RFP Specialist

Job Description

Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We?re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an… impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! Job Description: The Philanthropic Associate is a member of a regional sales and client service team that supports delivery of thought leadership and consulting support for a team of national consultants/advisors working with institutional and private philanthropic prospects and clients across Private Bank and Merrill. RFP Specialist supports the request for proposal (?RFP?) production for Bank of America Institutional Investments & Philanthropic Solutions. In this role, the individual is expected to work as a project manager taking the lead in collaborating with various internal business partners and subject matter experts throughout the firm to create persuasive, technical sales proposals, utilizing the team?s compliance approved database of content. The ideal candidate for the RFP Specialist role will have a solid understanding of the investment management landscape?including the outsourced CIO space?as well as the ability to learn and thrive within a large organization with multiple lines of business. The RFP Specialist role requires an individual with excellent time management and communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities working under the pressure of deadlines with often tight turnaround times. Responsibilities: * Assume overall responsibility for proposal activities * Coordinate all aspects of the proposal response production to assure each response meets or exceeds quality standards * Work directly with sales teams to coordinate the proposal response including setting up timelines for deliverables * Provide status updates in a timely fashion to sales team members and proactively alert appropriate team members of any issues; provide recommended solution for issue resolution * Work directly with internal business partners and subject matter experts to create and update responses * Assist in the maintenance of the content database to adhere to compliance standards Desired Skills: * Bachelor?s degree (major in Business, English, or Communications preferred) or relevant work experience. * Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook * Able to work effectively with minimal supervision * Capable of managing multiple projects at one time * Relationship and time management skills * Strong professional verbal and written communication skills * Focus on attention to detail, including grammar and formatting * Must be a strong individual contributor within a team environment * Previous RFP experience preferred * Financial services experience preferred * Experience working with content management applications such as Qvidian or PMAPS preferred Skills: Collaboration Issue Management Project Management Strategy Planning and Development Workforce Planning Business Acumen Business Intelligence Business Operations Management Client Solutions Advisory Reporting Client Experience Branding Measurement Effectiveness Process Management Referral Identification Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40 Privacy Statement: https://careers.bankofamerica.com/en-us/privacy-notice Cookies: Workday uses essential cookies only, to ensure the website works correctly. Please refer to the following policy for more information. At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We?re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! Partnering Locally Learn about some of the ways Bank of America is making a difference in the communities we serve. Global Impact Learn about the six areas that guide Bank of America?s efforts to help make financial lives better for customers, clients, communities and our teammates. Diversity and Inclusion Each employee brings unique skills, background and opinions. We see diversity and inclusion as our platform for innovation and a key component in our success. Our Values Learn about our four values that represent what we believe. Pay Transparency: http://careers.bankofamerica.com/global/pay-transparency.aspx