The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is seeking a highly motivated individual to oversee compliance of ICJIA’s implementation and maintenance of the Illinois Grant Management System. This position manages day-to-day compliance with GATA and agency internal policies. This role will formulate and develop policies for monitoring and accountability of ICJIA’s programs. This includes developing and implementing policies, procedures, and guidelines for the ICJIA’s administration of grants and directing senior management on grantee monitoring projects, actions for non-compliant grantees and interpretation of policy. This position serves as the specialist for grant accountably tools and as Agency trainer on tools. This role will supervise staff assigned to project manage the agency’s implementation and utilization of the Illinois Grant Management System (AmpliFund)

Essential Functions

• Oversees compliance with Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200), the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), and agency grant program accountability requirements.
• Formulates and develops policies for monitoring and accountability of ICJIA’s programs.
• Serves as full line supervisor of staff managing the agency’s implementation and use of the Illinois GrantManagement System (AmpliFund).
• Serves as the agency liaison in meetings with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit (GATU) within the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and external AmpliFund staff.
• Develops and implements agency corrective action plans in response to federal and state audits. Serves as point of contact for all agency audits.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of 4 years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible administrative experience working with compliance and grant management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers 5 year of experience drafting and reviewing contracts, grant agreements, drafting notice of funding opportunities, or grant proposals.
• Prefers a minimum of 5 experience in drafting grant-related policy or procedures.
• Prefers 2 years working knowledge of the GATA Implementation System.
• Prefers 2 years experience working in a state or local government, non-profit, or not-for-profit agency.
• Prefers 2 years of experience providing technical assistance to grantees.
• Prefers working knowledge of AmpliFund or other similar grants management software.
• Prefers at least 3 years of supervisory experience.

Conditions of Employment

• 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.