OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III

845500-GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - 40031149

Date: Jan 29, 2025

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Requisition No: 845500

Agency: Commerce

Working Title: 845500-GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - 40031149

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 40031149

Salary: $50,000 - $60,000 Annually

Posting Closing Date: 02/04/2025

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JOB TYPE: FULL TIME /CS

POSITION LOCATION: Tallahassee,FL

Government Operations Consultant III

OPEN COMPETITIVE

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position conducts advanced-level professional work related to various grant-funded workforce development programs and special initiatives. The incumbent will serve as a grant manager responsible for coordinating the implementation of grants, monitoring grant activity and deliverables/milestones, preparing regular progress updates and financial/statistical reporting. Provides technical assistance to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and other external stakeholders, as well as provides grant writing assistance when needed.

• Serves as grant manager for assigned initiatives; facilitates and coordinates grant-related projects and programs to ensure compliance with grant requirements and the attainment of planned outcomes/deliverables. Manages correlating grant agreements and contracts. Uses professional, independent judgment to identify problems regarding grants/contracts and makes recommendations for resolution to management. Works closely with the department's Bureau of Financial Management regarding financial awards, obligations and expenditures, as well as financial tracking, reporting and compliance. Assists with the management of the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program and the First Responders Program .

• Collaborates with diverse teams, agency partners, and internal and external stakeholders. Serves as Commerce's liaison with internal and external partners involved in special initiatives to facilitate the exchange of needed information across workforce, educational, industry, and community-based organizations. May serve on statewide committees .

• Conducts program development for assigned initiatives and pilot projects. Conducts extensive research to support grant applications, program development and/or program evaluation. Makes recommendations regarding promising or best practices to management and LWDBs to support the successful implementation of assigned initiatives. Provides technical assistance to workforce partners regarding statutory and regulatory requirements related to grants and special projects. Guides internal staff and LWDBs through the grant application and management process .

• Prepares and submits assigned federal and/or state special grant/contract reports. Tracks related data and planned outcomes for assigned initiatives as well as conducts trend analysis. Creates dashboards of relevant data and information to provide 'at-a-glance' snapshot information for management. Prepares written analyses, reports, presentations, and visualizations for use both internally and externally .

• Researches federal, state, and private foundation grant opportunities and develop proposals and/or provide technical assistance to state and local workforce partners in responding to such grant opportunities. Identifies and interprets pre-award and post-award criteria and guidelines. Interprets laws, regulations and policies to determine impacts on assigned initiatives. Provides guidance to colleagues in the development of programmatic evaluation methodologies, upon request. Delivers training presentations on assigned initiatives as needed .

• Coordinates and maintains standards and deadlines for proposals; assists in the review of proposals for completeness, accuracy, quality and responsiveness, and to ensure compliance with the Notice of Funding Availability or other grant opportunity criteria.

• Other duties as required .

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently.

• Project management skills .

• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.

• Ability to conduct extensive research .

• Ability to understand and apply relevant statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures .

• Verbal and written communication skills .

• Ability to collect, analyze and interpret program data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow, and other activities related to the improvement of operational and management practices.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships .

• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques to make decisions .

• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments to meet established deadlines.

• Ability to prepare and deliver training presentations.

Qualifications:

As a condition of pre-employment eligibility, a Level 2 security background screening is required, which consists of fingerprinting and a check of local, state, and national law enforcement records.

Minimum:

• Duties and responsibilities of this position must be performed at the official work site of the Department.

• Some travel may be required .

Preferred :

• A bachelor's degree (or higher) or four years of equivalent relevant work experience.

• Experience managing federal or state grants.

• Experience working in workforce development programs (e. g. , Wagner-Peyser, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Trade Adjustment Act, Welfare Transition, SNAP Education and Training Program, career counseling with educational institution, career and technical education).

• Experience researching federal or state law, regulations, or other governing authorities to update policies, procedures, or guidelines.

• Experience providing training and technical assistance for a state or federally funded statewide program.

• Experience analyzing data to complete reports of program activities.

• Experience writing, developing and implementing workforce development programs.

• Experience writing, developing and/or implementing grants.

Pay:

$50,000 - $60,000 Annually

Our Organization and Mission:

FloridaCommerce works across the state to support Florida's economy, robust and talented workforce, and our local communities. We are dedicated to making a stronger and more resilient Florida, so our businesses, communities, and workforce are better prepared to withstand future economic slowdowns and natural disasters.

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