FORWARD is a venture-backed company on a mission to build comprehensive solutions allowing governments to assist their communities at scale.

The FORWARD Platform is an Integrated Program Administration solution that incorporates all essential components, people, and technology into a single streamlined workflow to effectively, securely, and equitably administer critical resources to help communities thrive.

Municipalities nationwide are utilizing FORWARD to streamline the design, implementation, operations, communications, reporting, and compliance functions of their economic and community development assistance programs.

Our fully remote team works hard, but we fully embrace the advantages of this new paradigm. We work autonomously, collaborate asynchronously, and take ownership of our work. 

You will be responsible for the end-to-end management of proposal submissions:

• Help identify relevant RFXs
• Read and assess RFX opportunities, attend pre-bid meetings, and participate in the bid/no-bid decision process
• Leads and participates in collaborative sessions to refine win strategy, competitive assessments, and customer alignment.
• Research information about requestors, programs, and potential competitors
• Help coordinate content with proposal partners and co-bidders
• Help determine proposal response strategy and assess the risk
• Develop and write compliant and responsive proposal drafts
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues at all levels of the organization on proposal responses
• Develop and draft new proposal content
• Manage feedback, editing, compliance, and approval process
• Prepare submission checklist, bids, and documents
• Proofread and ensure compliance with formatting
• Submit final approved proposals
• Support follow up interviews
• Debrief after submission/bid award
• Work with proposal coordinator to ensure development and distribution of appropriate proposal-related documentation, including templates, style guides, outlines, schedules, writing guidance, and interview/kick-off presentations.

Additionally, successful applicants will:

• Continuously improve the proposal management process, tools, and templates and incorporate learning from previous submissions
• Offer creative solutions by thinking outside the box to determine how our services can solve both explicit and implicit problems outlined in RFX
• Maintain an up-to-date content library for proposals
• Assist in developing methodology and strategy for finding new RFX
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality proposals
• Manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously

• Demonstrated experience with preparing proposal responses for Federal, state, and local government solicitations
• Must be able to meet tight deadlines
• Strong business acumen, with willingness and ability to learn additional skills
• Highly solution-oriented
• Creative problem solving 
• Exceptional writer and storyteller
• Ability to take initiative and work both independently and as part of a team
• Experience writing and developing proposals for the public sector 
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Excellent editing, formatting, and communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task, and prioritize workload

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We offer a full range of employee benefits for our regular full-time employees including:

• Fully remote position
• Unlimited PTO
• 100% Employee paid medical and dental insurance
• Stock Options
• 401K Plan