About K12 Coalition

K12 Coalition provides products and services that help K-12 schools and teachers achieve transformational learning outcomes. We tackle many of today’s toughest education obstacles, including teacher recruitment and retention, student learning acceleration, ongoing teacher coaching and development, long-range strategic planning, and school equity audits. K12 Coalition came together when educators with deep experience as teachers, school leaders and high-level district administrators observed a genuine need for something better. Our divisions include iteach, Teaching Channel, Insight Education Group and Lavinia Group.

Location: Remote, available from anywhere within the U.S.

The Opportunity

At K12 Coalition, a commitment to transforming educational outcomes for K-12 schools drives all Request for Proposal (RFP) efforts. The Proposals Content Writer will manage the preparation, writing, and submission of RFPs, including multi-vendor awards, focusing on producing clear, persuasive, and strategically aligned proposals. This role emphasizes high-level narrative development, ensuring proposals effectively communicate the organization’s value proposition. The Content Writer is accountable for drafting comprehensive responses, customizing templates, and ensuring all content is compelling and tailored to client needs. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute directly to securing key projects and driving organizational success. The Proposals Content Writer reports directly to the Director, Business Development.

What You’ll Do

RFP Drafting & Development

• Draft comprehensive RFPs for multi-vendor awards, including pricing, ensuring all components are thorough and aligned with client requirements.
• Write RFPs that accurately define the scope of work, ensuring all client needs are addressed and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Customize RFP templates to align with the specific needs and criteria of each project.
• Develop detailed work plans for each RFP, organizing key tasks, timelines, and contributors to ensure smooth submission processes.

Content Collaboration & Strategy

• Collaborate with executive sponsors to craft a cohesive vision for proposal content. Independently draft 80% of the material, incorporating sponsor input to ensure alignment with strategic goals and minimizing turnaround time.
• Copy-edit and review all RFP submissions to ensure clarity, coherence, and compliance with guidelines.
• Prepare and submit well-crafted questions to the RFP procurement officer to clarify any ambiguities or requirements.

Compliance & Submission

• Ensure all content meets specified RFP requirements, minimizing disqualification risks.
• Package and submit all RFP components, including attachments and forms, ensuring proper formatting and compliance with submission guidelines.

Project Management

• Efficiently oversee multiple RFPs, typically overseeing 2-3 right-to-work RFPs and 2 additional RFPs within a two-week window, ensuring all timelines are met with high-quality submissions.

Other Duties

• Assist the team with additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to help meet evolving organizational goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business, Communications, Marketing, English, or a related field
• 2-4 years of experience in content writing, RFP writing, or proposal coordination
• Experience with state or federal procurement processes and multi-vendor RFPs is a plus
• Experience in Salesforce or similar CRM systems for tracking and reporting
• Strong project management know-how with the aptitude to handle multiple RFPs and timelines concurrently
• Excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong people and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Who You Are

You are detail-oriented - You are extremely organized, able to direct projects with multiple moving pieces, priorities, and people while maintaining your attention to detail.

You are a self-motivated and dexterous solution-seeker – Both creative and analytical, you’re proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently. You adapt to changing priorities and environments, continuously seeking solutions and improvements.

You are an agile project manager – You think and act strategically, demonstrating strong attention to detail and multitasking. Highly organized, you manage projects effectively while responding to the business’s evolving needs.

You are an effective communicator with the aptitude to build and sustain relationships – You communicate effectively, ensuring your ideas are accessible to diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing.

Compensation Range

The compensation range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000.

Why Work with Us

We believe in supporting the whole employee by offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet diverse needs. Our full-time employee benefits include flexible time off, paid parental leave, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401(k) with company matching. We are committed to fostering a work environment that promotes both personal and professional well-being.

Our Selection Process

Our selection process typically includes an online application, short phone interview, hiring manager interview, candidate exercise, final interview and reference check.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity

At K12 Coalition, we are driven to build and sustain a culture of respect, belonging and inclusion. Our DEI committee includes team members across the company that drive grassroots change through affiliated team resource groups, unconscious bias training, and Equity Triads for continuous dialogue.

We operate with the deep belief that our world, our schools, and our team are made stronger by respecting, listening to, and amplifying the voices of the communities we serve and the world around us. Therefore, our curricular offerings, our work as a team, and our work with schools, reflect a diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We aspire to deliver services, products, and practices that are deeply rooted in equity for all children. We are committed to building a diverse team to contribute to this work.

We will extend equal employment opportunity to all applicants without regard to age, race, ethnicity, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, disability status, military affiliation, pregnancy or any other status protected under federal, state and local laws. We encourage all who share our mission to apply.

K12 Coalition will provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process. If you need additional accommodations or assistance, do not hesitate to contact our HR team directly at hr@k12coalition.com.