Description

Junior Proposal Consultant

Position Description

This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, as part of a highly successful consulting firm supporting Government Contractors. This position will report directly to the Senior Vice President of Capture & Proposals.

Candidate must be comfortable working in teams—including client personnel, other consultants, and coworkers—to collaboratively develop winning proposals. Candidate must be a quick learner and follow direction well. Candidate must also have a strong attention to detail. Candidate should be able to adapt to various client work environments.

This position will work primarily in a virtual environment, but candidate must be able to easily commute onsite to work in or around Chantilly, VA. Some travel may be required.

Specific Responsibilities

        Read and understand government documents, client proposals, and related materials

        Help create proposal documents such as storyboards, outlines, response templates, and compliance matrices

        Coordinate dates, times, locations, and attendees for meetings, as needed

        Help develop meeting agendas and presentations

        Collect and proofread requests for clarification (Q&A)

        Send, receive, and consolidate data requests to clients

        Regularly attend proposal status meetings, and record and distribute meeting minutes

        Monitor for Amendments, Q&A, or other updates to solicitations

        Attend proposal strategy sessions, win theme development, technical solution working groups, color reviews and debriefs, etc.

        Identify relevant content from prior proposals and/or perform copy editing, as needed

        Facilitate the development and revision of proposal graphics

        Perform document formatting and/or desktop publishing, as needed

        Assist with proposal printing and production, when required

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications:

        Bachelors Degree or comparable experience

        2-3 years of professional experience in proposal development

        Fundamental knowledge of the government contracting industry, the Federal acquisition lifecycle, and the Shipley method

        Proficiency in technical writing and editing, with a firm grasp of grammar and syntax

        Adept at proposal layout and document formatting

        Skilled with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and Adobe Acrobat

        Experienced with Microsoft SharePoint and/or other collaboration tools

        Self-motivated with a strong work ethic

        Highly organized with great attention to detail

        Strong multi-tasking and time management skills to meet strict deadlines

        Ability to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard

Optional Qualifications:

        APMP and/or Shipley certification

        Experience as a Volume Lead, Proposal Coordinator, and/or Proposal Manager

        Skilled at reading solicitations, understanding the requirements, and parsing the instructions and evaluation factors

        Ability to read and interpret contractual documents

        Proficient in building compliant proposal outlines and compliance checklists

        Adept at coordinating dates, times, locations, and attendees for meetings, as needed

        Experience creating, sending, receiving, and consolidating data calls

        Knowledge of standard bidding strategies, how to develop win themes, and how to identify competitive differentiators and/or significant strengths

        Knowledge of the FAR

        Familiarity with data sources such as sam.gov, USAspending.gov, GovWin IQ, etc.