Regional Contracts Administrator Details | State of Illinois

REGIONAL CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR

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Date:
Jan 7, 2026

Location:

Springfield, IL, US, 62703

Job Requisition

Closing Date: 01/22/2026

Agency:
Department of Children and Family Services

Class

Title:

PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015 (PSA opt
1)

Skill Option:
General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel

Bilingual Option:
None

Salary:
Anticipated Starting Salary $8,281 to $10,281 Monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

County:
Sangamon

Merit Comp Code:
Supervisory Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage

• Serves as Regional Contracts Administrator
• Serves as full line supervisor
• Utilizes centralized computer systems to ensure and track that all functions of contract monitoring are accomplished for the region, including the fiscal, technical, and programmatic aspects of contracts through review of financial cost reports, budgets, certified audits, licensing, field office personnel, and service providers
• Interacts with regional staff, Central Office Contract Administration staff, and private vendor/service provider agencies to ensure Departmental objectives regarding purchase of service contracts and grant compliance and procedures are administered and followed
• Plans, establishes, and coordinates the overall negotiating strategy for the region as related to the funding, contracting, and delivery of purchased services
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with coursework in business or public administration.
• Requires three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business…