About inquirED
inquirED supports teachers with high-quality instructional materials that make joyful, rigorous, and transferable learning possible for every student. Our pre-K/TK and elementary curricula include Great First Eight (Pre-K/TK), Inkwell (K–2 integrated ELA and social studies), and Inquiry Journeys (K–5 social studies). Together, they help students develop the deeper knowledge, comprehension, literacy, and inquiry skills they need to grow as readers, writers, thinkers, and participants in a thriving democracy.
About the role
Description
inquirED is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to own state and district RFP responses and instructional materials adoption submissions for pre-K/TK, elementary social studies, and elementary core ELA.
You will lead the full proposal process—from interpreting solicitation requirements and developing a response plan to writing persuasive narratives, coordinating supporting materials, and submitting complete, accurate proposals on time. As the primary writer and project owner, you will turn complex curriculum information into clear, evidence-backed responses that address each evaluator’s requirements and priorities.
This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong writing skills, and the judgment to manage complex submissions independently. You will coordinate colleagues across Sales, Marketing, Curriculum, Product, Partner Experience, and Operations, establish clear responsibilities and deadlines, and resolve routine issues with minimal guidance. Your work will help inquirED earn state approvals and district awards that bring our curricula to more teachers and students.
Own state and district submissions
- Manage RFPs and adoption submissions across pre-K/TK, elementary social studies, and elementary core ELA, taking responsibility for the complete submission from initial review through confirmed receipt.
- Read all solicitation documents, rubrics, attachments, and addenda; build compliance matrices that capture eligibility criteria, required responses, supporting evidence, forms, submission rules, and deadlines.
- Develop project plans with clear owners, milestones, review cycles, and internal deadlines, managing multiple submissions simultaneously.
- Identify potential disqualifiers, unclear requirements, and resource constraints early; prepare clarification questions and escalate decisions that require leadership or specialist input.
Write persuasive, accurate proposals
- Serve as the primary writer for executive summaries, curriculum narratives, implementation plans, and other substantive proposal responses.
- Tailor each response to the state or district’s priorities, evaluation criteria, and scoring rubric.
- Translate input from curriculum and product experts into clear explanations of instructional design, standards alignment, research, assessment, differentiation, and implementation support.
- Accurately represent each curriculum’s scope, available grade levels, components, and any required companion programs.
- Verify claims and supporting evidence, adapting existing content to each solicitation rather than relying on generic responses.
Coordinate contributors and protect submission quality
- Give subject matter experts focused requests that identify the question, required evidence, response format, and deadline.
- Coordinate standards alignment materials, research documentation, pricing, certifications, contractual exceptions, samples, and reviewer access with the appropriate owners.
- Review and edit contributor materials before circulating consolidated drafts for further review.
- Conduct final checks for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance, including signatures, file naming, page limits, formatting, and addendum acknowledgments.
- Complete portal uploads and coordinate electronic or physical delivery, retaining submission records and confirming receipt before deadlines.
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