Proposal Coordinator - U.S. Social, Healthcare and Public Entities Practice

Job Description

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in Washington, DC and will be part of our global Social, Healthcare and Public Entities (SHaPE) Practice. McKinsey’s SHaPE Practice provides management consulting services to governments and social sector agencies at all levels in the North America region. You will report directly to the North America SHaPE Proposal Department Manager and join our enthusiastic and driven global SHaPE practice team and network of proposal professionals. You will be involved in strategic discussions as you partner with consulting teams and the sector and practice leaders to expand the firm’s impact with US government entities.

What You'll Do

You will play a key role in proposal management and client development. In this role your focus will be on supporting end-to-end proposal development and management for North America SHaPE clients (75%), and creating and maintaining a library of proposal materials (25%).You'll be responsible for effectively using proposal development processes, tools, and templates; basic interpretation of solicitation requirements for document organization and production; and accurate, timely communications regarding status, proposal team meetings, and formal reviews. You will support the assembly and review of proposal drafts, edit material, and ensure final formatting and layout of proposals in preparation for production. Working collaboratively with teams, you will also help develop content for non-technical portions of the proposal response such as staffing, risk management, resumes, and reference cases, and ensure compliance with client requirements.You will build and strengthen the SHaPE Practice's proposal infrastructure and institutional capabilities and processes. You will maintain a proposal library of best practice wording and guidance, develop and maintain a database of proposal activity and client feedback, and analyze and report on activity and trends to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of experience in end-to-end public sector proposal development; preference for experience at large professional services firms
• Experience with complex US federal and/or state procurement processes and procedures
• Experience with entire proposal development process, including the demonstrated ability to produce compliant, responsive, and compelling proposals
• Ability to interact collaboratively with consultants, forging effective relationships across our client service teams
• Ability to work with subject matter experts and leadership to develop non-technical sections of the proposal content including past performance, staffing, resumes, and executive summary
• Ability to complete tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Superb organizational, verbal, and written communications skills
• Power user with deep proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel as well as Adobe Acrobat
• Shipley trained and certified, preferred
• French language proficiency a plus, for potential teaming in French Canadian provinces
• Must be a US citizen