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Marsh McLennan · 1 week ago

Senior Proposal Specialist

Washington - Conn Ave NW

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$88K/yr - $177K/yr

5+ years exp

Mercer is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives and enhance health and retirement outcomes. The Senior Proposal Specialist role involves coordinating the RFP response processes, managing project timelines, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality proposals and presentations.

Financial ServicesProfessional ServicesService Industry

Responsibilities

Support RFP response processes from beginning to end and be responsible for coordinating the delivery of major proposals including project coordination, proposal strategy, content development, document production, team coordination and presentation support

Understand the RFP requirements and the pursuit strategy to help the team create compelling and client‑focused proposal documents and presentation materials

Develop and manage project plans, keeping teams focused to ensure key milestones are met; organize proposal teams and act as project manager for the completion of the RFP response, and ensure the RFP process is followed and timelines are defined, communicated, and met on time; set up and lead RFP kickoff meetings and follow up with contributors as required

Provide quality assurance and document management including liaising with document production team to deliver the highest quality proposals and presentations

Serve as the master editor on most RFP responses and high-value pitches in order to quality-check readability and consistency of messaging; convert contributors’ content into a cohesive document with a clear, single voice

Qualification

Proposal managementMicrosoft OfficeProject managementAttention to detailTeam coordinationQuality assuranceDocument managementResponsive softwareSmartsheetInterpersonal skills

Required

Must have 5+ years of experience in a related proposal management or proposal development discipline in the public sector and/or industry serving government sectors where you are able to demonstrate a proven track record of coordinating teams to deliver commercial outcomes

Bachelor's Degree required

Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suites, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required

Superior writing, editing and proofreading skills are essential

Strong attention to detail skills are critical

Must have excellent interpersonal skills, along with a 'can do' attitude which allows you to build impactful relationships with others

Preferred

Knowledge of Responsive (formerly RFPIO) and Smartsheet (or similar) software is a plus

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Tuition assistance

401K savings and other retirement programs

Employee assistance programs

Company

Marsh McLennan

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Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman.

Founded in 1871

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees