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Proposal Manager

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in persuasive, deadline-driven technical writing
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage proposals for new business opportunities, renewals, and RFx submissions
  • Create professional, accurate, and visually compelling proposal documents
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather information and develop winning proposal responses
  • Track proposal status, version history, timelines, and key milestones

Key facts

  • Remote from: Ireland
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • English

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Detail Oriented
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Writing
  • Editing

About the company

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Instructional Empowerment

Professional Training & Coaching

Led by the team from Learning Sciences International (LSI), “Instructional Empowerment” means that all students, teachers, and leaders thrive in a rigorous learning environment that builds agency through providing opportunities to exercise autonomy, develop self-regulation, and support critical thinking. IE’s Partnership Promise: • We meet you where you are, learn your current initiatives, and focus on YOUR instructional vision, initiatives, and goals for improvement. • We walk your schools with you, we own your data with you, and we work side-by-side with you. • We hold ourselves accountable because we are in this together and invested in your overall outcome. • We build effective teams and strengthen leadership, teachers, and students to achieve their compelling purpose. • We work together with leaders and teachers to strengthen core instructional systems and practices to improve outcomes for ALL students. IE will bring you the same instructional expertise we brought you at Learning Sciences International, backed by the same research that our team has developed over the course of 20+ years of working with schools across the country. We will bring you the same evidence-based systems approach to school improvement. We believe true empowerment is achieved when systems and structures align to ensure students engage in rigorous, standards-based tasks that build knowledge with peers in collaborative, interdependent teams. The same award-winning faculty from LSI is transitioning to IE. We are educators who have sat in your seats as former teachers, principals, and leaders and we are excited to continue working shoulder-to-shoulder with you. Research is at the heart of our work. Our partnerships with world-class researchers like Dr. Robert J. Marzano and Dr. Ruth Wageman have transitioned with us to IE. If you believe what we believe, we hope you’ll join us to make the teaching and learning process more empowering for every child and educator.

Company details

IndustryProfessional Training & Coaching
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

Experienced Proposal Manager - Full-time/Remote

Join Our Mission
Instructional Empowerment (IE) partners with school districts nationwide to improve teaching and learning through rigorous, student-centered instruction. We help educators create equitable learning environments that empower all students to succeed.
We are seeking a Proposal Manager to lead the development of compelling customer-facing proposals, renewals, and RFx responses that support our growth and impact in K-12 education.
Position Summary
The Proposal Manager plays a key role in supporting business development by creating high-quality proposals, managing proposal workflows, and maintaining a library of reusable content and collateral.
Working across departments, this individual will develop customized proposals that clearly communicate the value of Instructional Empowerment's services and solutions. The Proposal Manager will build efficient systems for proposal creation, content management, version control, and tracking while leveraging AI and proposal technology tools to improve quality and efficiency.
What You'll Do
  • Develop and manage proposals for new business opportunities, renewals, and RFx submissions.
  • Create professional, accurate, and visually compelling proposal documents.
  • Customize proposal content to address district-specific needs and priorities.
  • Build and maintain a centralized library of proposal content, narratives, and reusable collateral.
  • Ensure product messaging, research, and supporting evidence remain current and consistent.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather information and develop winning proposal responses.
  • Become a subject matter expert on Instructional Empowerment's products, services, and instructional framework.
  • Serve as the power user for proposal management tools and leverage AI to optimize proposal development.
  • Track proposal status, version history, timelines, and key milestones.
  • Develop proposal budgets aligned to approved scopes of work using CRM tools.
  • Analyze proposal outcomes and provide insights to improve future win rates and processes.
  • Coordinate follow-up activities and additional information requests throughout the proposal lifecycle.
What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in persuasive, deadline-driven technical writing, including:
    • RFP responses
    • RFx submissions
    • Government or educational proposals
    • Grant writing
    • Complex business proposals
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
  • Experience developing and organizing digital content libraries and knowledge management systems.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
  • Strong attention to detail, quality control, and version management.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting K-12 education organizations or school districts.
  • Knowledge of K-12 funding sources, purchasing cycles, regulations, and procurement processes.
  • APMP Foundation Certification.
  • Experience building proposal budgets with detailed line-item pricing.
  • Experience with Salesforce, SharePoint, RocketDocs, Microsoft Teams, or similar platforms.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools within proposal development workflows.
Why Join Instructional Empowerment?
At Instructional Empowerment, your work directly supports school districts and educators in creating meaningful learning experiences for students. Join a mission-driven team committed to helping schools achieve lasting results through high-quality instruction.

A Benefits Package Designed Around Your Well-Being
  • Multiple medical plan options, including a 100% employer-paid health plan
  • HSA and FSA options available to save for medical expenses, with employer-funded HSA contributions for those participating in eligible healthcare plans
  • Company-paid dental, vision, life, STD, and LTD coverage
  • 15 days of PTO available in your first year of employment
  • 8 paid holidays, plus 2 floating holidays
  • 401(k) with a 4% company match
  • Salary range $65,000-$75,000
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