GRANTS RESEARCH SPECIALIST 

Job Number:

378736

Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Grants Research Specialist

{Health Protection and Public Health Emergency Preparedness}

Department of Public Health

Number of Positions: 1

This position is open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Mission: CDPH works with communities and partners to create an equitable, safe, resilient and Healthy Chicago.

Under general supervision, the position performs grant writing and research activities relating to the identification of funding sources and the development of grant applications; and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Research and identify available grant opportunities through public and private agencies.
• Provide recommendations and strategies on prospective funding opportunities to program leadership.
• Responsible for assuring that all federal grant goals, objectives and critical benchmarks are met by the Bureau.
• Support the collection and analysis of data pertaining to the performance of the bureau.
• Conduct grant monitoring readiness goal achievement through the grant cycle for all grant funding streams.
• Position will assist in the development of grant applications and proposals, including program concepts, budgets, and associated work/project timelines for program implementation.
• Review completed grant applications to ensure proposed activities are in compliance with funder requirements.
• Monitor bureau’s grant funded projects and works with program staff to monitor their implementation and to ensure compliance with funding source reporting requirements
• Coordinate project timelines with approved budget expenditures, ensuring that budget timelines coincide with project timelines.
• Participate in local, state, regional and federal conferences regarding performance evaluation and improvement, program directives and funding.
• Build relationships with funding agencies and organizations.
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of program reports and records.
• Excellent oral and written skills.
• Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location:

Department of Public Health-DePaul Center

333 S. State St. 2nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60604

Hours:

Monday – Friday

8:30am to 4:30pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a directly related field, plus two (2) year of grants preparation, community outreach, or project management experience

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications:

N/A

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and excel skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous experience coordinating and monitoring the implementation of programs within regulatory guidelines.
• Previous experience developing program budget reports for compliance with grant funded programs.
• Previous experience in a position which requires preparing reports, budgets and grant applications.
• Previous project management experience.
• Expert Proficiency level with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel computer software applications.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Christopher Owen, Commissioner

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 05/17/2023

Job Posting

: May 3, 2023, 5:00:00 AM | 

Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External

: May 18, 2023, 4:59:00 AM

BU: 03 | Salary: $82,500 

Pay Basis

:Yearly

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