Public-Sector Grants & Proposals Specialist

Elevate-Energy; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Energy is seeking a Senior Associate, Development in Chicago to identify, pursue, and manage federal, state, and local funding opportunities. You will coordinate proposals, manage budgets, and ensure compliance across departments to support public-sector fundraising growth.

This role reports to the Director, Government Partnerships, with remote work in a Chicago-based setting and occasional onsite travel. Strong writing, research, and project management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in public administration, public policy, business administration, or related field.
• Minimum four years of experience developing and writing competitive proposals and grants.
• Experience with government agencies and public sector funding processes.
• Strong writing, research, and analytical skills with attention to compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide proposal management by coordinating timelines, attachments, narrative drafts, budget prep, and pre-submission reviews.
• Coordinate communication among departments to support research, development, and submission of proposals and reports.
• Research and qualify prospective federal, state, county, municipal, and utility funding opportunities.
• Assist with pre-award compliance activities by risk analyses and readiness assessments.
• Maintain Salesforce, SharePoint, and project files to keep funding information current.
• Develop dashboards and reports to inform leadership and board decisions on funding.
• Support partnership development by tracking coalitions and coordinating outreach campaigns.
• Conduct funding landscape and policy research to identify opportunities and guide fundraising strategy.

Skills

Proposal writing

Grant writing

Public sector fundraising

Budget management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Research & policy analysis

Compliance understanding

Strategic planning

Energy efficiency knowledge

Education

Public administration

Public policy

Business administration

Non-profit management

Finance / Accounting

Political science / Communications

Tools

Salesforce

SharePoint

Job description

Elevate Energy is seeking a Senior Associate, Development in Chicago to identify, pursue, and manage federal, state, and local funding opportunities. You will coordinate proposals, manage budgets, and ensure compliance across departments to support public-sector fundraising growth.

This role reports to the Director, Government Partnerships, with remote work in a Chicago-based setting and occasional onsite travel. Strong writing, research, and project management skills are essential.