Rajinder Kaur

Proposal Manager

C-*** Unique Aurum, Poonam Garden,

Near GCC Club, Mira Road(E)

Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra 401107

Mobile: +91-836*******

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajinder-k-saini-22946b46/ Proposal Writing Professional and a proven marketing professional with over 12 years of experience across various sectors, with expertise in proposal development, market research and analysis, bid management, and business development. Skills:

• MS Word, Excel, Power point, Nitro

• RFP/RFI/RFQ & Proposal drafting

• Tender preparation

• Leadership and people management skills

• Excellent Communication & Inter-Personal Skills

• Proofreading

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

• Documentation standardization & consistency expertise

• Budget Analysis

• Persuasive

Certifications:

• International Training program on Leadership & Career Development for Women Scientists & Technologists organized & catalyzed jointly by DST, Indo-US Forum, and COACH

• Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camp organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai

• Science Journalism-departmental

Proposal Manager, Global PPE, Virginia, USA Aug,2020-Jan,2021

• Post Award Analysis to get the competitive data & to identify the gaps and communicating the same to the higher management

• Execute end-to-end proposal response development processes for US Federal, State & County government

• Develop solutions leveraging information from the databank as a starting point. Ensure that each response, for each RFP, is customized to that unique RFP. Intermediate and complex questions will require subject matter expert involvement for technical information that must then be crafted into a comprehensive, customized response

• Compose responses through thoughtful collaboration with SMEs; Proofread stakeholder contributions

• Coordinate with the graphics team to produce relevant, easy to understand graphics for RFX responses

• Ensure that prospect’s pain points/goals are incorporated into RFX responses based on needs analysis results

• Coordinating and reviewing/editing proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from purchasing, legal, and delivery departments

• Ability to coach junior compliance personnel

• Managing document template in line with company branding

• Developing proposal compliance matrix and fulfilling requirements through proposal development effort.

• Reviewing completed proposal section to address requirements.

• Integrating technical and cost by coordinating with cost volume lead.

• Engaged in the capture planning process and contributing to bidding strategy development.

• Developing, reviewing, and refining program development processes and run proposal development team operations effectively.

• Communicating proposal requirements and status to senior management.

• Managing proposal response schedule and engaged in proposal knowledge management processes.

• Write proposal narrative and leverage and re-use current proposal boilerplate information.

• Provide feedback on future roadmap items to Product Management. Proposal Writer, Independent consultant Feb, 2016- July, 2020

• Drafted more than 100 business proposals for various organizations across various sectors.

• Developed proposal responses for US Federal, State & County government.

• Passionate about drafting proposals for setting up Skill Centers, Education Centers, Affiliation & Empanelment, Healthcare infrastructure, water & sanitation Infrastructure development, IT sector & CSR projects, etc.

• Specialized in producing quick responses to a Request for Proposals (RFP), a Request for Information (RFI), Expression of Interest (EOI), & Tender, etc.

Senior Research Fellow, PGSC, Chandigarh May, 2013- Jan, 2016

• Provided support to proposal response development submission

• Planning, document production & delivery of the completed proposals.

• Facilitated coordination for project implementation tasks.

• Developed project plans and execution approach.

• Developed and maintained a detailed project schedule which includes administrative tasks.

• Communicated with funding organizations regarding the implementation of project activities.

• Worked with cross-functional teams, SMEs & other stakeholders to develop proposal responses

• Took end-to-end responsibility on assigned projects to develop proposals and budgets

• Established business relationships among internal associates to ensure effective coordination of proposal generation

• Drafted and performed quality control edits on all documents including the scope of work, budget updates & other amendments as requested by Contract Management department, and communicated with internal stakeholders

• Developed proposal responses through leveraging information from the knowledge bank

• Worked with different stakeholders to effectively improve the proposal responses.

• Prepared written text and budgets for proposals, rebids and related documents

• Performed market research to assist in proposal development

• Prepared detailed project reports after completion of projects

• Maintained repository

Project Associate, PGSC, Chandigarh Aug, 2008-May, 2013

• Setting up of regional Innovation Science Hubs for Innovators

• Organize & participate in relevant meetings, conferences, workshops, and seminars

• Organized astronomical events for sky gazers

• Investigation of scientific instruments

• Generated ideas for the development of scientific exhibits

• Planning and executing marketing and business development

• Regularly interfacing with School / College authorities, seeking permission to conduct activities.

• Conducting research and analyzing data to identify and define audiences.

• Design and implementation of outreach strategies to maximize reach to the target audience.

• Content writer for the newsletter, press releases, and various developments in the field of Science & Technology

Education:

• Masters in Physics from Punjabi University, Patiala Campus 2008

• Graduation in Non- Medical from Punjabi University, Patiala 2006

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