Job Summary: |
As the Senior Proposal Manager, you will have full responsibility for the preparation and compliance for Belcan (a Cognizant Company) proposals to the Federal customer. Travel:Potential for 10-15% travel to accommodate proposal coordination efforts to Belcan operational and client locations as required.
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Job Duties: |
- Provides entire life cycle support for RFPs, RFIs, White Papers/ Other Transaction Authority (OTAs), and other government submissions.
- Develop compliance matrices to ensure both compliance and responsiveness to the RFP specifications and identify specific tasks to be performed and areas of responsibility.
- Develop the proposal schedule, set up all meetings to include status calls, color team reviews and debriefs, questions and answers discussions, and kick-offs.
- Participate in pre-RFP activities including black hat and blue team reviews.
- Create proposal templates for each submission and desktop publish for clean-up prior to color reviews.
- Ensures proposal development process is followed throughout proposal preparation.
- Communicate with teammates - set up meetings, send out data calls, attend solution sessions.
- Work with proposal writers and subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure tasks and activities are completed on time.
- Support post-submission tasks to include follow-on orals presentations, ENs, Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs).
- Update the proposal dashboard for each you are assigned.
- Collaborate with the Capture Manager and/or opportunity owner to conduct strategy development sessions that typically include senior executives/directors/managers.
- Participate in solution and strategy sessions with subject matter experts, solution architects, writers, and graphic artists.
- Provide input in the design and strategy of CONOPS graphics.
- Coordinate corporate staff assistance needed to complete the bid with inputs, data, text, or writing support contracts, subcontracts, legal, or other staff functions as needed.
- Ensure accuracy and adequacy of final work product, including in-process and final reviews, checking for compliance with applicable standards, validation, and change verification, and ensures acceptable style layout. Ensure that there are no inconsistencies between cost and technical volumes.
- Develop color review kick-off and debrief slide decks and conduct those meetings. Prepare proposal team for the review and internal evaluation of the proposal. Ensure appropriate color team comments are incorporated in the final proposal.
- Complete final production/packaging/delivery of proposal documentation.
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Required Qualifications: |
- Bachelor's degree, in lieu of degree years of experience will be considered.
- At least 8 to 10 years of Federal Government Proposal Management experience.
- Ability to lead and manage small and large proposal efforts.
- Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
- Experience with OTAs, and Consortiums desired.
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Preferred Qualifications & Skills: |
- Effective interpersonal, supervisory, oral, and written communication skills.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office products and SharePoint.
- Experience using Visible Thread.
- Able to follow directions and verbal orders with minimal supervision.
- Must display leadership skills.
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Compensation:
We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a salary range of $150,000-175,000. Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.
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