Keenan, now a part of Gallagher, is a leading insurance brokerage and consulting firm serving hospitals, public agencies, and California school districts. Specializing in employee benefits, workers' compensation, loss control, financial services, and property & liability, Keenan is committed to delivering innovative solutions that protect and empower the communities we serve.

As part of Gallagher, a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting, you’ll be joining a team that’s passionate about helping individuals and organizations thrive.

Keenan has an exciting career opportunity for a Proposal Development Project Specialist. The Proposal Development Project Specialist drives new business revenue and client retention through strategic consulting, creative project management, and effective communication for RFPs and presentations. Collaborates with Producers to develop sales tools and process improvements while ensuring timely, comprehensive materials for clients. Manages moderately complex projects, serving as the primary contact, organizing teams, assigning tasks, and delivering strong sales strategies. Key duties include researching prospects and industry trends, drafting persuasive proposals, assisting with RFP responses, and monitoring both marketing outcomes and industry news for opportunities.

• Provide strategic consulting, creative, and project management services for RFP responses, new business presentations, and complex client communication materials.
• Partner with Producers for effective prospect and client-facing messaging.
• Create new business development communications tools.
• Aid in development of infrastructure and systems to improve operational efficiency.
• Work with production teams to ensure materials are comprehensive and meet client deadlines.
• Assemble project teams, assign individual responsibilities, and identify appropriate resources.
• Provide strong project management and sales strategy support to ensure timely completion of projects.
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Research prospects, their industries, and industry trends to enhance proposals and support marketing initiatives.
• Draft compelling sales documents based on research and Producer insight.
• Assist with writing, editing, and coordinating RFP responses.
• Monitor and report on results of new business and retained business efforts.
• Monitor industry news for trends and opportunities.
• All other duties as assigned.

Compensation:

The target salary range for this position is $65,000 to $75,000 (US Dollar) annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing communications or similar field and 1 year related experience required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Preferred:

• Minimum of 3 years of related experience preferred.
• Adept at accessing business data from the Internet when required.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (especially InDesign and Acrobat) is preferred, and Responsive (formerly RFPIO) is desired.
• Strong written communications skill essential. 
• Strong computer skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to grasp new technology.
• Demonstrated ability to learn specifics of each product line, so that the benefit of these products can adequately be communicated in proposals and other communications materials.
• Must be able to work independently and perform multiple tasks.

Behaviors:

• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, ability to build strong business partner relationships.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.