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Grants & Contracts Coordinator
3 months ago
Monroe
200 W Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60606, USA
Monroe
200 W Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60606, USA
Brightpoint
(formerly known as Children’s Home & Aid)
invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.
The Grants & Contracts Coordinator
provides
administrative support to the Grants and Contracts Management team, within the organization’s Finance department. In this role, you will coordinate
grants and contracts project plans, including documentation of action items, responsible parties, and due dates, communicate with both internal and external stakeholders to gather details necessary for successful project completion, monitor the submission of contracts, and immediately address or escalate barriers to successful submission. As the Grants & Contracts Coordinator, you will also provide staff support for grants and contracts meetings, serve as a liaison between stakeholders within the Grants & Contracts Management team and other agency leadership, and use
moderately complex spreadsheets and databases to maintain and report on grants and contracts details. The Grants & Contracts Coordinator reports to the Associate Director of Contract Management.
Bachelor’s Degree in finance or related field preferred; high school diploma required.
At least two years’ experience in project management or a closely related role required.
Demonstrated experience supporting a finance team or another fast-paced executive department required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including the use of complex Excel spreadsheets required.
Must be highly organized with a demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize simultaneous projects and align stakeholders to meet critical deadlines.
Job details:
Compensation:
Range starts at $21.63/hr
Benefits:
Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here)
Location:
In office 200 West Monroe Street
(downtown Chicago loop) daily during first two weeks of training, then 2x/week.
Schedule:
Full-time, hourly. Regular business hours with flexibility as needed.
We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together. (More about who we are here. )
We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.
Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.
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