Team Lead/Manager - Proposal - Defence/Infra/Constructions Firm

Proposal Team Lead/Manager

- As a Proposal Team Lead/Manager (RFP/RFQ/RFI), the individual will review RFPs, write, review, and develop proposals as well as manage proposal development activities. In this role, he/she will be involved in bid no/go discussions and criteria, gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approval, and managing all deadlines related to proposals.

- Additionally, the individual will be responsible and accountable for managing and tracking all proposals and contracts awarded.

- The individual will also ensure compliance with applicable Government regulations, as well as RFPs terms and conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Develops proposals by assembling information including project objectives/outcomes/deliverables, proposal schedule, implementation, writing assignments

- Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.

- Assists with developing pricing schedules for proposals.

- Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs.

- Reviews and responds to requests for proposals (RFPs).

- Meets proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering writing, review, and approval.

- Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.

- Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone.

- Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.

- Accomplishes organizational goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

- Provides updates to management on proposal submission status.

- Leads debrief assessment meetings to discuss and analyze recent wins and losses. This includes development of presentation materials.

Skills Required:

- Strong writing skills with the ability to structure documents logically and create documentation that is easy to navigate.

- Ability to understand Technical language, do Research and interact with different people

- Ability to understand the target audience and competition.

- Ability to convey the right ideas and create narratives and give attention to details

- Proficiency in the use of software such as Word and Excel (Photoshop/InDesign/Illustrator would be a plus)

- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines.