BD & Operations Associate — Research, Proposals & Budgets

The Cadmus Group LLC; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadmus is seeking a Business Development and Operations Assistant to support BD and day-to-day operations within the International Affairs Operating Group (IAG). Under senior staff guidance, the Assistant will help with opportunity research and tracking, proposal preparation, budgeting, and consulting and vendor agreements.

The role also supports invoice and expense processing, meeting coordination, records maintenance, and tracking deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 0-2 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in administrative or support roles in international affairs is preferred.
• Strong budgeting skills, excellent knowledge of MS Excel.
• Advanced computer skills. Experience using Copilot or related AI tools is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, time management and detail-oriented skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain opportunity pipelines and trackers; report status for senior staff.
• Organize client, competitor, and opportunity research; update materials and planning documents.
• Schedule meetings, maintain calendars and action logs; coordinate contributions for cross-operating-group proposals.
• Compile resumes, past performance summaries, staffing information, and draft routine proposal content.
• Support project start-up and close-out activities, including field operations setup and documentation for registrations and banking.
• Assist with budgeting and revenue forecasting by gathering projections and supporting monthly tracking.
• Prepare draft consulting and vendor agreements; assist with invoice and expense processing.
• Coordinate meetings and event logistics; track operational action items and maintain filing systems.
• Develop and improve templates, tools, and procedures for planning, tracking, reporting; document lessons learned.

Skills

Budgeting

MS Excel

Copilot AI tools

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Copilot

Job description

Cadmus is seeking a Business Development and Operations Assistant to support BD and day-to-day operations within the International Affairs Operating Group (IAG). Under senior staff guidance, the Assistant will help with opportunity research and tracking, proposal preparation, budgeting, and consulting and vendor agreements.

The role also supports invoice and expense processing, meeting coordination, records maintenance, and tracking deadlines.