Business Development Associate

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Pipeline Development Support: Assist in identifying and researching new opportunities for task order staffing and professional services engagements across State and Local government agencies. Track upcoming solicitations, staffing needs, and contract vehicles relevant to ASSYST’s service offerings.
• Task Order Opportunity Tracking: Monitor procurement portals, agency procurement notices, and cooperative purchasing platforms for task order requests, staffing needs, and professional services solicitations. Maintain internal opportunity trackers and support qualification activities.
• Capture and Market Intelligence: Support capture planning activities by conducting competitive research, agency spending analysis, and labor category benchmarking for State and Local government service procurements.
• Client and Partner Engagement Support: Maintain and update contact databases and relationship records to strengthen engagement with agency clients, implementation partners, and staffing partners supporting State and Local programs.
• Proposal and Response Coordination: Assist in the preparation of task order proposals, staffing responses, and professional services bids by organizing requirements, coordinating resumes, compiling past performance examples, and drafting initial response content under the guidance of Proposal Managers.
• Market and Contract Research: Research State and Local contract vehicles, cooperative purchasing agreements, and professional services frameworks that support staff augmentation and consulting engagements.
• Administrative and Business Development Support: Prepare presentations, meeting notes, and briefing materials for client meetings, industry days, and partner engagements.
• CRM and Pipeline Reporting: Maintain accurate records in the CRM (Salesforce) and track opportunity status, staffing requirements, proposal activities, and pipeline metrics for State and Local engagements.
• Collaboration with Delivery Teams: Work closely with subject matter experts and delivery leads to understand ASSYST’s capabilities in areas such as IT services, program support, cybersecurity, data analytics, and digital modernization, and assist in communicating these capabilities to prospective clients.