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Position Title: Senior Proposal Manager (Sr. PM)
Location: US Remote
Department: Development (DEV)
Position Summary
Position Purpose: The Senior Proposal Manager position is an experienced and highly visible core member of the DEV team, leveraging their business development expertise as positioning and proposal manager on high priority new business opportunities across Winrock’s portfolio. The position will report to the Director of Development and will collaborate with staff across projects, programs, and operational teams.
Position Overview: The Sr. PM role will support the strategic pursuit of donor-funded new business opportunities, fulfilling key functions in the end-to-end new business life cycle, with a primary focus on capture and proposal management of competitive, solicitation-based opportunities of significant scale and complexity, across Winrock’s sectors. Leveraging a strong background in positioning and proposal management, this position will directly fulfill this function on a diverse range of priority opportunities, managing proposal teams and the bid-specific processes for proposal planning, design, development, and quality control. In addition to contributing to the ongoing improvement of Winrock’s standard business development norms and resources, the Sr. PM will build the capacity of others (drawn from DEV, program staff, and/or consultants) fulfilling the proposal manager and/or other proposal team roles (e.g., partner liaison). The responsibilities of this role are subject to modifications as required by the needs of the organization.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform positioning/proposal manager role for opportunities of high priority, scale, and/or complexity, with responsibility for compliance, completeness, and consistency of proposal content (est. LOE 75%)
- Ensure full coverage and execution of proposal team assignments, confirming all parties understand the responsibilities and expectations associated with their proposal team role.
- Participate in capture planning and outreach.
- Contribute to strategic/competitive analyses and facilitation of program design and strategy activities.
- Establish teaming arrangements with potential prime and sub-recipient partners.
- Develop proposal management plan, as well as ensuring creation of compliant guidance documents, outlines, and templates.
- Manage proposal process and timeline, ensuring scheduling of and adherence to milestone deadlines and following up on all assignments to ensure timely progress.
- Manage proposal team communications and facilitate discussions, decision making, and feedback mechanisms, ensuring that outcomes are documented and appropriately shared.
- Prepare and submit donor communications related to the opportunity.
- Conduct appropriate due diligence (e.g., Lexis/Nexis check) for proposed partners and conditional new hires.
- Facilitate communication with partners as needed to ensure timely guidance and opportunities for engagement are provided and inputs are received as needed (may do this in coordination with a partner liaison).
- Support proposal recruiter and hiring manager(s) with key personnel recruitment activities and presentation of staffing content in the proposal.
- Ensure information sharing on emerging issues with relevant program, operational, financial, and human resources staff, as needed.
- Conduct quality control of all proposal components at appropriate milestones, focusing on consistency, persuasiveness, and compliance to the donor requirements.
- Schedule and facilitate reviews/approvals in line with Winrock policies and practices.
- Oversee editing, production, and submission activities, ensuring completeness and compliance checks for all final proposal content.
- Coordinate post-submission activities.
- Ensure Winrock’s quality controls are employed throughout the process.
- Maintain knowledge management platforms for the bid, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of content uploads and updates.
- Provide ad hoc business development support to proposal teams, as needed (est. LOE 10%)
- Mentor proposal team members.
- Prepare (create, edit, and/or format) specific proposal content (e.g., executive summary text, PPRs, staffing matrices, key personnel candidate documentation).
- Participate in quality assurance milestones.
- Lead proposal production and submission.
- Coordinate and facilitate after action reviews and/or donor debriefs.
- Contribute to donor, partner, and opportunity identification and analysis.
- Cultivate relationships with priority partner organizations.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, required.
Experience: A minimum of 8 years of experience in international and/or domestic development in the non-profit sector is required, including 4 years of experience fulfilling positioning/proposal manager role. Prior experience with Winrock is preferred.
Computer/Technical Skills: Strong experience with MS Office and Sharepoint.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Strong group facilitation skills a must.
Language: English required: English speaking and written communication is required.
Required Travel: Minimal travel anticipated, based on positioning and proposal management requirements.
Position-Specific Skills:
- Proven track record of success in competitive business development in Winrock’s sectors
- Extensive experience with, but not limited to, business development for US Government and other bilateral and multilateral donors
- Deep understanding of end-to-end business development processes in line with industry standards
- Strong attention to detail and compliance requirements
- Proactive, inclusive, and collaborative interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to achieve results through both independent effort and as a team member/leader
- Ability to effectively prioritize time-bound demands and manage a robust workload
- Ability to efficiently facilitate strategic decision-making
- Experience building capacity of individuals and/or groups in business development
Physical Demands: Typical office environment with continual sitting or standing required.
Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this role is $110,000–$120,000, commensurate with experience, location and qualifications. Winrock offers an excellent benefits package.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
POSITION DETAILS
Position Title: Senior Proposal Manager (Sr. PM)
Location: US Remote
Department: Development (DEV)
Position Summary
Position Purpose: The Senior Proposal Manager position is an experienced and highly visible core member of the DEV team, leveraging their business development expertise as positioning and proposal manager on high priority new business opportunities across Winrock’s portfolio. The position will report to the Director of Development and will collaborate with staff across projects, programs, and operational teams.
Position Overview: The Sr. PM role will support the strategic pursuit of donor-funded new business opportunities, fulfilling key functions in the end-to-end new business life cycle, with a primary focus on capture and proposal management of competitive, solicitation-based opportunities of significant scale and complexity, across Winrock’s sectors. Leveraging a strong background in positioning and proposal management, this position will directly fulfill this function on a diverse range of priority opportunities, managing proposal teams and the bid-specific processes for proposal planning, design, development, and quality control. In addition to contributing to the ongoing improvement of Winrock’s standard business development norms and resources, the Sr. PM will build the capacity of others (drawn from DEV, program staff, and/or consultants) fulfilling the proposal manager and/or other proposal team roles (e.g., partner liaison). The responsibilities of this role are subject to modifications as required by the needs of the organization.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform positioning/proposal manager role for opportunities of high priority, scale, and/or complexity, with responsibility for compliance, completeness, and consistency of proposal content (est. LOE 75%)
- Ensure full coverage and execution of proposal team assignments, confirming all parties understand the responsibilities and expectations associated with their proposal team role.
- Participate in capture planning and outreach.
- Contribute to strategic/competitive analyses and facilitation of program design and strategy activities.
- Establish teaming arrangements with potential prime and sub-recipient partners.
- Develop proposal management plan, as well as ensuring creation of compliant guidance documents, outlines, and templates.
- Manage proposal process and timeline, ensuring scheduling of and adherence to milestone deadlines and following up on all assignments to ensure timely progress.
- Manage proposal team communications and facilitate discussions, decision making, and feedback mechanisms, ensuring that outcomes are documented and appropriately shared.
- Prepare and submit donor communications related to the opportunity.
- Conduct appropriate due diligence (e.g., Lexis/Nexis check) for proposed partners and conditional new hires.
- Facilitate communication with partners as needed to ensure timely guidance and opportunities for engagement are provided and inputs are received as needed (may do this in coordination with a partner liaison).
- Support proposal recruiter and hiring manager(s) with key personnel recruitment activities and presentation of staffing content in the proposal.
- Ensure information sharing on emerging issues with relevant program, operational, financial, and human resources staff, as needed.
- Conduct quality control of all proposal components at appropriate milestones, focusing on consistency, persuasiveness, and compliance to the donor requirements.
- Schedule and facilitate reviews/approvals in line with Winrock policies and practices.
- Oversee editing, production, and submission activities, ensuring completeness and compliance checks for all final proposal content.
- Coordinate post-submission activities.
- Ensure Winrock’s quality controls are employed throughout the process.
- Maintain knowledge management platforms for the bid, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of content uploads and updates.
- Provide ad hoc business development support to proposal teams, as needed (est. LOE 10%)
- Mentor proposal team members.
- Prepare (create, edit, and/or format) specific proposal content (e.g., executive summary text, PPRs, staffing matrices, key personnel candidate documentation).
- Participate in quality assurance milestones.
- Lead proposal production and submission.
- Coordinate and facilitate after action reviews and/or donor debriefs.
- Contribute to donor, partner, and opportunity identification and analysis.
- Cultivate relationships with priority partner organizations.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, required.
Experience: A minimum of 8 years of experience in international and/or domestic development in the non-profit sector is required, including 4 years of experience fulfilling positioning/proposal manager role. Prior experience with Winrock is preferred.
Computer/Technical Skills: Strong experience with MS Office and Sharepoint.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Strong group facilitation skills a must.
Language: English required: English speaking and written communication is required.
Required Travel: Minimal travel anticipated, based on positioning and proposal management requirements.
Position-Specific Skills:
- Proven track record of success in competitive business development in Winrock’s sectors
- Extensive experience with, but not limited to, business development for US Government and other bilateral and multilateral donors
- Deep understanding of end-to-end business development processes in line with industry standards
- Strong attention to detail and compliance requirements
- Proactive, inclusive, and collaborative interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to achieve results through both independent effort and as a team member/leader
- Ability to effectively prioritize time-bound demands and manage a robust workload
- Ability to efficiently facilitate strategic decision-making
- Experience building capacity of individuals and/or groups in business development
Physical Demands: Typical office environment with continual sitting or standing required.
Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this role is $110,000–$120,000, commensurate with experience, location and qualifications. Winrock offers an excellent benefits package.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Senior Proposal Manager
Translate your credentials into PERM-ready documentation
PERM requires your employer to define the minimum requirements for your role. Gather transcripts, credential evaluations, and employment verification letters now so your degree and experience align precisely with the job description your employer will file.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Defense contractors, federal IT integrators, and large engineering firms routinely sponsor proposal managers because these roles are deeply tied to government contract cycles. Search OFLC disclosure data to confirm a company has sponsored this occupation before extending your application.
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Filter by EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history to find Senior Proposal Manager openings at employers who have already completed PERM filings for this occupation. Migrate Mate surfaces that data directly so you can prioritize companies with a proven track record.
Clarify the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your occupation, experience level, and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the applicable wage level before negotiating your offer, since the certified wage becomes a binding floor on your compensation.
Understand how your country of birth affects your priority date
EB-3 backlogs vary significantly by country of birth. If you were born in India or China, your wait for an available visa number can stretch years even after USCIS approves your I-140, which affects whether you maintain H-1B status or pursue other bridging strategies.
Confirm the job duties meet specialty occupation standards for EB-2
EB-2 sponsorship requires the role to normally require an advanced degree or equivalent. Proposal managers who supervise capture strategy, lead technical volume development, or manage multi-agency compliance functions have stronger EB-2 cases than those in purely coordinative roles.
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Find Senior Proposal Manager JobsSenior Proposal Manager Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Proposal Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Senior Proposal Manager positions qualify for EB-3 as a skilled worker requiring a bachelor's degree and several years of specialized experience. Roles with significant strategic responsibility, such as directing capture management or overseeing technical compliance across government contract vehicles, may support an EB-2 filing if the employer can document that an advanced degree is normally required for the position.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is permanent and not subject to an annual lottery. H-1B approval gives you temporary status for up to six years without a path to residency unless a separate green card case is filed. PERM can run concurrently with your H-1B, and once USCIS approves your I-140, you may be able to extend your H-1B beyond the six-year cap while waiting for your priority date to become current.
How long does the PERM and EB-3 green card process take for a Senior Proposal Manager?
The PERM labor certification alone currently averages over a year at DOL, followed by USCIS adjudication of the I-140 petition. After approval, applicants from most countries outside India and China can file for adjustment of status relatively quickly. Indian and Chinese nationals face significantly longer waits due to per-country visa number backlogs that can extend the total timeline by years.
What documentation does my employer need to start my PERM sponsorship?
Your employer must conduct a supervised recruitment campaign showing no minimally qualified U.S. workers are available at the offered wage. You'll need to provide academic transcripts, credential evaluations if your degree is from outside the U.S., a detailed resume, and employment verification letters that substantiate the experience your employer plans to credit toward the PERM minimum requirements.
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Use Migrate Mate to search for Senior Proposal Manager openings filtered by EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. This lets you identify employers who have already completed PERM filings for this occupation, which is a strong signal that the company has established internal processes for sponsoring this role and won't be learning the process on your case.
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