Grants Specialist
Job Location:
Springfield, VT - USA
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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID: 51685
Opening Date: 05/26/2026
Closing Date: 06/08/2026
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class Title:EXECUTIVE I - 13851
Skill Option:None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Salary $5928-$8493/month ($71136-$101916/year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC062 Technical Employees AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position. The posting window for internal applicants in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements has already passed. The system will only allow external applications for other means consideration at this time. Internal applicants who have already applied are not required to reapply externally for consideration at other means.
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All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail fax hand delivery) will not be considered.
Why Work for Illinois
Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion equity and dedication that define our state. Whether youre helping to improve schools protect our natural resources or support families in need youre part of something biggersomething that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
No matter what state career youre looking for we offer jobs that fit your life and your scheduleflexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
The Division of Family & Community Services is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented individual to serve as a Grants Specialist organizing reviewing reconciling and auditing financial statements and complex reports from Bureau program providers for the Office of Family Wellness in Sangamon County. Under administrative direction of the Maternal Child Health Programs Manager independently performs complex accounting and auditing functions for the Bureau of Maternal Child Health programs including the Better Birth Outcomes Comprehensive and Navigation Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Family Connects. Reviews audits and reconciles complex statements and reports enters contract obligations voucher payments and expenditure documentation into the FCS SharePoint system. Reconciles Bureau grant funds including but not limited to General Revenue and Social Services Block Grant. Reviews spending plan contract balances and extracts SAP HANA reports to assist in reviewing historic data and forecasting future spending trends in contracts.
- Serves as a Grants Specialist.
- Provides on-site/remote training with provider fiscal staff regarding fiscal documentation required for grant compliance.
- Reviews spending plan contract balances extracts SAP HANA reports to assist in reviewing and monitoring historic data and forecasting anticipated future spending trends across grants and administration contacts.
- Participates in Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) processes for upcoming fiscal years.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
- 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
- Of the one (1) year of required experience requires one (1) year of professional experience creating revising and utilizing complex spreadsheets including pivot tables and advanced formulas using contract development and execution software programs and spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel.
- One (1) year of professional experience creating revising and utilizing complex spreadsheets including pivot tables and advanced formulas using contract development and execution software programs and spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel.
- Two (2) years professional experience reviewing and analyzing programmatic fiscal and operational written and statistical reports to ensure compliance inform decision-making and improve performance.
- Two (2) years of professional experience providing fiscal and/or grant compliance training within a public or private organization.
- Two (2) years of professional experience participating in Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) processes for a public or private organization including preparing Procurement Business Cases (PBC)s Contract Adjustment and Approval Forms (CAAFs) contracts and overseeing grantee budgets.
- Two (2) years of professional experience working with the Grants Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA).
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties with overnight stays as appropriate.
- Requires the ability to work outside of normal business hours.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours:Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm 1-hour unpaid lunch.
Headquarter Location:815 E Monroe St Springfield Illinois 62701
Family and Community Services
Office of Family Wellness
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Springfield/Sangamon County
Work County:Sangamon
Posting Group:Leadership & Management; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy safe and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion Accessibility Responsibility and Equity.
As a State of Illinois Employee you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- 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)
- Personal Sick & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 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 BillTraining/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: position DOES contain Specialized Skills (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the Apply button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
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State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees a link is available at the top left of thehomepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the View Profile link in the top right of thehomepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to thecareer portalfor State employees and review theInternal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on click Application Procedures in the footer of every page of the website.
State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your junk mail spam or other folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
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