Project Coordinator-Excluded

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Project Coordinator - Excluded

Board of Ethics

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies pending budget approval possible)

Starting Salary: $69,684.00

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 11/10/2025.

This position reports to the agency's Deputy and Executive Directors, and serves as the agency's webmaster, public outreach coordinator, and primary contact for lobbyists with respect to the annual registration and quarterly reporting requirement and coordinates the publishing and filing of annual financial disclosure by 4,000 City employees and officials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Formulates, develops and prepares written plans for ethics training, explaining lobbying data, and annual filing of Statements of Financial Interests, operates the agency's filing systems, tracks problems encountered with these systems, and works to correct them with City vendors

* Communicates with City departments and office regarding their employees' filing and training requirements

* Coordinates and evaluates the work activities of various City departments and external agencies engaged jointly in projects

* Prepares written reports detailing the status and progress of projects

* Manages and administers special projects to ensure that participating agencies comply with terms and conditions of contracts

* Recommends changes to improve the effective and efficient performance of projects

* Responds to written and oral inquiries and comments regarding project operations.

* Develops and implements operating policies and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of program operations

* Plans, work schedules and priorities for project activities

* Participates in preparing project or program operating budgets and monitors budget expenditures

* Designs, implements and monitors procedures utilized in program evaluation

* Develops marketing strategies to encourage participation in City projects and programs

* Acts as a liaison with City departments, public and private agencies and business organizations in providing services to program participants, sharing program information

* Prepares narrative and statistical program status report

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 740 North Sedgwick, Suite 500

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m

THIS POSITION IS CAREER SERVICE

Seven (7) years of program administration work experience.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Public or Business Administration, Social Sciences, Planning or a directly related field, PLUS five (5) years of program administration work experience

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Public or Business Administration, Social Sciences, Planning or a directly related field, PLUS three (3) years of program administration work experience

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in Public or Business Administration, Social Sciences, Planning or a directly related field, PLUS two (2) years of program administration work experience

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor