Administrative
401 S. Clinton Street
Chicago, IL 60607
https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=80639
Full-Time
Posted: May 3, 2024
Application Deadline: May 13, 2024
Description
Posting Identification Number 37016
Position Overview
The Division of Family and Community Services is seeking to hire a Specialist for the Violence Prevention Program for the Chicago Southern Region. This position communicates and works closely with providers regarding the awards, responds to questions and addresses financial issues with providers regarding the grant award. Reviews provider periodic performance reports; notifies the Office of Fiscal Services staff about approved budgets and any advance payment authorizations to ensure the payment amount is awarded to each institution; monitors stop-payment list to determine if any providers appear on the list; recommends and implements policy and procedures to immediate supervisor as it relates to the programs; participates in training, technical assistance and support meetings for providers located throughout the state.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as the Violence Prevention (VP) Program Specialist for the Bureau of Violence Prevention Services for the Chicago Southern Region (CSR).
- Communicates and works closely with providers regarding the awards.
- Reviews provider periodic performance reports.
- Notifies the Office of Fiscal Services staff about approved budgets and any advance payment authorizations to ensure the payment amount is awarded to each institution.
- Monitors stop-payment list to determine if any providers appear on the list.
- Recommends and implements policy and procedures to immediate supervisor as it relates to the programs.
- Participates in training, technical assistance and support meetings for providers.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Salary: >=$90K
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with coursework in business or public administration.
- Requires one (1) year of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, or completion of an agency approved professional management training program.
Preferred Qualifications
- Four (4) years of professional experience utilizing the principles and practices of public and business administration.
- Four (4) years of professional experience working with the principles of governmental accounting, program budgeting, personnel, statistics, and procurement, including an understanding of the Illinois Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA 30 ILCS 708) and related administrative grant rules including grant making procedures.
- Four (4) years of professional experience ensuring accurate processing of documents with few if any errors.
- Two (2) years of professional experience analyzing administrative problems and adopting an effective course of action.
- Two (2) years of professional experience developing, installing, and evaluating new and revised methods, procedures.
- Two (2) years of professional experience exercising judgment and discretion in developing, implementing, and interpreting departmental policies and procedures.
- Two (2) years of professional experience developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to travel statewide.
- Requires basic proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
How to Apply
https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/37016/
Primary Contact: Urizar
Email: Joseph.urizar@illinois.gov
Phone: 312-497-0396
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