JobSummary:

Manhattan StrategyGroup(MSG) is seeking a Proposal Manager to join our business development teamin Bethesda, MD. This position will be responsible for leading, planning, scheduling, and managing the timely development and execution of high-quality proposals to MSG's federal clients from pre-RFP to post submission activities. The successful candidate with be able to quickly adjust to dynamic proposal development schedules and requirements. This role is for a full-time employment position.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

The Proposal Manager will direct and oversee multiple proposal functions which may include, but are not limited to:

1. Business development opportunity tracking and management
   • Maintain and augment proposal pipeline management system that includes capture data and status of upcoming, current, submitted, and awarded bids.
2. Bid team management and coordination.
   • Plan, assign, and manage proposal team member tasks and track progress through regular check ins with teammates and draft document reviews.
   • Develop and manage proposal development schedule including time for solution development, writing, review, revision, formatting, editing, production, and delivery.
   • Coordinate with MSG's pricing and contracts department to develop partner/consulting agreements and create contract budget estimates and price proposals.
   • Track RFQs for Government amendments and manage opportunity questions and answers process.
3. Deliverable management and development
   • Manage and oversee large volume of proposals (~30 to 40 proposal per year)
   • Support and contribute to development of technical approach solution where appropriate and ensure the solution is described effectively in proposals.
   • Oversee and support technical writing teams involving multiple writers including both experienced and new staff.
   • Develop, manage, and format proposal documents with sections developed by multiple colleagues and partner organizations.
   • Contribute to writing, reviewing, and formatting all parts of proposals, including technical sections, management plans, past performance write ups, and staffing sections.
   • Create or oversee development of capability statements in response to government agency requests for information.
   • Strategically reframe and format MSG's past performances, staff resumes, and project management plans to match needs of new bid opportunities.
4. Quality control
   • Ensure high quality and consistency of MSG proposal process across all bids.
   • Ensure MSG proposals are compliant with and focused on RFQ evaluation criteria.
5. Marketing
   • Manage and update corporate marketing and dissemination materials.
   • Support corporate capability presentation events.
   • Assist in development of white papers.
   • Support efforts to apply for relevant corporate awards and recognitions to increased company profile.
6. Staff development
   • Track and report on team strengths and areas for improvement to contribute to MSG's cultural of continuous quality improvement.
   • Assess internal staff and potential external talent needed to support upcoming bids.
   • Train other staff about business development related processes, resources, and skills
7. Knowledge management
   • Update and maintain business development knowledge management systems and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
   • Use and contribute to MSG's database of subject matter experts (SMEs)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree is a plus.
• At least 7 years of business development experience in consulting sector (of which at least 5 years is in federal government contracting)
• Strong knowledge of the federal business development lifecycle
• Excellent reading, writing, copy-editing, and communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite and the ability to create high-quality marketing materials, proposals, and documents with short turn-around times.
• Ability to manage and juggle multiple tasks, as well as engage multiple stakeholders, under tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to efficiently organize and self-manage.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applicants can learn more about the company's status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster athttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Employment will be contingent on the outcome of a background investigation and reference checks. While all applications are appreciated, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.