Requisition No: 828583

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 60046884

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60046884

Salary: $40,739.82 - $55,677.00

Posting Closing Date: 05/12/2024

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Florida Department of Children and Families

Government Operations Consultant II - Partnerships & Prevention team – Community Partners Network

The position will be in the Tampa service center.

Salary to be determined, based on experience, minimum $40,739.82 to maximum $55,677.

If selected for hire, current DCF employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

Do you enjoy establishing new relationships, networking, and locating resources? Are you a Life Changer, Team Player, Connector? If so and you are ready to make a difference in your community this position is for you.

The Partner Consultant is responsible for recruiting and managing the ESS Partners Network and assisting with recruiting Hope Florida Care Partners in their Region. They will communicate with internal and external stakeholders to determine the needs of their community and locate partners to assist with the gaps in services.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or 4 years of experience in social services.
• At least one year of experience working for the Florida Department of Children and Families ESS program as an ESSl or higher.
• At least one year of experience in building and sustaining working relationships with community organizations; coalitions; faith-based organizations or Governmental agencies.
• Ability to travel, throughout the Region to perform the job duties.

Preferred requirements:

• At least one year of experience conducting gap analysis.
• At least one year of experience working in the Hope Florida program.

Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

The incumbent will represent the Department at meetings and conferences as requested. They will work to guide content for communication materials and will establish events to encourage stakeholder engagement and policy briefs to guide discussion regarding program initiatives. Serves as a Hope Florida program representative to the community, including, but not limited to, attending meetings and conferences, and forming partnerships to address department priorities.

• Create external communication tools, such as Spotlights, posters, and other messaging, to be distributed to partners and external stakeholders.
• Develops and directs external communications and marketing strategy to maximize the Department’s strategy in building critical stakeholder relationships and partnerships.
• Format and edit documents, publications, and presentations for program office.
• Participate in meetings with stakeholders to provide guidance on ESS and Hope Florida programs, policies, projects, and overall assistance with navigating state resources.
• Performs and coordinates research on special projects and develops supporting data and materials for use by the Partnerships and Prevention unit, Director and Assistant Secretary in meetings and public speaking engagements.
• Develops and maintains a system for inter and intra program information dissemination and documentation control for all program offices to ensure that planning is based upon the most current information available.
• Works independently to plan, organize, and coordinate tasks, travel events, stakeholder meetings and develop statewide strategies.
• Responsible for receiving inquiries from the public and agency partners, fulfilling requests for statements and data through collaboration with subject matter experts to correctly represent the policy and objective of the ESS program.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.