Program/Fiscal Grant Analyst

State of Illinois•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Family and Community Services is seeking to hire a Program and Fiscal Grant Analyst for the Permanent Supportive Housing Program that performs highly technical and independent duties for programs/business units administered by the Office of Housing Stability through the Bureau of Permanent Housing. This position provides complex technical assistance to providers; plans, develops, analyzes, and coordinates contracted services for homeless and individuals; directs and participates in the development of grant proposals for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development; assists with special analytical projects assigned within the Bureau; enters contracts and approves budgets in Community Service Agreement (CSA), creating Procurement Business Case (PBC)’s, reviewing Monthly Grant Invoices; conducts program and fiscal monitoring of grantees requiring extensive travel and overnight stays when warranted, and works with new program rules and procedures by the State and Federal Government.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of master's degree.
Requires one (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience in community organization, social service work or in program planning and development.
Of the one (1) year required experience, requires one (1) year of professional experience with procurement business case systems, fiscal management including accounting & reporting systems, community services agreement tracking systems, contract agreement approval forms, contracts and experience generating provider payments.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year professional experience with procurement business case systems, fiscal management including accounting & reporting systems, community services agreement tracking systems, contract agreement approval forms, contracts and experience generating provider payments.
Three (3) years of professional experience working with Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) and Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requirements.
Three (3) years of professional experience working with Remedy, Catalogue of State Financial Assistance, Community Service Agreement, and SAP/Enterprise Resource Planning, or similar accounting program resources to create contracts and review budgets.
Three (3) years of professional experience conducting client and fiscal monitoring of program providers.
Three (3) years of professional experience working with housing funding resources and program development.

Responsibilities

Serves as a Program and Fiscal Grant Analyst for assigned regions.
Establishes contracts ensuring compliance with Grant Accountability Transparency Act (GATA), including but not limited to, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) procedures, including participation in the merit-based review process (MBR) development of award notices, and payment voucher processing for programs.
Serves as a liaison between the program unit and provider grantees and the Illinois Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance programs.
Plans and executes new projects and programs to verify incorporation of quantifiable measures which enable evaluation of the project or program.
Monitors plan design for use of the team to determine the optimum program policy implementation.
Initiates and reviews grant proposals to allocate funding for programs.
Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the 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)