Job Description
NexGen is currently seeking a Proposal Manager/Writer to perform and manage all phases of
the proposal development process in response to U.S. government and commercial
requests for proposals (RFP). The Proposal Manager/Writer will assist in the
identification of proposal opportunities; manage all aspects of proposal
preparation, revision and submission; and coordinate inputs from technical
team, management and finance departments.
This individual will be required to work closely with members of the
NexGen’s and client’s teams, including but not limited to domain experts,
developers and project managers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the
following. Other duties may be assigned:
Understand and represent NexGen’s mission, vision,
and values to all internal and external customers
Collaborate with subject matter experts and other
writers to refine proposal sections to ensure accuracy, compliance, consistency
and reflection of win strategies.
Contribute to business development efforts for new
sales and marketing to promote the business, including responses to requests
for quotes, sources sought, proposals, and/or presentations as request
Understand the activities of the entire federal
government proposal process, from pre-RFP through customer debriefs
Analyze request for Proposals (RFPs), produce a high
level summary and quickly provide a snapshot on the proposal requirements
Develop and follow a comprehensive proposal
management plan that at a minimum includes win strategies, customer requirement
analysis, compliance matrix, competitor assessments, themes/discriminators,
risk issues, price-to-win analysis and resource requirements
Lead proposal development meetings (Kick-off, Daily
Stand-ups), assign proposal responsibilities and milestones to include the
storyboard and writing plans, produce a proposal calendar, conduct research and
gather information from multiple sources
Manage the proposal reviews (Blue, Green, Pink,
Red) to include the Executive Review (Gold), perform proposal lesson learned
and win/loss reviews
Review and edit materials for compliance,
messaging, completeness, and work closely with the senior technical writer on
grammar and formatting