Proposal and Business Development Assistant

Background check, and 10% travel are requirements of this position.

The Proposal and Business Development Assistant's primary role is to support the Proposal Manager in responding to Requests for Information (RFI), Sources Sought Notifications (SSN); performing Market Research; and maintaining a SharePoint Database library of Proposal content. We are ideally looking for a recent college graduate with a degree in business, arts, political Science/Government (preferred) or communications. Ideal candidate has great communications skills, good writing skills, organization skills and Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint) experience. 

1. Planning and Research

• Visit various government websites (APFS, eBuy, Beta.SAM, etc.) to watch for opportunities of interest.

• Use TMMG Business development processes and procedures and search vehicle for new work

• Track planned opportunity pipeline for Requests for Information (RFI), Sources Sought Notifications (SSN), Requests for Proposals (RFP) and amendment releases.

• Establish, populate, and maintain SharePoint folders to support pipeline tracking.

2. Execution

• Provide tracking support for team communications, documentation, and other materials.

• Establish, populate, and maintain SharePoint folders to support proposal efforts.

• Route contract documents to appropriate filing locations and proposal team members.

• Assist with analysis of government documents

• Support the Proposal Manager and Proposal Team with developing/maintaining proposal plan, schedule, outline, compliance matrix, action item list, and associated deadlines.

• Collaborate with Proposal Manager and technical experts to brainstorm strategy and approach and ensure decisions are captured in proposal outlines, templates, and other documentation.

• Consult with Project/Program Managers to assess contract performance and determine ways to quantitatively present metrics and performance data in Past Performance reviews.

• Research assigned topics and prepare special reports and findings.

• Research assigned topics to aid in refining proposal strategies and technical responses and present findings to Proposal Manager

• Refine TMMG processes as directed by COO

• Assist with creating and editing original text, tailoring boilerplate narratives, and rewriting third-party contributions to fulfill RFP requirements, with the goal of creating content that is compliant with requirements, consistently presents win strategy, and is compelling to the reader.

• Utilize AI to perform detailed compliance analysis between RFP requirements and proposal narratives written by other authors and provide feedback to ensure a compliant final product.

• Edit written contents for grammar, spelling, factual accuracy, and clarity.

• Assist with comparison between RFPs and amendments and provide analysis (may be verbal or written) of impacts.

• Assist with updating proposal documentation with revised requirements and strategy as necessary.

3. Closing

• Lessons learned and development of follow-on actions

• Analyze won/lost debriefs from the government/client and add to appropriate opportunity within the PMM.

4. Ongoing

• Support preparing/editing/formatting proposal templates, historical past performance narratives, and frequently used proposal and marketing documents.

• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Experience developing and writing formal persuasive arguments; experience may be obtained during academic program.

• Must pass background check.

Skills

• Obsessively organized and detailed oriented; exceptional time-management skills (takes the word "deadline" literally).

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; editing skills; knowledge of grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation in the English language; there will be several skills assessments for this.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and intermediate proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; these proficiencies will be skills tested.

• Proficient with the use of common office machinery, such as computers and printers.

• Thrive under pressure and excel at meeting tight, multiple, and sometimes conflicting deadlines.

• Disciplined in setting priorities and multi-tasking.

• Capable of thinking long-term, applying sound judgment, being resourceful, troubleshooting, and taking initiative.

• Self-motivated and able to ultimately work with limited supervision.

• Capable of working effectively in a team environment.

• Enjoy the challenge of working and delivering products in a rapidly evolving environment.

• Knowledge of, or ability to become proficient, in SharePoint.