Who: State of Illinois
What: Subject to management approval, serves as Administrator of the Grants Administration Office, Bureau of Planning, Performance Assessment, Federal Projects and Program Development, of the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR). Develops, plans, organizes, directs, evaluates and administers activities of the office. Implements policies, procedures, processes and standards relative to acquisition and management of federal administration. Assures the policies and procedures adhere to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, agency program standards and directives. Identifies federal and state human service funding opportunities. Establishes and maintains relationships with federal and state entities. Participates in high-level planning and fund-prospecting meetings with SUPR Executive Staff team regarding federal grants and state opportunities resulting in the leveraging of federal and state funding with departmental and federal discretionary revenues. Consults with Grants Administration staff and management staff in the development and implementation of mechanisms and processes in coordination with fiscal, financial, budget, personnel specific to the governing of federal and state rules, policies and requirements as set forth in the IDHS contracts pertaining to management of federal discretionary awards. Serves as a full-line supervisor. Travels in the performance of duties.
Minimum Requirements: Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years college with course work in business or public administration. Requires four years progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or private organization. Of the four years of administrative experience, requires four year so f grant writing experience in addition to administrative oversight for the same including experience researching, applying for and reporting on federal grants. Requires through knowledge of the federal grants requirements as outlined in 2CFR 200 as well as the internal IDHS grant application review and approval processes. Requires thorough knowledge of federal grant-making requirements and processes. Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software, including excel and PPT, project management software, SharePoint. Requires ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Requires extensive knowledge of the agency policies, procedures and programs. Requires ability to create, manage and review budgets of all sizes. Requires the ability to travel.
Work Hours & Location/Agency Contact: Anticipated Starting Salary Range - $95,000 - $115,000/Annually
Current Bargaining Unit Employees - Collective Bargaining Agreement language applies
Full Pay Plan: $51,540 - $152,808/Annually
Work Location:
Clinton Building
401 South Clinton Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Work Hours: 8:30AM - 5:00PM (M-F)
Agency Contact
Bureau of Employee Services
Melissa Silva
100 South Grand Ave East, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62762
Please Email Applications And Bid Forms To: melissa.silva2@illinois.gov