Manager – Foundation Programs and Financial Planning

Since 1911,
City Colleges of Chicago has been connecting students from across Chicago’s neighborhoods to economic opportunity. By offering a quality education at an unprecedented value, City Colleges provides our students and alumni with a pathway to upward mobility. City Colleges of Chicago is the city’s most accessible higher education engine of socioeconomic mobility and racial equity—empowering its students to take part in building a stronger and more just city.

As Illinois’ largest community college system, City Colleges is comprised of seven colleges and five satellite sites across Chicago.

Fueled by the generosity of Chicago’s philanthropic community, the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, raises charitable contributions to support community college students from all backgrounds in reaching their academic and career goals.

Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC), Development and Major Gifts, the Manager-CCC Foundation (CCCF) Programs and Financial Planning serves as a key partner to the Foundation President and AVC to ensure portfolio-level financial planning and budget management for large-scale, multi-year fundraising priority initiatives.

The Manager-CCCF Programs and Financial Planning will facilitate budget planning processes, including the development and oversight of multi‑year program budgets, and provide data‑driven insights to support informed leadership decisions regarding fundraising activities, program budgets, and timely donor financial reporting.

This role will also support effective grant administration by ensuring alignment between budgets, grant performance periods, donor intent, and CCCF fundraising activities, as well as CCC financial and grant management processes. Through clear communication, financial expertise, and effective budget management, this role will demonstrate measurable outcomes and support the achievement of the Foundation’s fundraising goals and the long‑term sustainability of philanthropically funded programs.

• Facilitates portfolio‑level financial planning and ongoing monitoring of foundation funded program budgets and campaigns supported by various funders and awards.
• Partners with City Colleges Principal Investigators (PIs) and the Foundation’s Development team to design, develop, and manage multi‑year, multi-million-dollar program or campaign budgets.
• In collaboration with PIs and grant managers, forecasts program spend rates, monitors spend‑down timelines, and identifies risks related to under utilization or over-extension of funds.
• Provides regular analysis and strategic recommendations to Foundation leadership regarding funding gaps, remaining needs, and budget adjustments.
• Tracks, synthesizes, and continuously updates financial information related to priority fundraising campaigns, including pipeline activity, anticipated awards, and funds secured, and integrates this information into portfolio‑level financial planning, forecasting, and leadership reporting.

• Assists in the development and preparation of proposal budgets for new and renewal grant opportunities, ensuring alignment with existing commitments, campaign priorities, and long‑term sustainability.
• Advises on appropriate financial terms, performance periods, and budget frameworks for grant agreements based on current and projected funding.
• Supports the development of financial sustainability and continuation strategies for grant‑funded programs.

• Participates in cross‑functional planning efforts related to district‑wide grant applications and major fundraising initiatives.
• Partners with the grants management team, Principal Investigators (PIs), and Foundation leadership on required grant financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with funder requirements.
• Coordinates with finance teams and PIs on grant modifications, no‑cost extensions, and closeouts, with a focus on financial integrity and strategic continuity across programs.
• Maintains a current understanding of fund balances, expenditures, and grant…