Proposal Writer / Manager

Agility Technologies Inc; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Job summary

Agility Technologies Inc in Ashburn, Virginia is seeking a skilled Proposal Manager to lead the development of competitive proposals. The role includes collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring compliance with solicitation instructions, and performing quality assurance on submissions.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in business or communications, possesses strong writing skills, and is proficient in MS Office and Adobe Acrobat. Flexible work-from-home options are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or communications field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to synthesize information from subject matter experts into cohesive proposals.
• High proficiency in the MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of compliant and compelling proposals.
• Lead and analyze RFI, RFQ, and RFP documents.
• Ensure quality assurance on draft and final proposal documents.
• Coordinate production and submission of proposals.

Skills

Proposal management

Written communication

Collaboration

Quality assurance

MS Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or communications

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

SharePoint

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the successful development of compliant, competitive, and compelling proposals through effective collaboration with stakeholders, corporate officers, consultants, and supporting vendors.
• Apply experience and best practices in proposal management to ensure the timely delivery of proposal submissions that are fully compliant with solicitation instructions.
• Lead and analyze RFI, RFQ, RFPs and other bid documents for requirements.
• Develop the proposal schedule, outline, compliance matrix, and Proposal Development Plan.
• Provide insight, leadership, and work guidance to authors on all proposal content.
• Take ownership of the quality of the proposal for reviews and final delivery by performing rigorous quality assurance checks on draft and final documents.
• Prepare and lead efficient Proposal Kickoff meetings and daily status calls, ensuring activities adhere to the Proposal Development Plan.
• Conduct activities required to successfully perform reviews and debrief to authors.
• Manage the development of oral presentations, discussions, and proposal revisions.
• Ensure the high‑quality content and appearance of final proposal deliverables.
• Conduct and document proposal lessons learned and implement actions to improve process efficiency.
• Coordinate and support the production, reproduction, binding, and packaging in finalizing the proposal submission and response processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or communications field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to use standard English writing styles to write proposal sections; this includes information research and synthesis from multiple sources (subject matter experts, previous proposals) into a cohesive, easy‑to‑read, and persuasive final product.
• High proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint.

Flexible work from home options available.