Junior Proposal Consultant

Cim; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cim is seeking a Junior Proposal Consultant in Chantilly, VA. You will work in a dynamic consulting environment supporting Government Contractors. The role reports to the Senior VP of Capture & Proposals and requires teamwork with client personnel and consultants to develop winning proposals.

You will read government documents, create storyboards and templates, coordinate meetings, and manage Q&A, status meetings, and production tasks. Travel to client sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable experience.
• 2–3 years of professional experience in proposal development.
• Knowledge of government contracting, Federal acquisition lifecycle, and Shipley method.
• Proficient in technical writing and editing with strong grammar and syntax.
• Adept at proposal layout and document formatting.
• Experience with MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with SharePoint or other collaboration tools.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Highly organized with great attention to detail.
• Strong multi-tasking and time management to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Help develop meeting agendas and presentations.
• Collect and proofread requests for clarification (Q&A).
• Send, receive, and consolidate data requests to clients.
• Attend proposal status meetings and record meeting minutes.
• Monitor for amendments, Q&A, or other updates to solicitations.
• Attend strategy sessions, win theme development, and color reviews.
• Identify content from prior proposals and perform copy editing.
• Facilitate development and revision of proposal graphics.
• Perform document formatting and desktop publishing.
• Assist with proposal printing and production.

Skills

Proposal development

Technical writing

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Adobe Acrobat

SharePoint

Job description

Junior Proposal Consultant

Position Description

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.

Specific Responsibilities

• 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

Mandatory Qualifications:

• 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

Optional Qualifications:

• 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, USAspending.gov, GovWin IQ, etc.