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Grants Manager

SGA YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES NFP
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/23/2025

Description

Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Manage all aspects of agency public grants program, including timely submissions, tracking continuation and renewal timelines, and supporting program staff with reporting by editing documents as needed
  • Prepare and submit funding applications/reapplications/proposals to local, state and federal government agencies.
  • Create innovative, competitive program designs that respond to funding opportunities and align with agency principles and growth strategy
  • Responsible for thorough review of Notice of Funding Opportunity documents and ensuring that instructions are followed
  • Responsible for writing, editing, drafting letters of agreement, MOUs, budget development, completing forms, completing research on social determinants/demographic information, etc.
  • Supervises, trains and evaluates performance of staff; works with HR to recruit, hire, and retain staff.
  • Participate in virtual and in-person funder meetings across service communities
  • Prepare marketing presentations as needed for funder meetings in support of proposal submissions
  • Manage private grants program, including researching prospects and managing and completing submissions
  • Maintain spreadsheets of proposals under consideration, pending applications and current contracts and timelines
  • Assist in responding to various governmental agency requests for contract-related document
  • Assist in research of government funding proposal opportunities.
  • Work collaboratively to maintain organization of contract filing system.

Requirements

Attributes/Skills Required/Sought:

  • Excellent writing skills are necessary.
  • Must have strong project management skills and experience
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint, and Adobe Pro.
  • Must be able to make informed decisions quickly, related to budget, program design and other application elements
  • Must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate ability to think strategically.
  • Ability to work cooperatively on shared projects.
  • Demonstrate innovation, initiative, and the ability to take responsibility for projects and work independently when needed.
  • Ability to be flexible and handle multiple tasks.
  • Must meet deadlines.
  • Display excellent organization skills and ability to move quickly from one task to another.
  • Display sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences present in SGA’s service population.

Experience/Education Required/Sought:

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s level degree,
  • Minimum five years’ experience in grant writing or technical writing and proven success obtaining funding from both private sources and government agencies.
  • Minimum three years’ experience supervising staff
  • Experience working in online funding portals

 Full Time Employee Benefits Package: 

  • Health Insurance (HMO and PPO options)
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Employee Life Insurance
  • 403b Retirement Plan 
  • RTA Commuter Benefit

Time Off Eligible after 90 days

  • 10 days accrued vacation 
  • 10 days accrued sick 
  • 2 Personal days

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. An Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary : $75,000 - $85,000

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