EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Job Requisition ID: 54429

Opening Date: 03/31/2026

Closing Date: 04/14/2026

Agency: Illinois Finance Authority/Climate Bank

Class Title: Executive Director

Skill Option: None

Bilingual Option:

Salary: $210,000 - $225,000

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Cook; DuPage; Will

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: None

Merit Comp Code:

The Office of the Governor, on behalf of the Illinois Finance Authority/Climate Bank, is advertising this employment opportunity for an Executive Director of the Illinois Finance Authority/Climate Bank.

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.

The Illinois Finance Authority/Climate Bank (IFA/CB) uses finance and grants to attract private and other dollars to create job opportunities through a vigorous and growing Illinois economy, reduce the state and local tax burden, and meet clean energy and water goals to benefit all Illinois residents. IFA/CB operates in a competitive market environment with a commercial outlook. Created by Illinois law, IFA/CB is led by a board of Governor-appointed volunteer members, generates its own revenue, and does not receive direct taxpayer appropriations to support its operations.

Essential Function

Duties include broad alignment/engagement with the Governor’s Office, board members, and stakeholders; strategic leadership; autonomous revenue generation & fiscal management; talent management, development, recruitment, and retention; policy, product, and program implementation through public finance, growing the Climate Bank to its full potential, economic development efforts, and other assignments aligned with the Governor’s Office and IFA/CB members. The mission will be:

• Appropriate growth, development, and management of financial products and programs to benefit the people of Illinois
• Financial, Audit, IT, Procurement & Operational Management
• Persuasive, effective communication & engagement with customers, stakeholders & the public
• Supervisory Responsibilities of staff & vendors
• Legislative & Government Affairs

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record of innovation, curiosity & creativity, problem solving and implementation of the same in the public, for-profit, and/or non-profit sectors.

• Increasing leadership and/or responsible management experience in public and/or private (for-profit or non-for-profit) sectors and/or public finance and/or lending and/or debt management and/or accountability and stewardship involving public (state, local or federal) or private dollars.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with outstanding persuasive oral and written capabilities.
• Desired to have demonstrated experience evaluating and managing complex financial transactions.
• Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts (with experience in public management and affairs, finance, law, economics, public administration, or related field) and/or finance, business, accounting/audit, law, economics, management; advanced degree or designation preferred: e.g. JD, MBA, MPA, related field MA, or CFA designation.

Work Hours: 8am - 5pm

Headquarter Location: 160 North LaSalle St. Chicago, Illinois

Work County: Cook

Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Fiscal, Finance & Procurement

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:

• [email protected]
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