Grant Compliance Coordinator

Description

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.

Position Summary

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

• 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
• 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.

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.

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

Requirements

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