Growth and Proposal Operations Specialist

Mpower; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Power, Inc. is seeking a resourceful Growth and Proposal Operations Specialist to support business development, capture, proposal, and marketing efforts.

This hands-on role spans the growth lifecycle, from opportunity research to final submissions, with cross-functional collaboration and content development. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in proposals or related roles, strong writing and presentation skills, and experience with GovWin, SAM.gov, and Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in proposals, business development, capture, marketing, communications, project coordination, or a related role.
• Strong writing, editing, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, contributors, and deadlines while maintaining quality and follow-through.
• Strong Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills and proficiency with Excel.
• Good visual judgment and the ability to create clear, polished documents and presentations.
• Initiative and the ability to research, problem-solve, and make progress when given an unfamiliar assignment.
• Clear, professional communication skills and comfort working across different functions.
• Experience with government contracting, federal proposals, GovWin, SAM.gov, CRM/capture systems, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support capture and business development, including opportunity and market research.
• Coordinate proposal development and production, including schedules and contributor inputs.
• Draft, edit, and polish proposal, marketing, and business content.
• Create and refine proposal graphics and templates (cover pages, callouts, org charts).
• Develop PowerPoint presentations, capability statements, and one-pagers.
• Maintain libraries of proposal content, graphics, templates, and qualifications.
• Track deadlines and commitments to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Organization

Communication

Research

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

GovWin

SAM.gov

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

CRM/capture systems

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Power is looking for a resourceful, detail-oriented Growth and Proposal Operations Specialist to support our business development, capture, proposal, and marketing efforts. This is a hands-on role with broad exposure across the growth lifecycle. You might spend part of your day researching a new opportunity, updating our capture pipeline, coordinating proposal inputs, editing content, developing a presentation, or improving a proposal graphic or template. We're looking for someone who brings a solid professional foundation and is ready to take ownership, work across functions, and quickly learn new subject matter and responsibilities.

• Support capture and business development, including opportunity and market research, pipeline management, capture materials, NDAs, teaming requests, partner coordination, and action tracking.
• Research andmaintainopportunity intelligence using GovWin, SAM.gov, and other sources, and keep our capture pipelineaccurateand current.
• Coordinate proposal development and production, including schedules, contributor inputs, compliance, editing, formatting, reviews, graphics, and final submission.
• Draft, edit, and polish proposal, marketing, and business development content.
• Create and refine proposal graphics and reusable templates, including cover pages, callout boxes, organizational charts, process graphics, resumes, and past performance materials.
• Develop and improve PowerPoint presentations, capability statements, one-pagers, and other customer- and partner-facing materials.
• Maintain organized libraries of proposal content, graphics, templates, and company qualifications.
• Track deadlines, commitments, and open actions—and help ensure things get finished.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in proposals, business development, capture, marketing, communications, project coordination, ora relatedrole.
• Strong writing, editing, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, contributors, and deadlines whilemaintainingquality and follow-through.
• Strong Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills andproficiencywith Excel.
• Good visual judgment and the ability to create clear, polished documents and presentations.
• Initiative and the ability to research, problem-solve, and make progress when given an unfamiliar assignment.
• Clear, professional communication skills and comfort working acrossdifferent functions.
• Experience with government contracting, federal proposals, GovWin, SAM.gov, CRM/capture systems, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar tools is preferred.

Power, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth or related condition), citizenship, familial status, mental or physical disability status, veteran status, genetic information, other non-disqualifying disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.