CANNABIS LOANS & GRANTS ANALYST

Position Overview

Essential Functions

• Prepares and administers loan enrollments, loan payments/funding, and grant administration following the policy and procedures under the Cannabis Social Equity Program in the Office of Economic Equity & Empowerment (OE3).
• Serves as a subject matter expert on Cannabis Direct Forgivable Loans, Technical Assistance Cannabis Grants, and other program deliverables to potential recipients and program partners.
• Performs evaluations and analysis of projects, loans, grants, program operations, and the program's loans and grants portfolio.
• Assists OE3 Loans and Grants manager on program deliverables, compliance, stakeholder engagement, partnerships, and outreach.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skills and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably within courses in business or public administration.
• Requires two years of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.

Specialized Skills

• Requires two (2) years of experience performing loan and grant management in Cannabis programming with an understanding of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) for Adult Use Cannabis Social Equity programming.
• Requires two (2) years of experience meeting with community leaders and stakeholders and making presentations and/or delivering training/technical assistance.
• Requires two (2) years of experience working with data reporting/tracking systems such as Excel, Smartsheets, or other related systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers two (2) years of experience performing loan and grant management in Cannabis programming with an understanding of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) for Adult Use Cannabis Social Equity programming.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience meeting with community leaders and stakeholders and making presentations and/or delivering training/technical assistance.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience working with data reporting/tracking systems such as Excel, Smartsheets, or other related systems.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience with management of grants and programs.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience with state programs and resources available to industries and communities for economic development purposes.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnights stays as appropriate.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The mission of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is to create equitable economic opportunities across the State of Illinois. By attracting and supporting major job creators, investing in communities, strengthening Illinois’ world-class workforce, fostering innovation, and ushering in the new clean energy economy, DCEO works to fortify Illinois’ reputation as a global economic powerhouse while ensuring Illinois is the best state to live, work and do business.