GovAssociation NW

WorkEx Partner
Last Updated: June 15, 2021

We are a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Consulting Company. We help small to medium sized businesses understand the government marketplace, bid & win government contracts. We guide business owners through the contracting process. Our team shares over 47 years of experience in this industry. Gov Association NW is now part of the Government Contractors Association we have helped our clients and members win over $900 million dollars in government contracts, and we walk members & clients through our success formula, by providing the right education, training, tools, market intelligence & coaching to make your success possible.

As a Business Development & Consulting Company, we Education, Facilitate & Advocate for small business. We support our clients with proposal writing, coaching, training programs & bootcamps and provide marketing and strategy assistance. We enjoy helping people! We want to help as many businesses as we can in the coming years to be more successful in the government market and secure & win more contract opportunities.

Government Contractors Association (GCA) members have access to proprietary GovFast Track software, online training & support and we have helped members and clients win over $900 million in government contracts.

Available Internships

This Organization Does NOT Customize Internships for Applicants (all available internships will be listed in the WorkEx Directory)

Marketing & Advertising Specialist

Compairable to (PAO Communications type position)

We are currently seeking an experienced, highly motivated, “hands on” (Marketing &
Advertising Specialist) to join our strategic and fast-paced consulting company team. This role
will report directly to the Operations Manager as part of our Marketing & Communications
team, and will also partner closely with the Capture Manager and Web Design team.
In this role, you will develop messaging platforms and programs that inform, engage, and
inspire potential prospects, clients and members, with a focus on growing the membership
base and close product/service sales and to help ensure members have the information they
need to be successful. in their roles. You will also provide strategic support to executives to
build their personal leadership brand and communication strategies to align their teams on our
strategy, goals, and priorities.

You will use your communications skills to amplify our culture and strategic vision and mission,
help to champion connections among the NW community and drive business results through
upbeat communications that leave prospects and members energized, informed, and
encouraged to work with our consultant team. Additional consultant and training opportunities
available for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

 Share training and education knowledge and expertise with team members.
 Maintain knowledge of new products.
 Prospecting and generating new business through leads & referral sources.

 Generating marketing plans & strategies – conduct analysis w/CEO
 Provide exceptional customer service.
 Be outstanding at relationship building.
 Maintain client relationships with follow up phone calls and/or emails
 Foster strong relationships with our customers to maintain a high level of client
retention and product loyalty.
 Grow sales revenue by utilizing social media platforms & government business
directories, phone, email and potential client lists.
 Provides on-going support to insurance clients as needed.
 Prospects for new business by following sales leads generated from referrals,
networking, marketing, cold-calling, and lead databases.

Qualifications

 Possess an upbeat, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
 Critical thinking and problem solving skills
 Experienced with Engagement on Social Media Platforms
 Familiar with Microsoft 365 product suite
 Must have ability to multi-task.
 Must be highly self-motivated.
 Professional phone etiquette.
 Career minded vision.
 Excellent Spelling and Grammar skills.
 Problem-Solving Capabilities.
 Strong work ethic and leadership skills.
 Driven and goal-oriented individual.
 Bilingual (Spanish) a plus but not required

Schedule:
 Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):
 How many years of communication and sales experience do you have?

Any Digital Marketing Experience?

Education:
 Bachelor’s (Preferred) but not required

Experience:
 Communications & sales across the web, knowledge of marketing funnels and strong
CTA’s Experience: 3-5 years (Preferred)

While working closely with GovAssociation NW team members engaging prospects & clients,
additional consultant and training opportunities available for the right candidate.

We are currently seeking an experienced, highly motivated, “hands on” (Proposal Writer/Manager) who will report directly to the CEO and Proposal Manager. The ideal candidate has an uncompromising work ethic and experience managing complex, multi-volume, high-value, price-competitive proposals, as well as an unwavering drive to achieve excellence. The successful candidate will also be impeccably detail-oriented, written multiple proposals, organized, self-motivated, self-disciplined, inquisitive, and both process- and product-oriented. To support operations across time zones and meet client deadlines, work is at times required during evenings and weekends to meet submission requirements. Guiding capture strategy and activities in collaboration with capture and program managers, including facilitating SWOT and competitive analyses, teaming and pricing strategy, and researching/analyzing market data. Additional consultant and training opportunities available for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepares proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
  • Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
  • Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
  • Enters and monitors tracking data.
  • Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings.
  • Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
  • Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
  • Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
  • Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing.
  • Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
  • Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
  • Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
  • Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications:

  • Presentation skills
  • Written communication
  • Familiar with Microsoft 365 product suite
  • Graphic design skills
  • Technical documentation
  • Layout skills
  • Ability to mentor others
  • Problem solving
  • Deadline-oriented
  • Process improvement
  • Coordination
  • Strategic planning
  • Market knowledge
  • Strong work ethic and leadership skills.
  • Driven and goal-oriented individual.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) a plus but not required

 

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

  • How many years of proposal/grant writing /proposal management experience do you have?

Education:

  • Bachelor’s (Preferred) but not required

Experience:

  • Writing proposals & manage the assembly & submission of RFP’s/RFQ’s, possible Contracting Officer experience 5 years (Preferred)

While working closely with GovAssociation NW team members engaging prospects & clients, additional consultant and training opportunities available for the right candidate.

We are currently seeking an experienced, highly motivated, “hands on” (Business Development/Capture Manager) responsible for coordinating membership growth, engagement and sales efforts for GovAssociation NW. business in complete brand portfolio of business services & products. Capture Manager is responsible for establishing and meeting revenue goals and structuring procedures and logistics to support the business and customer/client base. Their role is to assess all GovAssociation NW programs for profitability and enforce margin structures.

Responsibilities

  • Run capture on new business opportunities
  • Lead strategic capture efforts throughout the sales lifecycle
  • Perform market analysis, identify opportunities, develop and execute capture plans, and monitor competitor activity for each capture
  • Ability to work with executives and senior leadership
  • Conduct competitive analysis to develop competitive solutions
  • Deliver strong financial results
  • For the right candidate will be able to engage & mentor clients & members

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant business, technical, (Preferred not Required)
  • Understanding of capture management best practices
  • Experience managing proposals and some experience writing proposals
  • Demonstrated ability to capture business
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines
  • Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, and business acumen
  • Proactive, attention to detail, project management, and organizational skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Bilingual (Spanish) a plus but not required
  • Familiar with Microsoft 365 product suite
  • Ability to coach & mentor others

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

  • How many years of business development experience do you have?

Education:

  • Bachelor’s (Preferred) but not required

Experience:

  • Capture Management / Business Development Experience: 5 years (Preferred)

While working closely with GovAssociation NW team members engaging prospects & clients, additional consultant and training opportunities available for the right candidate.

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