GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR

State of Illinois•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented Grants Administrator to provide oversight to federal grants pursued and awarded, including, but not limited to the federally funded State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant. This role involves planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the activities of the Grants Administration Office. The Grants Administrator will identify federal and state human service funding opportunities and consult with staff and management on the development and implementation of mechanisms and processes in coordination with fiscal, financial, budget, and personnel departments. This position is specific to the governing of federal and state rules, policies, and requirements as set forth in the IDHS contracts pertaining to the management of federal discretionary awards. The position also serves as a full-line supervisor and oversees the review of federal discretionary management reports and databases, ensuring corrective actions are developed to verify compliance with all governing federal discretionary award rules and policies.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with course work in business or public or administration.
Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience working with federal grants for a public or private organization.
Requires basic proficiency in software applications such as Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of professional experience providing administrative oversight, project management and reporting of federal projects and awards in government or in human services administration.
Four (4) years of professional experience working with current practices and challenges in the behavioral health field.
Four (4) years of professional supervisory experience of professional level staff.
Four (4) years of professional experience overseeing the entire federal grant application life cycle, including planning, execution and tracking all deadlines and reporting requirements.
Four (4) years of professional experience working closely with behavioral health program managers, finance departments and leadership to gather information, develop accurate budgets and ensure proposals meet guidelines.

Responsibilities

Serves as Grants Administrator for the Office of Planning and Transformation, of the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR).
Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the activities of the Grants Administration Office.
Identifies federal and state human service funding opportunities.
Consults with Grants Administration staff and management 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 full-line supervisor.
Oversees the review of federal discretionary management reports and databases, ensuring corrective actions are developed to verify compliance of all governing federal discretionary award rules and policies.
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Benefits

A Pension Program
Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)