Organization Overview

Sunshine Enterprises is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Chicago, IL. Sunshine Enterprises fosters economically viable communities through training, coaching, and connecting high-potential entrepreneurs. Sunshine Enterprises’ mission is to support entrepreneurs in Chicago’s under-resourced neighborhoods empowering them to launch and grow their enterprises and transform the communities where they live, work, and play. Sunshine Enterprises’ vision is to create neighborhood and sector-based business hubs in Chicagoland’s under-resourced neighborhoods. Currently, we serve hundreds of unique entrepreneurs throughout the Chicago area and suburbs in three main business hubs servicing neighborhoods such as Woodlawn, South Chicago, Englewood, West Evanston, Rogers Park, and North Lawndale. Each hub has been strategically placed in areas with a lack of jobs, marketplace resources, and growth opportunities. These hubs provide an economic stimulus to the communities by supporting local entrepreneurs. SE also has developed specialty hubs focused on the arts & makers, food, and construction trades industries. 

About the Role:

As a Government Contract Coordinator you will provide direction and support for pre-award and post-award activities related to government contract proposals and funding. This includes working with local (City of Chicago), county (Cook County), state (State of Illinois), and federal government contracts.

Pre-award activities include but are not limited to; identifying potential funding opportunities, preparing contract applications, leading and editing proposals, preparing and maintaining subaward agreements, and submitting proposals.

Post-award activities would include items such as compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations, reconciling notice of awards and award budgets, tracking of deliverables and preparing progress reports, and maintaining compliance with funding agency guidelines.

This role performs work with guidance from, and in collaboration with, the Managing Director of Development & Communications, and utilizes knowledge of government contract processes to shape, design, and execute on government contract/grant activity.

Responsibilities

• Proactive in seeking new avenues for government funding opportunities and ensuring timely communication of relevant opportunities are brought to leadership’s attention. 
• Collaborates with leadership, development staff, and program staff to draft and submit proposal budgets, narratives, and deliverables to government funding entities 
• Leads the preparation and timely submission of progress reports for awarded grants and contracts including, but not limited to, personnel forms, staff and salary allocations, activity updates, and deliverable reports, etc. 
• Handles standard post-award activities including account creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations, effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, invoice preparation, grant closing process, and account closing.
• Works closely with Sunshine’s Controller to effectively manage financial components of government contract awards. 
• Collaborates with leadership to reconcile work plans and budgets within award notice. 
• Manages the execution of sub-awards.
• Communicates deliverables to team members and enters new deliverables in deliverables tracking workbook
• Establishes and maintains appropriate working relationships internally and externally, serving as primary liaison with outside government administrators, including for audits and agency site visits. 
• Attends institutional meetings and training opportunities that focus on grants and contracts management.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• College or university degree in related field required

Work Experience:

• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 3-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.

Experience:

• 3-5 years experience with government contract management
• Submission and successful securing of government contract proposals
• Preparing and managing large, multi-department grant budgets
• Working in a non-profit setting

Technical Skills:

•  Rapid proficiency in data management and evaluation systems
•  High level of proficiency in Word, Excel, and Google Suite.

Preferred Competencies

• General understanding of entrepreneurship-support ecosystem in Chicagoland’s disinvested neighborhoods 
• Ability to keep abreast of government funding entity updates and implement changes accordingly
• Ability to work successfully with multiple departments within a non-profit organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations and information with absolute discretion.
• Ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work under pressure with minimal supervision.

We welcome you to join: This part-time position offers you the opportunity to contribute to our organization in an area of targeted growth. If you are a highly motivated and proactive individual with expertise in negotiation, compliance, and contract management, we encourage you to apply for the Government Contract Coordinator position - sunshineenterprises.bamboohr.com/careers. Join our team and help us make a difference in the lives of our clients.