Assistant Director – Grants Management
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Springfield • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $43,700 - $50,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Assist with various aspects to ensure compliance with grant processes, financial activities, and documentation
- Provide technical assistance and support effective program implementation
- Foster collaboration and standardize procedures
- Maintain the Board’s grant opportunities in the Catalog of State Financial Assistance in GATA
- Review pre-award qualifications in GATA
- Publish grant opportunities to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in GATA
- Prepare, organize, and maintain paper and electronic grant documents as required by federal and state laws
- Facilitate reconciliation of grants annually with program compliance staff
- Document Management and Standardization
- Financial Monitoring and Reporting
- Collaboration with ICCB staff and technical assistance for GATA, GMS, and federal and state rules concerning ICCB-administered grants
- Serve as a liaison between internal departments, state agencies, and external partners to promote effective communication and collaboration
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, education, public administration, or related field
- A total of three (3) years (36 months) in education, training and/or work experience in the area of program administration, student services, or higher education policy
- Master’s Degree in an area consistent with the duties of the position may be substituted for one (1) year of work experience
- Grant management and compliance experience (desired)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
- Ability to work effectively with external providers, vendors, or institutional partners
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience in program administration within higher education or workforce development
Benefits
- competitive employee insurance premiums
- flexible options for medical coverage
- vision insurance included at no cost
- dental insurance available
- tuition waivers for continued educational goals
- generous paid time off package includes paid holidays, earned vacation, sick, and personal time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
grant managementcompliancefinancial monitoringdocumentation managementprogram administrationhigher education policy
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillstechnical assistance
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree