ASSISTANT DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
Springfield, IL, US, 62703
Job Requisition ID: 50361
Opening Date: 10/07/2025
Closing Date: 10/21/2025
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR - 40070
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $12,121 - $12,600 per month ($145,452 - $151,200 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Agency
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.
Why Work for Illinois?
Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Office of Inspector General is seeking to hire a dynamic, organized, detail-oriented Assistant Deputy Inspector General. The Assistant Deputy Inspector General will be responsible for supervising an investigation team engaged in the support and investigatory operations for the Southern Region. The Office of Inspector General assists individuals with physical, developmental and/or intellectual disabilities and assists agencies and facilities in prevention efforts by investigating all reports of abuse, neglect and mistreatment in a timely manner, to foster humane, competent, respectful and caring treatment of individuals with disabilities. The ideal candidate must have prior investigative experience and maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism.
Essential Functions
- Serves as the Assistant Deputy Inspector General for Southern Regional Investigations of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), with the full scope of processing activities and responsibilities.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Develops and maintains effective working relations with agency staff, including the Office of Labor Relations.
- Speaks on behalf of the Deputy Inspector General with other state agencies, local governments, advisory groups, and working committees.
- Directs professional staff performing highly complex and specialized studies pertaining to the operations of the Office.
- Directs, coordinates and supervises planning and operations to ensure efficient and effective utilization of agency resources allocated to the Region.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
- Requires four (4) years in progressively responsible administrative experience investigating administrative, civil or criminal charges for a public or private organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five (5) years of professional experience in the production of case reports in reference to administrative, civil or criminal charges.
- Five (5) years of professional experience analyzing administrative programs and developing an effective course of action for a public or private organization to ensure organizational policies and procedures are being followed.
- Five (5) years of professional experience meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail and the ability to utilize critical thinking skills while multi-tasking multiple projects.
- Five (5) years of professional experience utilizing investigation techniques and concepts.
- Five (5) years of professional experience communicating in verbal or written form with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Four (4) years of professional experience working in an investigative, law enforcement or prosecutorial organization.
- Four (4) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, drafting and implementing performance improvement plans, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, approving time off, and preparing and signing performance evaluations.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in a public or private organization maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with professionalism in relation to investigations.
- Two (2) years of professional experience interviewing witnesses, collecting, and gathering data involving abuse/neglect and or malfeasance/misfeasance for a public or private organization.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 5:00pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch
OIG / Admin Bureau
Work Location: 901 E Southwind Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5125
Office of Inspector General
Deputy Inspector General
Southern Region
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.
Term Appointment: Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the Department of Human Services discretion.
As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Nearest Major Market: Springfield