIES AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT.
MAINTAIN AND UPDATE PROPOSAL CONTENT LIBRARIES TEMPLATES AND REUSABLE MATERIALS FOR EFFICIENCY AND CONSISTENCY.
LEVERAGE AI-ENABLED PROPOSAL TOOLS AUTOMATION AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS TO IMPROVE PROPOSAL QUALITY ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT CYCLES AND REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
TRACK AND MANAGE MULTIPLE PROPOSAL TIMELINES DELIVERABLES AND DEPENDENCIES IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT.
IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ENSURING DEADLINES ARE MET WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY.
PROVIDE REGULAR STATUS UPDATES TO LEADERSHIP ON PROPOSAL PROGRESS RISKS AND RESOURCE NEEDS.
STEP IN AS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT IN A LEAN TEAM ENVIRONMENT.
SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY SHAPING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MARKET RESEARCH COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS WIN THEMES AND PRE-RFP POSITIONING.

WHAT YOULL OWN
PRIMARY LEAD ON ALL FEDERAL PROPOSALS RFIS AND MARKET RESEARCH VARYING IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY.
MANAGE PROPOSAL EFFORTS RANGING FROM QUICK-TURN TASK ORDER RESPONSES TO LARGE STRATEGIC BIDS.
PARTNER WITH CAPTURE MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES TO SHAPE WINNING STRATEGIES.
IMPROVE PROPOSAL PROCESSES TEMPLATES AND AI-ENABLED WORKFLOWS.
CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO QUALX GROWTH OBJECTIVES.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:
BACHELORS DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS ENGLISH BUSINESS OR A RELATED FIELD PREFERRED.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
58 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MANAGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.
DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE SERVING AS PROPOSAL MANAGER ON FEDERAL PROPOSALS VALUED FROM $10M TO $100M.
DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO MANAGE 35 CONCURRENT PROPOSAL PROJECTS IN A FAST-PACED FEDERAL CONTRACTING ENVIRONMENT CONSISTENTLY MEETING AGGRESSIVE DEADLINES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING OR DEVELOPING RFIS SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSES OR WHITE PAPERS.
EXPERIENCE WITH GOVDASH GOVWIN SHAREPOINT AND MICROSOFT TEAM
EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A FEDERAL CONTRACTING ENVIRONMENT IS REQUIRED.
STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROCESSES RFP STRUCTURES AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL AND TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS WITH THE ABILITY TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY.
EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO DRAFT EDIT AND REFINE PROPOSAL CONTENT.
PROVEN ABILITY TO MANAGE PROPOSAL PROCESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND DRIVE TEAMS TOWARD DEADLINES.
STRONG ATTENTION TO DETAIL PARTICULARLY IN COMPLIANCE AND DOCUMENT QUALITY.
ABILITY TO COORDINATE ACROSS MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING TECHNICAL OPERATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS.
PROFICIENCY IN MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE (WORD EXCEL POWERPOINT OUTLOOK).
EXPERIENCE WITH PROPOSAL AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT TOOLS (E.G. GOVDASH SHAREPOINT).
ABILITY TO LEVERAGE AI TOOLS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
APMP FOUNDATION OR PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION.
EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING DOD JOINT STAFF OSD ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE OR CIVILIAN AGENCIES.
EXPERIENCE MANAGING BOTH TASK ORDER AND STANDALONE PROPOSAL EFFORTS.
FAMILIARITY WITH SHIPLEY-BASED PROPOSAL PROCESSES.
FAMILIARITY WITH DOD JOINT STAFF OR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY PROPOSAL ENVIRONMENTS PREFERRED.