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The Neighborhoods Department is actively seeking a Housing and Community Development Regulatory Specialist.
 
Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have 12 paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of public service and on-time payments.
This is professional compliance, planning, and regulatory work in preparation and maintenance of all elements of the comprehensive plan and supporting documents. Work requires an understanding of, and application of the theories, principles and practices of regulatory work usually gained through degree granting schools or equivalent training and experience. Contacts with others require skills in understanding, persuasiveness, and influencing people, ensuring compliance and regulatory application, discussing, and resolving work-related issues and problems, and presenting and defending recommendations and decisions. The work is standardized in that tasks are covered by substantially diversified procedures and specialized standards, and because of the changing priorities, or different situations The position has the latitude to determine which of the many procedures or standards should be followed and in what sequence. The work involves differing situations requiring use of independent judgment in search for solutions or new applications. Work is performed primarily in an office environment though the employee may be required to make field visits to project sites in order to evaluate project or gather statistical data. Operates vehicle and standard office equipment including personal computer. The physical demands consist mainly of sitting at a workstation for extended periods of time, occasionally lifting and moving light objects or file boxes, and visiting field sites. Work is performed under limited supervision where the work assignments are subject to established procedures, practices, precedents, methods, techniques, standards and/or well-defined policies and the employee plans and organizes the work, determines their own priorities and work is usually reviewed after the fact in terms of quality, volume, timeliness and for adherence to established methods, standards, and policies.

• Identifies and analyzes key planning issues, goals, and objectives.
• Creates, maintains, analyzes, and disseminates HUD required Environmental Reviews and Assessments, planning and environment compliance information required for multiple Housing and Community Development programs and must be in regulatory and contractual compliance before any funding contract can be issued. 
• Maintains strong relationship with HUD officers and local, regional, and federal staff.
• Reviews and prepares recommendations for development proposals.
• Represents the division, department, and coordinates with other public, governmental, and private sector, subrecipients, and individuals to ensure effectiveness and implementation of elements of the Environmental Review/Assessments.
• Involves frequent contact with other government agencies, developers, grant recipients, and citizen groups to secure and exchange information, evaluate, and assess need, and seek cooperation.
• Establishes and maintains various types of informational files.
• Prepares and delivers verbal, written, and visual presentations concerning planning and environmental compliance activities to grantees, citizens planning advisory committees, governmental agencies boards, commissions, and city council.
• Conducts environmental review/assessments to HUD regulations, including CDBG Disaster Recovery.
• Supports division and department in planning, mapping, GIS, and producing related special reports.
• Maintains webpages for the Housing and Community Development Division, Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority (JHFA), Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission (JHCDC), and the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW).
• Operates a motor vehicle and standard office equipment such as personal computers using specialized ArcGIS software, word processing, spreadsheets, database, and other related software and audio-visual equipment.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville’s competencies.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of Environmental Reviews/Assessments, compliance with regulatory techniques and program contract requirements.
• Knowledge of analytical and statistical methods.
• Ability to identify and analyze key development, planning issues, goals, and objectives.
• Provides technical assistance to grant recipients, private sector, and others.
• Ability to review and prepare recommendations for development proposals.
• Ability to prepare and deliver verbal, written, and visual presentations
• Ability to research, collect and evaluate planning data and prepare written reports.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply planning-related laws, rules, and federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment such as personal computers specialized using specialized ArcGIS software, word processing, spreadsheets, database, and other related software and audio-visual equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to perform independently a wide variety of assigned tasks. 

• Eight (8) years of education and/or professional experience in compliance, grant programs, evaluation, research, contractual practices, and knowledge of grant requirements.

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution is preferred.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

• A valid driver's license is required prior to appointment and must be maintained during employment in this class.
• Must qualify for prior to appointment, obtain, and maintain during employment in this class a City of Jacksonville Certification as a Public Driver.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: 

• The probationary period for this class is six months.

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.jacksonville.gov. Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blacked out, is required with your application. Transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred.
 
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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.
 
If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference 
If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran’s preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within 60 calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:
 
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Veterans’ Preference Coordinator
11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Email: VeteransPreference@fdva.state.fl.us