Proposal Manager

Responsibilities

The Proposal Team at Noblis is seeking a Proposal Manager.  This candidate will manage proposal efforts (in coordination with account capture teams) to ensure delivery of compelling, compliant submissions in a cost-effective manner; facilitate the proposal review process and uphold compliance with Noblis' proposal process and RFP schedule; ensure efficient use of proposal resources. Use and suggest improvements to Noblis' proposal process, templates, checklists, standard write-ups, tools, proposal repository, and compliance checks; provide process training and required skills training to the mission area and account proposal teams. Must be flexible and adaptable; focused on details; organized and able to maintain order through rapid proposal pace or unpredictable changes in schedule.

Job Responsibilities:

 

• Develop and deliver compelling, compliant, on-time proposals Learn, adopt, and advocate the Noblis capture and proposal processes
• Help build, lead, and motivate diverse teams of management and technical professionals through Noblis' proposal process
• Own the entire proposal effort through its full lifecycle; understand the hand-offs of responsibility and the importance of managing delegation
• Be able to manage multiple proposals or task order responses concurrently
• Develop proposal outlines, compliance matrices, proposal schedules, and provide direction to leadership and cross-functional teams assigned to work proposal efforts
• Conduct effective proposal kickoffs
• Coordinate and manage color reviews and determine and execute recovery plans
• Run efficient and effective color team reviews
• Analyze proposal documents for quality of the proposal for reviews and final delivery by performing rigorous quality assurance and compliance checks on draft and final documents
• Participate in offer design, development, and features/benefits analysis
• Ensure that capture team’s strategy, themes, solution, and discriminators are reflected in the proposal
• Coordinate with Proposal Operations Center, contracts, and pricing teams to ensure on-time deliveries of highest quality proposals to customers
• Work collaboratively across the company; gain broad awareness of Noblis' capabilities and discriminators and, where relevant, recommend insertion into proposals
• Oversee quality of end product with Proposal Operations Center team
• Lead post-submission activities such as lessons learned and process assessment; provide timely and immediate feedback to business development and proposal leadership team
• Take an active role in business development process improvement and be willing to take on a variety of other business development support roles beyond proposal management (research, writing, BD metrics reporting, capture training, etc.)
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver products in a timely fashion

 

Required Qualifications

Education/Years of Experience:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum of 5 years of related experience, OR
• Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, OR 
• Doctorate Degree and 1 year related experience, OR
• Associate Degree and 8 years of related experience, OR
• High School Diploma and 11 years of related experience
• Minimum 2-3 year experience supporting proposal development or in a proposal management functional role (e.g., production, operations, support)
• Sound understanding of business development, capture, and proposal processes
• Experience with federal contracting business development, government contracting capture, and proposal processes and procedures
• Proficiency in MS Office 365, MS SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficient editing and writing skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance 

 

 

Desired Qualifications

• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation Certification
• Experience editing or writing technical for business documents
• Personal management skills
• Active Top Secret security clearance

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

 

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