Proposal Coordinator and Technical Writer

Type of Vacancy: Salaried, full-time

Start date: ASAP

Location: Remote/home office anywhere in the continental United States

Report to: Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

Supervises: N/A

Compensation: The full salary range for this position is $60,000 – $90,755 annually.  There are two types of experience being considered for this role: Experience that is directly relevant to the role and Total Working Experience, in all fields. This includes: internships and consulting work. In collaboration with the hiring manager, the People and Culture team calculates experience based on the candidate’s most current resume. When calculating the offer, consideration is given to candidates that possess additional qualifications (i.e., desired qualifications).  Teaching Lab will generally cap salaries for new employees at 105% of the midpoint to allow for continued growth in the role over time.

Teaching Lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning to achieve educational equity. We envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable life-long learning and meaningful lives. In partnership with teachers, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomes. We also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changes. To learn more about Teaching Lab, explore our website at www.teachinglab.org.

The Proposal Coordinator and Technical Writer will be responsible for managing and implementing the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, including, assigning tasks, and leading the completion of proposals, including preparing the proposal narrative and completing required forms, submitting proposals in hard copy and electronically including attachments.

-Develop a project plan, outline each stage of the proposal, and create a schedule to meet all necessary deadlines to deliver winning proposals

-Guide teams through the collaborative process to develop responses to RFI, RFQs and RFPs

-Lead, plan, schedule, and own proposal kick-off meetings; facilitate key review meetings

-Analyze and understand the evaluation criteria for proposals and ensure that what is written and submitted will get the highest evaluation score

-Align proposal language to words from the partner’s perspective and adapt this voice given the variety of stakeholders that Teaching Lab engages with (ex: schools, districts, state education agencies, other peer organizations, etc.)

-Implement win strategies, win themes, and storytelling, development of the value proposition and articulate the solution narrative in proposals

-Delegate tasks required to complete a proposal, writing, editing, and other efforts associated with the proposal process

-Incorporate feedback cycles for internal and external parties to review, provide feedback, and incorporate and clarify those feedback changes to get proposals to a final product

-Coordinate proposal governance, including: coordinating sign off with CPO/CEO/COO, document production, and delivery of the completed proposal

-Design, manage, and update a content library and create systems for template management in line with Teaching Lab branding and ability to adhere to the Teaching Lab voice, tone, and style guidelines

Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Chief Program Officer and/or Executive Team.