Grant Compliance Coordinator

Revolution Workshop; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development opportunities

ICHRA medical reimbursement

Short term and long term disability

403b 3% match

Job summary

Revolution Workshop in Chicago seeks an organized, data-driven Compliance & Data Analyst to ensure all programming aligns with government and private funding requirements.

You will enter and validate data, generate reports for grantors, and help expand funding opportunities. The role is full-time, in-person at East Garfield Park and Roseland facilities, with occasional evenings or weekend events as needed.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of related administrative experience; government funding streams and databases preferred
• Excellent computer skills – Google G Suite, Microsoft Office, Excel; ability to learn new systems
• Competence in data validation and error-checking, ensuring accuracy in calculations
• Salesforce experience, preferred
• Lived experience, or at least two years of experience working with diverse groups
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Must be a team player and detail oriented
• Ability to stay organized across multiple projects
• Recognize and respond to emerging priorities, allow schedule flexibility

Responsibilities

• Compliance: Supervision of government funding streams and data entry into grant databases
• Supervise programmatic private funding requirements
• Analyze results and create reports (PPRs, etc)
• Complete quarterly audits on trainee files to ensure compliance
• Track progress of trainees through grant cycles
• Collaborate with program staff to support changes driven by grant funding
• Assist with onboarding new grant opportunities and compliance integration
• Support financial vouchering for grants
• Verify performance metrics and payments received
• Create training materials and conduct training sessions
• Maintain updated training materials based on grant needs
• Salesforce administration support for organization-wide reporting
• Analyze data trends to inform organizational change
• Attend required funding meetings

Skills

Administrative experience

Data validation

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Team player

Organizational skills

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Excel

Salesforce

Job description

Position Summary

Revolution Workshop is a social enterprise that provides carpentry and woodworking workforce development for unemployed or underemployed people in partnership with area businesses. We deliver financial independence and careers through skills, hope, and resilience.

Revolution Workshop is looking for an individual that enjoys detail oriented work and is mission-driven to help underserved populations. This individual will be responsible for ensuring all of Revolution Workshop’s programming is within required compliance. This includes an understanding of government funding streams, data input from all programmatic activity recorded by other staff, and regular meetings with grantors. This individual must also enjoy data analysis to help the organization grow in a strategic manner. This position is full-time, in person, and year-round at both our East Garfield Park and Roseland training facility.

Reporting Structure

This position reports directly to the Data & Compliance Manager. Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Occasional evening and/or weekend events required and will flex hours accordingly.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Compliance: Supervision of government funding streams to ensure compliance in programmatic data entry including:
  • o Enrollments, Assessments, Case Plans, Job Entries, Exits, Training Services into grant databases
• Supervision of programmatic private funding requirements
• Analyze results and create reports regularly (PPRs, etc, varies by funding stream)
• Complete quarterly audits on all trainee files to ensure compliance
• Track progress of trainees through lifetime of grant cycle
• Collaborate with program staff to support programmatic changes driven by grant funding
• Assist with compliance integration and onboarding of additional grant opportunities to the organization
• Support with financial vouchering for grants
• Verify performance metrics for grants and that proper payment was received
• Create training materials/documents for team
• Conducts training sessions to continuously keep team up to date
• Maintain updated training materials based on changes in grant needs

Data

• Salesforce administration support to ensure all data is captured in organization wide reporting
• Analysis of data to report on trends and inform organizational change
• External Partnerships: Work with grantors for a full understanding of funding administration
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings for all required funding streams

Teamwork

• Assists in the promotion of Revolution Workshop program to community-based organizations by email, telephone, informational and personal visits
• Assist with the planning and development of Revolution Workshop programs/events
• Other tasks assigned by supervisor
• Travel between sites is required

RW’s Core Values

Accountability: We believe actions matter. We hold our trainees, graduates, employer partners, and each other to the highest standards of excellence.

Compassion: We value lived experiences. We give each person we work with the individual support they need to succeed — whether that’s equipping them for their journey or simply offering an opportunity.

Social Justice: We amplify the voices of those we serve to dismantle the systems that economically oppress black, brown, and underserved communities

Integrity: We strive to do right by those we serve with an eye towards honesty, inclusion, and equity.

Community: We value everyone who walks through our door. We’re a life-long safety net, cheer squad, and career network.

Salary: $50,000-$55,000, depending on experience

Work Environment

This position is performed in a mixed shop and office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moving tooling and the shop. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• ICHRA medical reimbursement
• Short term and long term disability
• 403b 3% match

Nondiscrimination

It is the continuing policy of Revolution Workshop to take affirmative action to assure equal opportunity for all current and prospective employees without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, personal appearance, marital status, familial status, family responsibility, pregnancy or other pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth, disability, military/veteran status, citizenship status, religion or political affiliation, past convictions or incarceration, prior psychiatric treatment, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Revolution Workshop is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disability Specifications

ADA: Revolution Workshop will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within the classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job

Qualifications

• 1+ years of related administrative experience, experience with government funding streams and databases (including IL Worknet, Career Connect, ISETS, etc) strongly preferred
• Excellent computer skills – Google G Suite (Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Gmail etc.), Microsoft Office, Excel, ability to learn new systems and databases
• Competence in data validation and error-checking, ensuring accuracy in calculations and programmatic records.
• Salesforce experience, preferred
• Lived experience, or, at least two years of experience working with diverse groups
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Must be a team player and detail oriented
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work to produce required skills
• Ability to stay organized across multiple projects at the same time
• Recognize and respond to emerging priorities, allow for flexibility in your schedule