Deputy Director

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**Deputy Director**

• Category:** Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions
• Department:** INSTITUTE FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
• Locations:** Macomb, IL
  
  

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Deputy Director will assist the Illinois Institute

for Rural Affairs (IIRA) Director in the daily management of the IIRA

and perform research on various topics as delegated by the IIRA

Director. This position supervises all IIRA financial accounts. The

position also supervises IIRA program managers when determining grant

budgets/current funding and/or grant requirements/reporting.

Responsibilities will include researching available grants and

alternative forms of funding, maintaining accurate IIRA financial

accounts and grant management/reporting, programming and updating IIRA

\'s management information system, providing IIRA operations management,

IIRA human resource management, IIRA marketing/publication management,

and IIRA event management.

The Deputy Director serves as a liaison between IIRA and multiple

university departments. This position also interacts directly with the

offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other state agencies

on a regular basis.

WORK LOCATION: Macomb campus

APPOINTMENT: As soon as possible

MONTHLY WAGE: \$5,252 - \$5,777 (anticipated starting salary \$5,252)

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of

State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the

Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits

include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO\'s, OAP\'s, QCHP, and CDHP),

Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death &

Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex

Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement

Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities

Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for

employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off,

Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to

the local YMCA.

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits

Homepage

[http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=9892765&targetURL=http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/).

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at

[HR-Benefits@wiu.edu](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=9892765&targetURL=mailto:HR-Benefits@wiu.edu)

or by calling 309-298-1971.

Job Requirements

Eleven (11) years of progressively responsible management work

Experience In a Private Or Governmental Organization

• Eight (8) years in event planning, community engagement, budgeting
  
  

and grant management.

AND

• Three (3) years supervising the work of a professional staff or
  
  

process in event planning, community engagement, budgeting and grant

management.

• Bachelor\'s degree may be substituted for the above three (3) years
  
  

non-specialized experience requirement

• Master\'s degree may be substituted for one (1) year specialized
  
  

work experience

• Pre-graduation applicants are welcome to apply. In order to be
  
  

considered for employment, the degree must be conferred at the time of

application, unless applicant is in the final semester of a degree

program; if so, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.

For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally

accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or

equivalent from an international accrediting body .*

Additional Information

[About

WIU](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=9892765&targetURL=http://wiu.edu/about)

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding

educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and

well beyond our region and state. WIU\'s traditional residential campus

in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of

the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in

Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad

Cities region.

WIU-Macomb, IL: Western\'s traditional, residential main campus offers a

comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a

doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse

community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of

agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb

serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak

providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in

between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities

International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria

Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

WIU-Quad Cities: Located on the banks of