Manager Of Public Grants Compliance
Manager Of Public Grants Compliance
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$ 62000 - 65000
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About Cara Collective
Cara Collective seeks to fuel a courageous national movement to eradicate relational and financial poverty. Throughourthree entities Cara Cleanslate and Cara Plus weengage job seekers employers and other organizations across the country to break the cycle of poverty through the power and purpose of employment.
We believe there is an incredible untapped talent pool in our country one comprised of people often experiencing homelessness and poverty. Our job is to unlock the strengths they already have and open new opportunities to gainful employment. We do this by takingthe insights learned over the past 30 years to prepare job seekers and equip other organizations and employers with practices to build a more inclusive economy.
To ensure that we are centering our work around the individuals and communities we serve Cara Collective commits to taking an inclusive and equitably approach in all we do: in our program design diverse representation in our staff partnerships we choose to enter and our external and internal communications and policies. We leverage our individuality and differences as a way of deepening community and expanding opportunity in and around our organization.
Discover the impact we are making and explore the impressive numbers behind our success at www.caracollective.
About the Cara Collective Contracts & Compliance Team
The Contracts Team works with our public funders to support our mission by ensuring we are meeting all benchmarks and successfully propelling our participants forward. We build and maintain positive relationships with Caras public (governmental) funders while complying with all contract guidelines ensuring programmatic outcomes to fulfill our public grantbased obligations and supporting Cara Collectives mission.
About the Role
The Manager of Public Grants and Compliance will oversee the Contracts & Compliance team related to public government and donor directed funding. The Manager is responsible for ensuring all performance reporting contract billing proposal submissions and closeouts to government stakeholders are timely and conform to all contractspecific and federal requirements.
The Manager of Public Grants and Compliance will play a critical role in overseeing public funding agreements ensuring accurate reporting and maintaining strong relationships with government funders. This individual will be responsible for ensuring Cara Collective meets all compliance requirements manages contract billing and aligns financial and programmatic reporting with funding guidelines.
Qualifications
We are excited to offer this opportunity for a detailoriented and missiondriven professional to join our team as Manager of Public Grants and Compliance. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who excels at managing government grants and ensuring compliance all while supporting an organization committed to advancing racial equity and breaking the cycle of poverty.
The ideal candidate is highly organized analytical and thrives in a missiondriven environment. They should be a proactive problem solver with strong leadership skills capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in business administration public administration or a related field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of five 5 years of experience in public grants and contracts management compliance or government funding.
- Excellent understanding of federal state and local grant regulations.
- Experience with budgeting financial reporting and fiscal compliance.
- Excellent organizational analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects meet deadlines and work effectively in a fastpaced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience leading a team and providing professional development support.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; especially Microsoft Excel
- Significant experience with grant management systems is desired.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Public Grants & Compliance professional to make a meaningful impact by ensuring Cara Collectives continued success in securing and managing public funding.
The Responsibilities of the Manager of Public Grants & Compliance
Grants & Contracts Management 60
- Coordinate monitor reports billings and compliance requirements for all public grants and public contracts received by Cara Collective (from government agencies).
- Ensure Cara Collectives public grant budgets public grant spending public grant applications and public grant reporting are accurate and in compliance with local state and federal laws.
- Manage fiscal compliance to ensure that expenditures charged to grants match application budgets with necessary documentation and coordinate internal communications/reports including regular communication with the Finance Team regarding restrictions.
- Manage the administrative requirements of Caras grants supporting Illinois DHS SNAP & TANF recipients including recruitment DHS referrals participant tracking and monthly staffing sessions as required.
- Oversee billing of all Cara Collective public grants including review and submission of monthly vouchers/bills in accordance with approved budget. Ensure that government funding processes operations tracking systems and reporting is tightly executed and highly effective.
- Lead Caras involvement and response in all governmental audits and monitoring reviews of public grants.
- Develop and sustain strong positive working relationships with government contacts.
- Work with internal and external parties to ensure Cara Collectives compliance with policy and procedures; attend necessary bidders conferences and grant workshops.
- Coordinate site visits from public funders interact with and respond to questions from government and foundation representatives and participate in relevant discussions and meetings.
- Collaborate with internal colleagues toward fulfillment and submission of public grant applications.
- Create systems within Cara Collective to meet the guidelines of new or revised contracts.
- Identify new potential public and private funding opportunities through publications and other resources.
Data Management 20:
- Oversee grantrelated datatracking including monthly reporting of grant enrollments and other metrics.
- Ensure proper organization of grantrelated and enrollmentrelated documents files and referenced materials including participant income and employment verification processes.
- Maintain accurate and uptodate records and data.
- Initiate and assist in special projects to develop more efficient reporting and datatracking procedures.
Leadership 20
- Participate in Cara Collectives enterprisewide leadership team.
- Supervise the Contracts & Compliance department including up to two team members.
- Meet regularly with team members to identify priorities discuss strategies review ongoing projects; ensure professional development opportunities to help strengthen skill sets and job satisfaction.
Reports To
Chief Financial Officer
Direct Reports
The Manager of Public Grants & Compliance directly supervises the Contracts & Compliance Specialist and Senior Grants Billing & Compliance Specialist.
Workplace Type & Team Culture
Cara Collective has a strong team culture that values collaboration communication and camaraderie. We believe in the power of working together in person which is why we expect our employees to be onsite at one of our Chicagobased locations multiple days each week. The exact number of onsite days per week may vary by role employee tenure and other factors.This commitment to inperson collaboration fosters a sense of belonging and teamwork among our employees creating a supportive and dynamic work environment.
We consistently measure staff satisfaction through employee surveys and have found that year over year the vast majority of staff agree that Cara Collective is a great place to work and grow. This high level of employee satisfaction reflects our dedication to creating a positive and fulfilling workplace for all members of our team.
Starting Pay Range
We take budget and starting salary very seriously. We market our roles and are using a salary analysis tool called Payscale and offer competitive marketbased compensation to all employees.
This positions expected starting pay range is $62000 $65000 annually.
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefit package includes:
- Medical Dental Vision Plans
- Basic Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Personal Technology Reimbursement
- 4 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Starting with 17 Vacation Days 8 Sick Days
- 14 Paid Holidays
Employee Paid Benefits
- PreTax Medical Flexible Spending Account
- PreTax Dependent Care Account
- PreTax Transit & Parking Options
- Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
- ShortTerm Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer match up to 4 upon hire & immediately vested)
As of this posting we annually review our benefit offerings to meet our employees needs and be competitive in the market. All listed benefits offerings a at the discretion of the employer.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Cara Collective is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Cara Collective does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex gender identity religion sexual orientation age disability parental status veteran status or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability please email us at if you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
