Preparedness Grant Programs Section Manager

at Emergency Management Agency in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Under general direction, serves as the Preparedness Grant Programs Section Manager for Illinois Emergency Management Agency-Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS).


• Serves as a full line supervisor.


• Develops, implements, and maintains the various programs utilized by the Preparedness Grant Programs Section.


• Manages federal and state grant program requirements to ensure the timely submission of quarterly, semi-annual, and annual activity and performance reports for IEMA-OHS.


• Plans and confers with agency management for the agency’s participation in external and internal programmatic reviews of federal and state grant program awards.


• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in business or public administration.


• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.

• Prefers three (3) years of professional experience administering federal grants.


• Prefers three (3) years of professional experience administering and overseeing federal pass-through grant programs, including grant budgeting, financial tracking, compliance monitoring, interpretation of federal requirements, and preparation and submission of federal grant reports.


• Prefers three (3) years of professional experience working with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant requirements, and investment justification writing and reporting.


• Prefers three (3) years of professional experience supervising staff.


• Prefers three (3) years of experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and or similar computer systems, software, and templates.

• Requires a criminal history check through the Illinois State Police.


• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.


• Requires the ability to use state issued equipment, such as cell phone, laptop, etc.


• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.


• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.


• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.


• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job
  description.