Remote Government Proposals Specialist

Cayuse Holdings; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance;

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

Voluntary Life and AD&D options

401(k) with employer matching

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings in the United States seeks a Proposal Coordinator to develop timely, high-quality proposals for government opportunities. You will work with Managers and Business Development to vet bids on government procurement sites, create marketing materials, and manage the full proposal life cycle from start to finish.

The role requires federal proposal experience, Shipley process knowledge, excellent writing and coordination skills, and the ability to collaborate with executives,

Qualifications

• Four-year degree with 3 years of experience in technical writing or proposal writing, preferred.
• Two-year Associates Degree or seven (7) or more years of work experience in a broad range of business and government-related environments, minimum.
• Prior Federal Government proposal experience, required.
• Advanced to Expert in Shipley or equivalent proposal processes and compliance
• Experience reading and analyzing Government requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for quotation (RFQs), Sources Sought, and Requests for Information (RFI).
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Responsibilities

• Create the layout, formatting, and design of proposals in compliance with government requirements.
• Draft proposal portions such as introduction, overview, project approach, and cover letter.
• Create / Manage the entire proposal management process, including but not limited to capture, bid-no/bid, compliance matrices, drafts, color team reviews, facilitate meetings, and final production .
• Synthesize proposal materials in a client-ready ready package.
• General to advanced knowledge of procurement websites of government agencies and departments. Understand how to utilize the tools offered by each website to highlight current and future opportunities.
• Perform daily queries on procurement websites, ability to provide a preliminary evaluation of opportunities for a potential bid.
• Interface with sub’s and prime to gather proposal document data.
• Understand capabilities/offerings and how they can possibly translate into potential work .
• Understand how to navigate various procurement websites to find relevant information leading to opportunity recognition and evaluation .
• Ability to make the right call regarding opportunities and their applicability to company capabilities and client alignment. Knowing when to elevate opportunities to the next level. .
• Ability to format documents into a succinct, cohesive format based on marketing or proposal guidelines and templates .
• Ability to work closely with Executive Management, multiple Subcontractors, and Government stakeholders .
• Communicates the progress of proposals to Executive Management. .
• Ability to be flexible and work in a problem-solving environment .
• Outstanding work habits and dedication to the company and its success .
• Ability to work in a repetitive environment, maintaining focus and understanding of the objectives of the role .
• Meets commitments and provides weekly status reports
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Independent work

Team collaboration

Confidentiality

Database skills

Writing skills

MS Office / Adobe

Web research skills

Documentation

Education

Four-year degree in technical writing or proposal writing

Associates degree or 7+ years of related experience

Federal government proposal experience

Shipley or equivalent process proficiency

Experience reading RFPs/RFQs/Sources Sought/RFIs

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Suite

Job description

Cayuse Holdings in the United States seeks a Proposal Coordinator to develop timely, high-quality proposals for government opportunities. You will work with Managers and Business Development to vet bids on government procurement sites, create marketing materials, and manage the full proposal life cycle from start to finish.

The role requires federal proposal experience, Shipley process knowledge, excellent writing and coordination skills, and the ability to collaborate with executives,