Preparedness Grant Analyst

About the role

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is hiring a Preparedness Grant Analyst in Springfield, Illinois. The analyst manages homeland security and preparedness grant programs statewide, guiding sub-award recipients through federal requirements, reviewing applications and reimbursement claims, giving technical assistance, developing and monitoring grant budgets, preparing federal reporting and analyzing regulations to inform agency policy. The position is full time, salaried, with an anticipated hybrid schedule of 2 to 5 days per week in the office.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor grant program budgets in line with federal, state and agency requirements.
• Prepare and submit grant documentation and reporting, and consult with federal cognizant agencies on grant programs.
• Analyze federal and state statutes, regulations and grant policies, and recommend changes to agency policies and procedures.
• Give presentations on grant program requirements and administration.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the role.

Required profile

• Knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four years of college, preferably in business or public administration.
• One year of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, or completion of an agency-approved professional management training program.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the state does not sponsor visas.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of federal pass-through grant administration, grant budgeting and federal grant reporting (specialized skill).
• Preferred: experience administering federal grants, FEMA grant requirements, writing investment justifications, working with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, reviewing financial reports, and three years with Microsoft programs such as Excel, Word, OneDrive and Outlook.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the State of Illinois online application system; resumes are preferred but not required. The position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement.