Sr. Federal Proposal Coordinator​/ Jr Proposal Manager

Vantor is hiring an Associate Proposal Manager, an ideal growth opportunity for a strong Federal Proposal Coordinator, Proposal Specialist, or junior Proposal Manager ready to take on greater ownership of complex federal pursuits. In this role, you will support the development of compliant, compelling proposals for DoD, Intelligence Community, and other federal customers, including enterprise and large-dollar opportunities. You will partner with Capture Managers, proposal leaders, technical SMEs, pricing/cost teams, graphics, production, and business leaders to coordinate proposal activity from pre-RFP planning through final submission.

This is a high-visibility role within Vantor's sales and growth organization. You will gain exposure to senior leaders, technical experts, and mission-focused federal programs while building the skills to manage proposal efforts independently over time.
** Responsibilities:
** Support and increasingly own compliance and submission readiness: manage and control all proposal activities against the proposal schedule and RFP requirements within Vantor's complex business environment.

Plan and conduct structured kick-offs that set expectations, responsibilities, and schedules for all contributors.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** Bachelor's degree in business, communications, English, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
3-5 years of federal proposal experience in a coordinator, specialist, writer, business development, or junior proposal management capacity.

Experience supporting or coordinating formal color-team reviews, such as Pink, Red, Gold, or similar review processes.

Familiarity with federal solicitation structure, including Sections L, M, and C, and ability to translate requirements into outlines, matrices, schedules, and assignments.

Demonstrated experience coordinating and
** leading
* * major sections of all proposal volumes (technical, solution, management, cost) for large/enterprise opportunities.

Demonstrated experience developing and applying formal proposal management artifacts and processes: proposal schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, kick-offs, storyboards, mockups, and color review in-briefs/de-briefs.

Experience supporting proposal development for federal RFPs, RFIs, white papers, ROMs, task orders, IDIQs, BPAs, GWACs, or similar opportunities.

Experience coordinating internal stakeholders, SMEs, writers, reviewers, graphics, pricing/cost teams, and proposal leadership under deadline pressure.

Advanced Microsoft Word and Office skills; familiarity with proposal production tools and Adobe Acrobat for final production.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to present to senior executives.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** Experience collaborating with Senior/Corporate leadership

Experience supporting large, complex federal proposals (e.g., IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs) including opportunities over $100M.Proposal experience within a large systems integrator or federal contractor

Familiarity with AI tools, workflows, and processes

Experience with DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal customers.

Familiarity with Sections L, M, and C, FAR/DFARS concepts, and federal procurement terminology.

Experience maintaining proposal repositories, templates, content libraries, reusable artifacts, or lessons learned.

Experience in geospatial, space, digital transformation, cybersecurity, cloud, systems integration, or related technical domains.

Interest in using AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve proposal quality, speed, and knowledge management.
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