Nonprofit
Published 9/24/25 6:42AM

Director of Grant Oversight

Remote, Volunteer must be in Illinois, US
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  • Details

    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per week
    Commitment Details:
    Position Term: TBD based on candidates' availability.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    2
    Cause Areas:
    Health & Medicine, Housing & Homelessness
    Participation Requirements:
    Attend Orientation
    Other Requirements:
    Previous experiences and/or training grant writing and management, Experience working with underserved and marginalized persons and communities Chicago residence or significant connection with the city, Ability to attend executive board meetings

    Description

    Position Description:

    The Director of Grant Oversight will be the point person for managing Chicago Street Medicine’s federal and higher-level grants. Additionally, this person is responsible for identifying new grants to broaden our chapter’s reach. The purpose of this role will be to collaborate with the relevant CSM team members to ensure the organized management of federally funded grants.

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    • Keeping track of budgeting and fund disbursal in collaboration with CSM Treasurer
    • Compliance with reporting requirements
      • Supervising data collection for reporting purposes
      • Communicating to chapters which metrics are being tracked and how
      • Working with QI to set up tracking for any metrics that are not already being evaluated
      • Generating and transmitting reports in a timely fashion
    • General communication with grant-giving organizations and collaborators
    • Maintenance of ongoing grants and grantor relationships
      • Christ Church Winnetka Benevolence Grant (annual)
      • Community Memorial Fund (future application)
      • IL SOS Grant (pending approval)

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in Illinois, US
    Associated Location
    Chicago, IL, USA

    Express Your Interest in This Opportunity

    Instructions:

    Application Questions

    Please answer the following questions in no more than 750 words each.

    1. Describe your previous experiences in grant management and organizational collaboration.
    2. What is the relationship between homelessness, health, and healing?
    3. What is the root cause of homelessness?
    4. Chicago Street Medicine is a young organization and as such, we are continually looking for new opportunities to broaden our perspective by bringing in leaders with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and approaches to public health. What do you feel you would bring to our organization to help us grow?
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