CONTRACTUAL WORKER Strategic Planning Expert

Position Overview

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Director, is seeking a high-energy individual with experience working in the field of strategic planning to serve as a Strategic Planning Expert.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work cohesively with internal and external partners to develop and analyze best practices to streamline the processes necessary to achieve the agency’s long term planning goal of improving service delivery.  The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership skills to achieve set goals while demonstrating independent initiative.  The candidate will possess strong communication skills.

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

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college
• Requires a minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience working with Medicaid programs and/or other social  service programs in State Government
• Four (4) years of extensive experience developing and implementing of strategic planning processes
• Four (4) years of extensive experience with strategic direction of a large organization
• Four (4) years of extensive knowledge of the steps necessary to achieve Executive Staff cooperation and implementation of the major policies to improve service delivery
• Four (4) years of experience communicating to high level personnel, preferably in the context of government and strategic planning processes. Must be able to write well and present comfortably in public
• Possess a Master's degree

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
• Requires ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop
• Ability to work normal working hours

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency Statement

At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), we work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of people in Illinois lead healthier and more successful lives.  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.  HFS is an equal opportunity employer.

HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity 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. 

Benefits Statement

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Director, is seeking a high-energy individual with experience working in the field of strategic planning to serve as a Strategic Planning Expert.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work cohesively with internal and external partners to develop and analyze best practices to streamline the processes necessary to achieve the agency’s long term planning goal of improving service delivery.  The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership skills to achieve set goals while demonstrating independent initiative.  The candidate will possess strong communication skills.

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

Employees receive a robust benefit package including:

• Monday-Friday work schedule
• Flexible Hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas.
• Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Plan
• (12) Weeks paid Maternity/Paternity 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!