Deputy administrator senior public service administrator

Job Requisition ID: CS51054

BPIS :13566

Start Date: 10/24/25

Closing Date: 11/07/2025

Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR - 40070

Skill Option: Special License - Illinois Law License

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated starting salary $11,500 - $13,500/monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Cook

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: None

Merit Comp Code: Federally Funded, Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from Collective Bargaining Coverage

A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.

Why Work for Illinois?

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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

Position Overview:

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Child Support Services is seeking a highly qualified and motivated attorney to lead our Contract Management Bureau in the role of Deputy Administrator. This position requires the ability to monitor and enforce compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations; plans, directs and evaluates the contract management operations of the DCSS.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and possess professional supervisory experience, organizational skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a myriad of individuals including stakeholders, the general assembly, and legislative issues staff.

HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.

Employees receive a robust benefit package including:

• Monday-Friday work schedule
• Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas. (Remote work may be an option for certain positions.)
• Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
• Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
• New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
• Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
• (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)

If you are seeking a new opportunity, and this position appeals to you, please apply today!

At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), we value staff as our greatest asset. We work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of Illinoisans access high quality healthcare and fulfill child support obligations to advance their physical, mental, and financial well-being. We provide healthcare coverage for children and adults through Medicaid and other medical programs, and we help ensure that children receive financial resources from both their parents through Child Support Services. The HFS Office of the Inspector General investigates, audits and reviews program activity to ensure the integrity of our programs is maintained.

HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. HFS is an equal opportunity employer.

Essential Functions

• Subject to management approval, serves as Deputy Administrator for Contract Management for the Division of Child Support Services (CSS)
• Serves as a full line supervisor
• Monitors and enforces compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
• Plans, directs, and evaluates the financial management operations of the Child Support Services (CSS) and the conversion of IV-D agency policy and procedures to formal, operating status
• Plans, directs, and evaluates special projects
• Serves as agency spokesperson for the bureau’s programs with other bureau representatives, with the Governor’s office, and with members of the Legislature
• Directs and monitors the policy development system for the State of Illinois Title IV-D Child Support Services program
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires graduation from a recognized law school
• Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative law experience in a public or business organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, training staff and approving time
• Two (2) years of professional experience planning and directing the financial operations of a public or private organization
• Three (3) years of professional experience interpreting and applying state and federal law as it relates to child support
• Three (3) years of professional experience developing, implementing, and evaluating policies and procedures for management of a child support program
• Two (2) years of professional experience providing legal advice
• Two (2) years of experience developing and maintaining working relationships with other state, local, and public agencies, and the legal community

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
• Requires the ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate
• 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
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings
  • The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Work Location: 115 S Lasalle St, Chicago, Illinois, 60603

Email: [email protected]

Posting Group: Leadership & Management

Revolving Door:
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 main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

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