SUMMARY:

Agile Defense, Inc. is seeking a Proposal Manager to join our team in Reston, VA.

DUTIES:

• Ability to lead the proposal process from pre-proposal groundwork (internal kickoff, external kickoff, and sessions for black hat, storyboarding, risk mitigation, and differentiators and win themes) through BAFO/Orals.  
   
• Coordinates with other Proposal Managers, Proposal Coordinators, Program Managers, business development professionals, subject matter experts, and other team members to develop winning proposals.  
   
• Responsible for editing, writing and graphics, white glove. 
   
• Responsibilities include managing the proposal development process for new business opportunities in response to US Government RFPs. 
   
• Analyzes the RFP, prepares proposal outlines, and ensures compliance with RFP requirements. Establishes, distributes, and manages proposal schedules, and drives progress towards established deadlines. 
   
• Monitors status of proposal development-related documents for completeness, compliance with RFP requirements, and inclusion of win themes and discriminators.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, English preferred but not required.

Background Needed and Years of Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing proposals from the pre-proposal process (capture, storyboarding, initial Blue Team solutioning, Black Hats) through to production of the final product.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills (Must Have):

• Demonstrated understanding of proposal development process and management techniques.
   
• Complete understanding of RFP structure and the ability to review and assess RFP requirements.
   
• Experience with program and multi-award (IDIQ, BPA) type proposals.
   
• A high degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and MS SharePoint, document configuration management tools, and Adobe Acrobat.
   
• Strong leadership, organizational, planning, communication, and time management skills; the ability to multi-task and work against strict deadlines is critical.
   
• Strict attention to detail – must be detail oriented.
   
• Ability to review and edit proposal content for clarity, grammar, and proper use of technical or customer terminology.
   
• Availability and willingness to work long hours on short notice during high volume proposal development periods.
   
• Ability to travel occasionally.
   
• Ability to work in SharePoint and OneDrive.

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Photoshop and Illustrator.

Non-Technical Skills:

• The ability to run Kickoffs and Pink and Red Team Debriefs. Diplomacy and the ability to build strong teaming relationships with our subcontractors.
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Office environment. Ability to lift, carry and deliver heavy boxes of proposals is sometimes a necessity of the job. Boxes can weigh up to 40 lbs.

Strength Demands: Medium – 50 lbs. Maximum lifting with frequent lift/carry up to 25 lbs.

Physical Requirements: