The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) is seeking a Director of Fiscal Planning & Analysis, reporting to the Managing Director of Policy, Research, and Fiscal Analysis.

As a member of the IBHE Leadership team with senior-level oversight of an administrative unit, this position provides leadership in strategic higher education finance, analytics, budgeting, and reporting; Supports strategic planninand policy development with a fiscal lens; Sets direction, oversees execution and sets policy for application unit(s)

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited Institution
• 5+ years progressively responsible professional, related experience with at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role
• Substantial, verifiable experience in data analysis
• Experience working in Government and/or Higher Education finance
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of constituents and stakeholders, such as Board members, senior government executives, elected officials, institutional officers, and private sector leaders
• xcellent analytic, problem-solving and written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project-management skills, excellent follow-through, and ability to organize and prioritize
• Intellectually curious
• Demonstrated ability to support and develop professional staff

Major Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Serves as a member of the IBHE leadership team; provides direct oversight and management of the Fiscal Analysis & Planning Unit
• Leads Board responsibilities for higher education strategic finance policy, fiscal analysis and budgeting
• Oversees review and analysis of institutional finances and financial risk assessments to inform Board actions, policy and practice changes
• Oversees development, analysis, and program implementation for capital planning, including analysis of institution capital master plans, non-instructional capital expenditures, prioritization of capital projects, and progress toward completion for public and private institutional state-funded capital
• Provides information and analysis to the Governor’s Office and General Assembly regarding budget, financial, and policy-related issues
• Oversees all agency fiscal reporting ensuring rigorous analysis, integrity, and meaningful reporting
• Leads and develops a staff team, overseeing their work, professional development, and success
• Develops and provides analytic support for other teams within the agency and collaborates to produce thoughtful agency reports
• Other duties as assigned, within scope of position

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Education:

Required:

• Master’s degree* from an accredited Institution, in a related field ∗ Three+ years of professional-level, relevant experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional, related experience

Skills & Traits:

1. Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of constituents and stakeholders, such as Board members, senior government executives, elected officials, institutional officers, and private sector leaders.

2. Strong analytical ability and familiarity with advanced financial concepts.

3. Demonstrated ability to provide and interpret financial management information and to communicate to non-financial audiences
4. Excellent analytic, problem-solving and written and verbal communication skills
5. Strong project-management skills, excellent follow-through, and ability to organize and prioritize
6. Intellectually curious
7. Demonstrated ability to support and develop professional staff

Work location:

IBHE offers remote and hybrid work arrangements, based on position and supervisor discretion.

Travel within Illinois is expected, as required by the work.

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated starting salary: $115,000-$140,000 / year

We offer the state’s competitive employee benefits package.

To Apply:

Apply online at: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/41118/

Closing Date 10/03/2024

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We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and minorities to apply.

¹ IBHE is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, state agencies must ensure that the employment process is accessible to persons with disabilities. Specifically, these laws require that the state provide reasonable accommodation upon request by individuals participating in all steps of the employment process. This includes the State of Illinois interview process.

About the position:

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) is seeking a Capital Analyst, reporting to the Director of Fiscal Planning & Analysis.

This position provides fiscal oversight and analysis in support of the state’s higher education capital program including developing, analyzing, and monitoring capital budgets in alignment with state priorities, tracking project status; serves as the IBHE’s primary liaison for all capital matters.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred

• Knowledge of public higher education, public budgeting, and/or experience with fiscal analysis and planning

• One (1) year (12 months) of professional level progressively responsible financial work experience

• Work experience in developing financial or economic analyses, research designs, strategic plans, or data models

• Strong project management and time management skills

• Proficient in Microsoft products including Microsoft Excel

• Knowledge and experience in preparation and analysis of financial reports

• Knowledge of federal, state and university finances preferred

• Skill in written, oral, and interpersonal communication

• Ability to prioritize tasks and functions

• Ability to work independently to accomplish goals

• Ability to design and implement solutions to complex problems

Major Duties & Responsibilities include:

• 45% Serves as the IBHE’s lead analyst on the higher education capital budget

  • Collaborates with institutions to understand facility master plans, capital and deferred maintenance needs, project progress, maintains current list of institutional priorities

  • Understands and uses campus facility master plans to inform budget recommendations

  • Develops and implements a methodology for prioritizing higher education capital project budget requests across institutions

  • Oversees the development of the IBHE’s annual capital budget recommendations and preparation of Board budget materials

• 40% Maintains and tracks capital project status, coordinating across state agencies and institutions.

  • Remains in close contact with institutions on project status, priorities, and pressures; facilitates problem resolution

  • Serves as primary liaison with the Capital Development Board, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, and institutional contacts for all capital matters

• 10% Provides analysis, reporting, and fiscal impact of the state’s higher education capital program

  • Coordinates and collaborates with other Agency staff on special fiscal analysis

• 5% Other duties as assigned within scope of position

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

1. Any one or combination totaling four (4) years (48 months) from the categories below:

• college coursework comparable to that in a field related to financial analysis/planning such as accounting, business administration, economics, finance, statistics, or a closely related field

• 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)

• Associate Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen (18) months

• 90-semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)

• Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)

• Master’s Degree equals four (4) years (48 months)

• work experience in developing financial or economic analyses, research designs, strategic plans, or data models

2. One (1) year (12 months) of professional level progressively responsible financial work experience

Skills & Traits:

• Strong project management and time management skills

• Proficient in Microsoft products including Microsoft Excel

• Knowledge and experience in preparation and analysis of financial reports

• Knowledge of federal, state and university finances preferred

• Skill in written, oral, and interpersonal communication

• Ability to prioritize tasks and functions

• Ability to work independently to accomplish goals

• Ability to design and implement solutions to complex problems

Work location:

IBHE offers remote and hybrid work arrangements, based on position and supervisor discretion.

Travel within Illinois is expected, as required by the work.

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated starting annual salary $65,000 - $75,000

We offer the state’s competitive employee benefits package.

To Apply:

Apply online at: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/41167/

Closing date: 10/03/2024

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and minorities to apply.

IBHE is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, state agencies must ensure that the employment process is accessible to persons with disabilities. Specifically, these laws require that the state provide reasonable accommodation upon request by individuals participating in all steps of the employment process. This includes the State of Illinois interview process.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) is seeking an Associate General Counsel reporting to the General Counsel (GC).

Under the direction of the General Counsel, this position provides agency-wide legal review, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of legal topics including but not limited to: contracts/amendments/agreements, statutory interpretations, review, clarification and changes posed by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, responds to Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests, and assists in representing the Agency before administrative hearing panels.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree

• License to practice law in Illinois

• Minimum of five (5+) years of experience practicing law in Illinois, including experience with contract law and FOIA

• Experience with Administrative hearings and drafting legislation

• Government, education, or higher education experience

• Working knowledge of Illinois law and the provisions of state and federal laws relating to administrative and regulatory functions

• Experience with FOIA rules and requirements

• The ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with others

• The ability to exercise sound judgment in appraising and evaluating problems of a procedural nature

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze all legal documents and instruments and to prepare, conduct and report formal or informal administrative hearings

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, with a strong focus on collaboration and teamwork

• Excellent critical thinking skills; ability to make good decisions on complex topics in high pressure environment

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists General Counsel in providing legal expertise in the drafting, reviewing, and analysis of legislation and amendments to current laws, including statutory interpretations, review, and clarification of proposed changes as to the effect on the Agency;

• Under supervision of the General Counsel, serves as Agency Rules Coordinator to propose, draft, and facilitate rule adoption by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules;

• Under supervision of the General Counsel, serves as the agency-assigned FOIA officer, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met in response to FOIA requests;

• Assists General Counsel in preparing for administrative hearings including gathering pertinent documentation and other discovery, participating in negotiations with respondent counsel, participating in discussions with outside counsel and/or the Attorney General’s staff, assisting and/or taking lead in representing the Agency before administrative hearings;

• Under supervision of the General Counsel, provides agency-wide legal review, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of contracts/amendments/agreements between the Agency and a variety of state agencies, colleges and universities, Agency grantees, and other stakeholders;

• Other duties as assigned, within scope of position

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Required:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree

• License to practice law in Illinois

Experience:

Required:

• Minimum of five (5+) years of experience practicing law in Illinois, including experience with contract law and FOIA

• Working knowledge of Illinois law and the provisions of state and federal laws relating to administrative and regulatory functions

• Experience with FOIA rules and requirements

Preferred:

• Government, education, or higher education experience

• Experience with Administrative hearings and drafting legislation

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in business, accounting, finance, or related field, and

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in accounting, external auditing, budgetary planning and control or public accounting required.

Skills & Traits:

• Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with others

• Ability to exercise sound judgment in appraising and evaluating problems of a procedural nature

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze all legal documents and instruments and to prepare, conduct and report formal or informal administrative hearings

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, with a strong focus on collaboration and teamwork

• Critical thinker, able to make good decisions on complex topics in high pressure environment

Work location:

• Springfield, Illinois, with the possibility of a hybrid work arrangement.

• Travel within Illinois is expected, as required by the work.

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated starting annual salary $100,000 - $115,000

We offer the state’s competitive employee benefits package.

To Apply:

Apply on line at https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/41314/

Closing date: 9/20/2024

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We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and minorities to apply.

IBHE is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, state agencies must ensure that the employment process is accessible to persons with disabilities. Specifically, these laws require that the state provide reasonable accommodation upon request by individuals participating in all steps of the employment process. This includes the State of Illinois interview process.