Grant Operations and Accessibility Specialist

Illinois State University is hiring a Grant Operations and Accessibility Specialist to support statewide grant implementation through fiscal coordination, operational oversight, and accessibility alignment.

This role serves as a central bridge between project leadership, fiscal administration, and content development to ensure grant deliverables remain compliant, accessible, and execution-ready.

• Coordinate grant operations, fiscal oversight, and project documentation workflows.
• Ensure sponsor/institutional requirements are reflected in operations and reporting.
• Monitor expenditures, reconciliation, and grant-related financial documentation.
• Support accessible design and equitable access practices across project outputs.
• Coordinate with internal offices and cross-functional teams on operations and compliance tasks.
• Maintain records, templates, and workflow documentation that improve consistency and readiness.

• Bachelor's degree in education, public administration, business administration, finance, IT, accessibility studies, or related field.
• 3-5 years experience in grant administration, fiscal management, or sponsored project operations (higher-ed/public-ed/nonprofit).
• Experience coordinating grant budgets, expenditure monitoring, reconciliation, and sponsor-aligned reporting.
• Working knowledge of university/public-sector administrative and procurement processes.
• Knowledge of or ability to develop expertise in ADA Title II, Section 508, and WCAG practices.
• Experience supporting document/digital accessibility efforts.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, and multi-priority management skills.
• Work must be performed within the State of Illinois.

• Experience in higher education sponsored programs or statewide educational initiatives.
• Experience coordinating accessibility in educational/public-facing environments.
• Experience developing grant operations SOPs/templates/internal guidance.
• Experience in equity-focused initiatives serving students with disabilities or underserved populations.