The Proposal Manager will support the Yorktown Systems Group, Inc. (YSG) Proposal Development Center (PDC) as directed by the Manager of the Proposals/PDC. This role in the PDC team is responsible for the development of compliant, high quality, and timely proposal content throughout the proposal lifecycle for DoD and Federal customers. This position is a remote, full-time, exempt, mid-level position that successfully learns and applies new concepts and skills to their proposal management knowledge base.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages and leads proposal efforts throughout the complete proposal lifecycle
• Coordinates efforts across multiple projects simultaneously
• Organizes and manages meetings
• Trains, coaches, and mentors Proposal Development Center (PDC) team members
• Plans, schedules, and manages proposal development efforts and proposal plans
• Requests, collects, and organizes information and presents results to Director of PDC
• Researches topics of interest and presents findings to Director of PDC
• Creates and maintains PDC filing system in SharePoint portal
• Develops document outlines and compliance matrices
• Creates writing templates, outlines, PowerPoint slides, schedules, and other proposal tools to ensure quality results
• Documents and maintains PDC processes
• Ensures proposal compliance and responsiveness
• Ensures proposal materials are properly formatted for final production/submission
• Edits proposal sections per internal corporate writing guides
• Creates document content through interviews with subject matter experts
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Professional Writing, Creative Writing, or related field and three years’ experience writing and managing proposals with major Federal agencies;

or

• Five years’ experience in proposal writing and managing proposals with major Federal agencies
• Expert skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal and proactive communication skills
• Project management skills including resource planning, scheduling, and task delegation
• Proficient skills in technical writing /editing
• Demonstrated team leadership and management skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of version control management practices and technologies
• Clean background screening and ability to successfully obtain DoD Secret security clearance
• US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• APMP Foundation Certification or equivalent knowledge of best practices in proposal development
• Completion of Shipley Core courses or equivalent
• Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint and other web-based collaboration applications

Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance

Location: This is a remote position with occasional travel to the Huntsville, AL area.