Growth & Proposal Operations Specialist

mPower, Inc. • Rockville, MD

1d • $70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

mPower is looking for a resourceful, detail-oriented Growth & Proposal Operations Specialist to support our business development, capture, proposal, and marketing efforts. This is a hands-on role with broad exposure across the growth lifecycle. You might spend part of your day researching a new opportunity, updating our capture pipeline, coordinating proposal inputs, editing content, developing a presentation, or improving a proposal graphic or template. We're looking for someone who brings a solid professional foundation and is ready to take ownership, work across functions, and quickly learn new subject matter and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in proposals, business development, capture, marketing, communications, project coordination, or a related role.
• Strong writing, editing, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, contributors, and deadlines while maintaining quality and follow-through.
• Strong Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills and proficiency with Excel.
• Good visual judgment and the ability to create clear, polished documents and presentations.
• Initiative and the ability to research, problem-solve, and make progress when given an unfamiliar assignment.
• Clear, professional communication skills and comfort working across different functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with government contracting, federal proposals, GovWin, SAM.gov, CRM/capture systems, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support capture and business development, including opportunity and market research, pipeline management, capture materials, NDAs, teaming requests, partner coordination, and action tracking.
• Research and maintain opportunity intelligence using GovWin, SAM.gov, and other sources, and keep our capture pipeline accurate and current.
• Coordinate proposal development and production, including schedules, contributor inputs, compliance, editing, formatting, reviews, graphics, and final submission.
• Draft, edit, and polish proposal, marketing, and business development content.
• Create and refine proposal graphics and reusable templates, including cover pages, callout boxes, organizational charts, process graphics, resumes, and past performance materials.
• Develop and improve PowerPoint presentations, capability statements, one-pagers, and other customer- and partner-facing materials.
• Maintain organized libraries of proposal content, graphics, templates, and company qualifications.
• Track deadlines, commitments, and open actions—and help ensure things get finished.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level