Program and Grant Management (Principal Consultant #193)

Illinois State Board of Education; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 62,449 - 106,278; Full time

Job summary

Illinois State Board of Education seeks a Program and Grant Management principal consultant to oversee registration and recognition for public and nonpublic schools, ensuring compliance and data integrity.

The role includes annual school visits, monitoring reports, and technical assistance while coordinating MOUs and intergovernmental data use.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus two years of relevant professional experience.
• Two years of experience working in PreK-12 public or nonpublic school or district, a regional office of education, or an intermediate service center or state education agency.

Responsibilities

• Manages and oversees all areas of school registration and recognition, updating documents, tools, records, reports, and webpages.
• Visiting schools annually to perform compliance checks and coordinating with ROE/ISC to complete compliance requirements.
• Reviewing and approving compliance monitoring reports; responding to noncompliance; providing technical assistance about registration and recognition.
• Managing MOUs and intergovernmental agreements, data sets, and lists for internal and external use.
• Participates in the programmatic execution of grant programs.
• Responds to inquiries and concerns from districts, parents, students, the general public, and stakeholders regarding public school compliance.
• Provides support to schools and districts remedies for noncompliance.
• Contributes to departmental functions to support team effectiveness and operations.
• Acts as the Agency's point of contact on homeschooling.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Data analysis

Auditing

Problem solving

Long-range planning

Relevant experience

Microsoft Office

Teams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

Job description

Program and Grant Management (Principal Consultant #193)

Location: Springfield or Chicago | Union: IFSOE | Department: ROE/ISC

Full Salary Range: $62,449 - $106,278

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Responsibilities

Manages and oversees all areas of nonpublic and public school registration and recognition, which includes, but is not limited to: maintaining and updating internal and external program documents, tools, records, reports, webpages, etc.; visiting schools annually to perform compliance checks and working with ROE/ISC to complete compliance requirements and mandates; reviewing and approving compliance monitoring reports; responding to issues of noncompliance; providing technical assistance by answering all questions regarding the registration and recognition process; managing MOU and intergovernmental agreements, data sets, and lists for internal and external use.

• Participates in the programmatic execution of grant programs.
• Responds and participates in the investigation of inquiries and concerns from school districts, parents, students, the general public, and other stakeholders with respect to all areas of public school compliance.
• Provides support to all schools and districts seeking to remedy areas of noncompliance.
• Contributes to departmental functions as needed to support overall team effectiveness and operational success.
• Acts as the Agency's point of contact on homeschooling.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus two years of relevant professional experience.
• Two years of experience (in addition to education requirements) working in PreK-12 public or non-public school or district, a regional office of education, or an intermediate service center or state education agency.
• Experience doing audits or compliance monitoring.
• Experience working with data sets.
• Experience with long-range planning and coordination of work.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems and apply effective problem-solving techniques to complex issues.
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office tools, including Teams, with experience supporting data analysis, functions, and reporting.