Proposal/Orals and Sales Support Associate, Education and Research Growth Enablement Team, Remote

Huron Consulting Group•Chicago, IL

45d•$70,000 - $90,000•Remote

About The Position

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes. Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change. You'll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. The purpose of this role is to support Education and Research business leaders in their sales efforts by leading the preparation of proposals, presentation materials, and other sales content. Acting as a strategic partner, this individual will help improve overall quality, drive alignment and accountability across pursuit teams, and ensure all deliverables are completed on time and to the highest standard. With a primary focus on managing the proposal and orals (PowerPoint) development process in response to RFI/RFP opportunities, this individual will work efficiently, apply strong project management discipline, and leverage additional resources when appropriate (e.g., shared services, bench, or contractors). This role will also apply AI-driven tools and data insights to optimize pursuit processes, enhance content quality, streamline production, and improve win rates. In addition, the individual will contribute to content management for the Education and Research industry-harvesting new materials, tagging and uploading assets into the content management system, and ensuring sales materials remain current, easily searchable, and ready for use by pursuit teams.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in a B2B or professional services environment.
Demonstrated success managing complex proposal, RFP, and orals processes from planning through delivery.
Strong writing, editing, and PowerPoint skills with exceptional attention to detail and brand consistency.
Proven ability to partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across varying leadership styles and availability.
Experience with Salesforce, Seismic, Microsoft Teams/SharePoint, or similar tools.
Strong executive presence and professional communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
Rigorous focus on quality, accuracy, and deadline management.
Excellent customer service orientation, with strong communication and collaboration skills.
Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Central Time Zone Work hours are strongly preferred

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of AI tools and emerging technologies that support business development is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage Education & Research RFP and orals pursuits: Lead the end-to-end pursuit process-from kick-off through submission and client presentation. Coordinate pursuit teams, manage timelines, and ensure strategic alignment and delivery of professional, brand-compliant materials.
Leverage AI and technology: Use AI-driven tools and data insights to streamline pursuit management, enhance proposal/orals quality, and improve win rates. Identify opportunities to automate, analyze, and optimize content and processes.
Facilitate strategic deal discussions: Partner with leaders to define win themes, capture differentiators, and incorporate competitive intelligence into pursuit strategies and deliverables.
Ensure Salesforce data accuracy: Manage workload effectively while maintaining data integrity, compliance, and timely updates in Salesforce to support accurate pipeline tracking and reporting.
Govern sales content and best practices: Curate, tag, and maintain proposal content in Seismic; help establish review cycles and drive adoption of best practices and tools across the team.
Drive continuous improvement: Gather feedback, develop tools and training, and champion process improvements to enhance pursuit effectiveness and team performance.
Assist in triaging requests, aligning support, replying and interfacing with our internal clients on a timely basis.

Benefits

This job is also eligible to participate in Huron's annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron's pay for performance philosophy.
Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $80,500-$103,500.
The job is also eligible to participate in Huron's benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

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