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Human Resources Specialist

Illinois Gaming Board
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Job Title: HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST - Benefits & Timekeeping Lead

Requisition ID 50101 - Posted 10/01/2025 - (Springfield - 801 S 7th St)
(Office & Administrative Support) - Central Office - (Sangamon) - None

Job Requisition ID: 50101 
Closing Date: 10/14/2025
​Agency: Illinois Gaming Board
Class Title: HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST - 19693 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,589 monthly; Full Range $6,589 - $9,541 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Are you seeking a fulfilling career with an organization that truly values its employees? The Illinois Gaming Board is hiring qualified professionals to join a dynamic environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and problem solving. If you are driven, skilled, and ready to make an impact, please apply today!

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) serves as regulatory body for all gambling activities across the state of Illinois. Our mission is to preserve the integrity of the Illinois gaming industry.  The agency administers a regulatory and tax collection system for casino gambling, video gaming and sports wagering in Illinois. The Illinois Gaming Board is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

 

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.

Essential Functions

  • Serves as Benefits & Timekeeping Lead for the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB)
  • Serves as Worker's Compensation Liaison for IGB
  • Serves as the IGB Leave of Absence and Retirement Coordinator
  • Provides professional assistance to higher level management
  • Serves as designated lead worker
  • Performs complex, specialized professional duties in the area of position classification
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college.
  • Requires two (2) years of professional human resources experience.

Specialized Skills

  • Requires two (2) years of experience using personnel related computer systems and databases such as the Personnel Examination & Eligibility Records System (PEERS), SuccessFactors or similar databases.
  • Requires two (2) years of experience interpreting Personnel Rules, Personnel, Classification Plan, collective bargaining agreements, Pay Plan and FMLA.
  • Requires two (2) years of experience using the Central Timekeeping & Attendance System (CTAS) or similar HCM timekeeping system.

Preferred Qualifications

 

  • Two (2) years of experience using personnel related computer systems and databases such as the Personnel Examination & Eligibility Records System (PEERS), SuccessFactors or similar databases.
  • Two (2) years of experience interpreting Personnel Rules, Personnel, Classification Plan, collective bargaining agreements, Pay Plan and FMLA or similar rules/regulations.
  • Two (2) years of experience using the Central Timekeeping & Attendance System (CTAS) or similar HCM timekeeping system.
  • Two (2) years of experience supervising or serving as a lead worker.
  • Intermediate proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) or similar word processing software.
  • Two (2) years of experience reading, assimilating information and data, and recalling, with a reasonable degree of proficiency facts and figures.
  • Two (2) years of experience articulating human resources administration information in descriptive terms to others not versed in the personnel system.

Conditions of Employment

 

  • Requires the ability to pass Illinois Gaming Board’s background investigation (background check).
  • Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
  • Requires proof of current automobile insurance.
  • 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 requires the ability to work evenings and weekends.
  • Must comply with the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act: No State employee who works for the Illinois Gaming Board, or spouse or immediate family member living with such person shall, during State employment, hold an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any gaming license under the Illinois Gambling Act, the Video Gaming Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or the Sports Wagering Act.
  • Must comply with the Illinois Gambling Act: No person shall be employed to serve the Board who is, or whose spouse, parent or child is, an official of, or has a financial interest in or financial relation with, any operator engaged in gambling operations within this State, or any organization engaged in conducting horse racing within this State.
  • Must comply with the Illinois Gambling Act: For the one year immediately preceding employment, an employee shall not have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
  • Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
  • The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday
Work Location: 801 S 7th St, Springfield, Illinois, 62703
Agency Contact: IGB Human Resources
Email: lisa.a.davis@illinois.gov
Phone #: 217-557-2821
Posting Group: Office & Administrative Support

 

This position [DOES] contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. 

State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. 

Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.  If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

 

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