Junior Proposal consultant

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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, USA spending.gov, Gov Win IQ, etc.