2020-02-04
SAIC (www.saic.com)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Flexwork
Virginia
United States
Description
SAIC’s Proposal Development Center is seeking a Senior Proposal Coordinator to support proposal development/submission activities. The position will report directly to the Proposal Coordination Manager. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with his/her assigned proposal team and other Center team members to provide coordination support on a full range of proposals.
Qualifications
Description of Duties:
• Assists proposal managers in providing day-to-day supervision of the proposal process as they plan and build high quality, winning responses to requests for proposals and Government solicitations.
• Assist proposal managers in maintaining the proposal schedule, configuration control of proposal files, planning/control documents, and baseline outlines in accordance with the RFP and the proposal review process.
• Works collaboratively with a wide range of personnel, including book bosses, technical and business subject matter experts, authors, capture managers, contracts managers, and production staff to facilitate efficient and effective proposal development.
• Supports proposal manager with proposal collaboration tool, user access, artifact population, and backup.
• Serves as the interface between the proposal team and production staff, and provides guidance and status reports to the proposal manager on production matters.
• Identifies and proactively helps resolve major writing and production problems.
• Facilitates desktop publishing, graphics, editing and reproduction activities through the proposal life-cycle.
• Works closely with proposal manager and color review lead to support reviews with management and internal subject matter experts, to include setting up reviews, sending review invites/notices, preparing review materials, and merging review comments.
• Assists the proposal manager in reviewing proposal artifacts for compliance and responsiveness against solicitation requirements.
• Serves as back up to the proposal manager in cases where he/she is not available to host stand-up calls or answer questions.
Required Experience/Skills/Attributes:
• Minimum of high school degree and 8 years of experience or a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience in a defined proposal-related role.
• Demonstrated experience assisting in the preparation/maintenance of proposal management artifacts (e.g., outline, compliance matrix, schedule, and proposal cross-reference matrix).
• Experience mentoring junior personnel and new hires on coordination roles and responsibilities
• Excellent interpersonal/communication (written and oral) skills and organizational skills.
• Ability to productively collaborate with a wide range of personality types while meeting assignment demands.
• Experience supporting local and virtual team members across various geographical locations
• Demonstrated experience/ability to work efficiently and effectively with multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
• Ability to successfully execute multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent computer skills, including high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word, and Adobe Professional.
Desired Qualifications
Desired Experience/Skills/Attributes:
• Experience or familiarity with Virtual Proposal Center (VPC).
• Experience or familiarity with Adobe Illustrator and Indesign.