Consultant, Community Development Lending and Grant Writing at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in Chicago, Illinois

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Overview



Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.


Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.


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Responsibilities



Looking for a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact with your federal grant writing and management skills? Join our Community Development Lending Practice on the Development & Community Advisory team and support our Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) clients in their efforts to obtain grant funds and tax credits through a variety of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI Fund) programs. CDFIs and CDEs use these critical funding sources to make positive impacts to low-income communities nationwide.


You will work closely with practice leadership and play a key role in federal grant and application management function within a leading accounting and advisory firm. This position will serve our existing CDFI and CDE client base in an expanded fashion while acting as a catalyst to grow the practice. You will collaborate with subject-matter specialists on our community development team to write, review and edit federal grants and funding applications as well as conduct impact assessments on behalf of clients. Key functions include understanding the nuances of multiple CDFI Fund programs, project management and clear written communication abilities.


Responsibilities

• Write, review and edit various federal grant applications for funding
  
  


• Monitor other funding applications that are made available to CDFIs and CDEs (e.g., Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA)
  
  


• Coordinate larger team efforts around programs which clients apply for on an annual basis
  
  


• Conduct project and portfolio impact assessments and write, review and edit impact reports
  
  


• Project manage writing process
  
  


• Create efficiencies to simplify writing when appropriate
  
  


• Collaborate with other team members and subject-matter specialists to coordinate, develop and incorporate technical application content
  
  


• Handle all writing assignments with care and confidentiality
  
  


• Participate in strategic planning process around federal grant opportunities
  
  


• Partner with internal managers to determine applicability of federal grants to existing client base
  
  


• Maintain and update database of federal grant opportunities applicable to clients
  
  

• Bachelor's degree required
  
  


• CDFI industry experience a plus
  
  


• 1 to 3 years of writing/editing experience required; federal grant writing experience preferred
  
  


• Excellent writing, analytical and organizational skills
  
  


• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills for internal (team) and external (client) communications
  
  


• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  
  


• Strong work ethic and willingness to work extended periods as needed based on specific deadlines/application windows at certain times of the year
  
  


• Interest in taking an opportunity from concept to significant growth/future buildout and playing a leadership role