INCCRRA (Illinois Network Child Care Resource and Referral Agency) is excited to be able to add to our Strategic Communications team! Our vision is to provide quality care and education that creates a lifetime of equitable opportunities for all children. INCCRRA is excited to offer the position as Hybrid.

Role Summary:

INCCRRA is seeking an entry level Program Specialist to join our Data and Research department. This position is responsible for processing, and approving state funded grant applications. You must be willing to communicate with grant applicants by email and phone, offering technical assistance and answering questions. This position is also responsible for asking grant applicants for appropriate follow up documentation when needed through both email and phone conversations.

What's in it for you?

At INCCRRA we offer a teamwork environment with great benefits.

Some of those great benefits include:

• Competitive employee wages
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability/Competitive 403(b) + Match
• Paid time off summary:
• 13 days of PTO & 12 sick days within first full year of employment.
• 3 Floating Holidays every calendar year in addition to your accrued time.
• 10 paid holidays off per year as well as employee birthday off.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,500 per fiscal year.
• Healthy work-life balance with flexible work hours.
• Hybrid work environment following 90 days of employment

What will you be doing?

• Review data on applications from providers, confirm details of documents, search the website to confirm details.
• Communicate with applicants both by phone and email
• Update notes in internal system for others to be able to understand where applicant is in the process
• Review expenses and monthly reporting that are provided by applicants
• Reconcile of expense documentation in our data tracking system

Knowledge, Skills, and abilities we are looking for:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; 1 year of prior related office experience preferred.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and maintains a high level of accuracy
• The ability to work in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Basic Microsoft Office Skills
• Ability to navigate the internet.
• Ability to navigate internal data computer system, DTP (Data Tracking System)

**We are actively recruiting for this role and will not wait for the closing date of this posting before interviewing or identifying a candidate in which to make an offer to. Therefore, the posting may close prior to the date listed.