Business & Proposal Development Analyst

About the role

The Business & Proposal Development Analyst supports business development and proposal development activities across the organization. This role is ideal for a mid-level professional who thrives in a fast-paced federal contracting environment and can coordinate multiple priorities, maintain structured processes, and contribute to high-quality business development deliverables.

Job Duties

• Maintain proposal repositories, business development tools, templates, outlines, past performance materials, and standardized content.
• Support the development of proposal inputs, supporting documentation, compliance materials, and other business development deliverables.
• Edit and format proposal content for grammar, readability, consistency, effectiveness, and compliance with established standards.
• Support capture and business development teams by conducting market research, competitor research, customer research, and opportunity analysis.
• Aid in the development and execution of the Business Development Training Plan, including coordination of training materials and internal communications.
• Support process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve workflow efficiency, documentation, tools, and collaboration.
• Career Development: Participate in continuing-education opportunities, robust training programs, and the "People First" benefits package.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, English, marketing, public administration, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Three or more years of experience supporting business development, federal contracting, proposal coordination, capture support, or related activities.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting federal solicitation documents, including RFIs, RFPs, SOWs, PWSs, and related acquisition materials.
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition environments, DoD RFIs, NAICS codes, contract types, and federal procurement processes.
• Knowledge of common federal contract types, including Firm-Fixed-Price, Time-and-Materials, Cost-Reimbursement, and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts.
• Experience using federal opportunity and market research tools such as SAM.gov, GovWin, or similar platforms.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including editing, formatting, and document quality review.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled content generation tools and the ability to use them responsibly to support drafting, research, editing, and content development.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical personnel, business development staff, corporate leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, if required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD, Army, or other federal civilian opportunities.
• Experience maintaining proposal content libraries, past performance repositories, or business development knowledge bases.
• Familiarity with Shipley-based proposal practices or similar federal business development methodologies.
• Experience supporting proposal compliance reviews, color team reviews, or content development activities.