With over 45 years of experience, Kforce continues to set the standard in the finance & accounting staffing & solutions industry. With an unwavering commitment, Kforce strives to provide candidates with exceptional service in meeting their employment and career needs. Kforce provides consulting, contract-to-hire or direct hire positions with a wide range of organizations; from small, privately held companies to large, multinationals. Our finance & accounting specialty areas include: accounting, finance, compliance, audit, credit/collections/financial administration, title/escrow, mortgage, banking/credit union, administrative and insurance.

Backed by approximately 1,900 staffing specialists, Kforce is committed to "Great People = Great Results" for our valued clients and candidates. Our Firm operates with 62 offices in 41 markets in North America and two in the Philippines.

With limited managerial direction, the Sr. Proposal Manager will collaborate with Business Unit VPs and AVPs, Program Directors/Program Managers, and other client program personnel to provide proposal leadership, writing support, and overall direction. The qualifying applicant must have a demonstrated, proven track record of being able to lead and coordinate proposal development with both internal and external proposal team members. The qualified applicant must ensure the overall quality and consistency of proposals, despite sometimes being produced in high volume, quick turnaround environments. The selected applicant will be a key member of the Business Development team and will work directly with the VP and AVP of Business Development in providing the full suite of proposal support services required in this position.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage overall proposal development processes, including planning, organizing, strategy development, scheduling, ensuring compliance, writing, coordinating overall activities, preparing and communicating status reports, critiquing and making improvement recommendations, coordinating and managing color reviews (pink, red, gold), assisting in proposal production, and leading all related tasks necessary to compete for and win contract awards from government agencies


• Interpret technical and management requirements of Federal Government procurement solicitations (i.e., Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotation (RFQs), etc.)


• Coordinate assigned proposals through each stage of the proposal development life cycle from establishing the proposal schedule, preparing presentation for and conducting kickoff meetings, developing story boards, conducting review sessions, writing proposal content, finalizing production, and delivering the final proposal content to the targeted customer


• Administer proposal reviews

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field


• Two to four years of experience in contract negotiation/administration, preferably specializing in government contracts


• The ability to manage multiple contracts of varying types and size through the contract administration process


• Excellent understanding of government contract laws and regulations


• Experience with GSA MAS vehicles is preferred


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel in a Windows environment is required


• Experience using PowerPoint and Access is preferred


• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills


• Demonstrated ability to influence people


• Demonstrated ability to make informed decisions, manage workloads, and meet deadlines independently


• Demonstrated strong verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with all levels of people across functional organizations within the company, the government, and other companies