GRANT SPECIALIST

at Criminal Justice Information Authority in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Overview

We are looking for a Grant Specialist I to work at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority in the Federal and State Grants Unit (FSGU). FSGU offers a rich environment for a self-driven person desiring to enhance community-based programming and strengthen relationships with partner agencies. Grant Specialist I responsibilities include monitoring grantee performance, budgets, ensuring compliance with grant regulations, and site visits.

 

The ideal candidate for this role should have superior organizational skills, exceptional time management skills, and experience working in grant programs and/or with public funds. The Grant Specialist I will maintain relationships with grantees and will aid in serving the public by ensuring grantee success in effective and growing programs.

• Provides technical assistance in the review, examination, approval, implementation and monitoring of interagency agreements and contracts relating to ICJIA grant programs.

 

• Travels to conduct on-site reviews or conduct enhanced desk review of grantee records.

 

• Reviews and analyzes quarterly and close-out program and fiscal reports.

 

• Reviews allocations requests and works with Grants Team members to determine approvability of requests.

 

• Conducts random reviews of quarterly subcontract/subrecipient program and fiscal reports submitted by grantees.

 

• Conducts research and recommends development or revisions to budget or fiscal report format, site visit and compliance review procedures and forms.

 

• Prepares and distributes written drafts and final reports of site and enhanced desk review findings relative to the progress of agreements.

 

• Establishes and maintains a system/method to track grantee program performance, expenditures, objectives, and outcomes.

 

• 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 years of college with coursework in law, criminal justice, government, public administration, sociology, accounting or political science or related field.

 

• Requires completion of an agency approved training program or one year of professional experience in planning, development, implementation or assessment of programs in criminal justice, government, public administration, sociology, accounting, political science or equivalent advanced academic work.

• Requires proper documentation for approved work in the United States.

 

• Requires ability to travel.

 

• Requires a valid and current driver’s license.

 

• Requires ability to pass a background check.

 

• Requires the ability to work remotely and in-person as operational needs require.

 

 

 

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.