Business Development Administrative Assistant

What do you get when you bring together a team of bright individuals and place them into an environment where “work” means making a difference in the lives of people across the globe?

You get Sciolex Corporation, a fast-growing defense contractor focused on providing the U.S. Government a level of service that surpasses the epitome of excellence.  Our core services include systems engineering technical advice, technical support, and administrative assistance.  From our humble beginning as a small Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business in Chantilly, VA, Sciolex Corporation is now the home for over 1,000 employees across the U.S.

Over the past 15 years, Sciolex Corporation has constructed an environment that celebrates diversity and encourages a positive work/life balance, all while supporting government missions that our employees are proud to be a part of.  When you work for Sciolex Corporation, you are working for a stable company that values you and is committed to ensuring you receive the utmost employee care.

Help us tell our story. Sciolex is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Proposal Content Developer and Writer to actively engage in proposal writing, solutioning and new content development.

This is a unique opportunity for a self-starter to enter the exciting field of federal government contract pipeline development and proposal support.  Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented work ethic provide the platform for long-term success in this position.  If you have a knack for evaluating and vetting potential business opportunities and presenting evaluation results in easy-to-consume summaries, this is the role for you.  A great place to start your journey down the corporate career path – working with executive and director level leadership and business development and proposal professionals.

The candidate will evaluate and organize government contracting opportunity pipelines and assist in the proposal development and submission processes.  Sciolex is seeking a smart and obsessively conscientious team player with at least three years’ experience working in a collaborative team environment.  In addition to supporting the development of well-written and beautifully designed proposals, the ideal candidate will play a critical role in many different internal and external facing projects. This includes building a library of our core capability write-ups, brainstorming ways to organize and improve our lead generation process for business development leads, maintaining the integrity of our proposal development process, facilitating lessons learned sessions and after-action reports, and being readily available to support quick turnaround memos and ad hoc content requests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute the contract pipeline development process
• Participate in proposal development process steps from a go/no-go decision through outlining, writing, and gathering content, and submission.
• Generate, track, review, and follow-up on data calls for internal and subcontractor teammates.
• Support positive teambuilding and assist in business development activities and capture management.
• Identify and communicate resource needs for proposals and capability statements.
• Identify, gather, and tailor existing copy or write new copy to respond to the requirements of prospective partner agencies, memos, RFIs, and RFPs.
• Routinely update and maintain our proposal library matrix.
• Support the development of win themes and differentiators during brainstorming sessions.
• Support lessons learned processes and after-action reports by interviewing team members on successful or unsuccessful strategies and make recommendations for improvement.
• Update and track proposal language, case studies, resumes, and past performance.
• Review final proposals to ensure that all terms and conditions are met.
• Format and layout proposal sections, including ideating or developing graphics, to ensure ease of readability.
• Participate in color team reviews to modify/shape content through proposal process lifecycle.
• Develop presentations for key offering areas or for key clients.
• Support marketing efforts by writing and contributing to blog posts, white papers, and other marketing content.
• Develop content and basic graphics for specific proposals.
• Contribute to blog posts, white papers, and other marketing content.
• Create and update proposal templates and maintain a current and historical record of proposals via a proposal database.
• Prepare and maintain the proposal plan and schedule. Develop compliance matrices, assist in writing and editing, and ensuring consistency with proposal themes.
• Work well as part of a team.

• Some college experience; 2 yrs equivalent in administrative, management, or technical studies.
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to understand and communicate concepts in a compelling persuasive manner.
• Strong work ethic and ability to juggle multiple deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Flexibility to quickly adapt when “pop up” and other high priority needs that cause priorities to change.
• Experience working under pressure with deadlines is critical.
• Perform with a sense of urgency as required.

At Sciolex Corporation, our top priorities and most valuable resources are our employees, which is why we offer a competitive total compensation package.  We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who celebrates diversity in and out of our organization.  Come see where your opportunities for success can flourish.

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