Public Sector Grants & Proposals Specialist

Elevate; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate seeks a Senior Associate, Development to support the Director, Government Partnerships in identifying, tracking, pursuing, and managing federal, state, and local funding opportunities.

You will coordinate research, proposals, budgets, and compliance, while maintaining donor relationships and reporting to leadership. The role is based in Chicago with remote flexibility and some onsite travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in public administration, public policy, business administration, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience developing and writing competitive proposals and grant applications.
• Experience collaborating with or within public sector or government agencies.
• Knowledge of government grant and contract procurement processes and requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including persuasive writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide proposal management by coordinating timelines, attachments, drafting narratives, budgeting, and compliance reviews.
• Coordinate cross-functional communication to support research, development, and submission of proposals and reports.
• Identify and qualify prospective federal, state, county, municipal, and utility funding opportunities.
• Support pre-award compliance activities and risk analyses to ensure eligibility and regulatory alignment.
• Maintain Salesforce, SharePoint, and project files with up-to-date funding data.
• Monitor KPIs and develop dashboards to inform leadership decisions.
• Assist in partnership development by tracking coalitions and coordinating outreach campaigns.
• Conduct funding landscape and competitive research to identify new opportunities.

Skills

Proposal writing

Grant management

Public sector experience

Budget management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Research and analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Compliance knowledge

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Public Admin/Policy/Business

Tools

Salesforce

SharePoint

CRM systems

Job description

Elevate seeks a Senior Associate, Development to support the Director, Government Partnerships in identifying, tracking, pursuing, and managing federal, state, and local funding opportunities.

You will coordinate research, proposals, budgets, and compliance, while maintaining donor relationships and reporting to leadership. The role is based in Chicago with remote flexibility and some onsite travel may be required.