GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 64001131
Requisition No: 843461
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 64001131
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 64001131
Salary: $2107.60 Biweekly
Posting Closing Date: 01/16/2025
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
IN ORANGE COUNTY
JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCMENT
INTERNAL AGENCY APPOINTMENT
Class Title: Government Operations Consultant II
Position Number: 64001131
Base Salary: $2107.60 Biweekly
Location: 6101 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
DOH/Orange is a tobacco free agency.
Applicants accepted only from Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees). Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.
**NOTE: All responses provided to the qualifying questions for this advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida, Employment Application. All questions will be verified and must be documented on your application for it to be considered valid. **
YOUR SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Collaborate with the Program Manager to develop, deliver and increase awareness and knowledge of program goals and strategies among staff members, community members, and relevant organizations. Schedule events, programs, and activities, and attend community meetings or health fairs to understand community issues pertaining to program goals or build relationships with community members. Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community. Attend monthly Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Community Action Team and Case Review Team meetings for the Catalyst project. Assist with the development, implementation, maintenance, and gathering of data for the catalyst project dashboard. Maintain updates to dashboard on a weekly basis. Execute Memorandum of Agreements/Collaborative Partnership Agreements with identified key partners and stakeholders to demonstrate alliance, and collective impact to address the needs of the catalyst grant. Develop and execute a community outreach action plan outlining effort relating to outreach and community engagement activities including identifying specific strategic partnership relationships that will be nurtured, activities to be executed, goal, objectives, and timelines. Develop and maintain project schedules and timelines for events. Plan, promote and execute events and activities, logs of engagements to include meetings, type and number of partners engaged and outreach activities to new partners. Participate in the implementation of the communications and marketing plans for each activity/event in concert with the Department of Health Public Information Officer and Catalyst Project Director. Performs administrative tasks associated with event quotes, invoicing, letter preparation, development and routing of agreements and stakeholder correspondence. Identify and pursue opportunities for third-party events and liaise with organizers. Provide post events communication to Infant Mortality Task Force (CAN), Health Equity, Safe Kids Orange County Coalition, program participant advisory group, and other entities of any events or activities for catalyst grant project. Liaise with internal and external departments, committees, and program participants to facilitate the coordination of activities and events. Consults with program manager and administrate staff to resolve operational issues and problems. Provide a monthly report on the grant activities and timeline, including activities related to social determinants of health impact. Create action plans based on research and data for formation of activities aligned with the catalyst project goals, including evaluation planning. Identify, cultivate, and manage relationships with key partners, community leaders, organizations, and various stakeholders to increase awareness of and support for the catalyst grant project. Provide leadership and capacity building training to community members to advocate for policy and system changes. Develop an alliance for participating in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the strategic alliance for infant mortality reduction. Develop strategies to expand and link pregnant and parenting women to services that will improve birth outcomes, address social determinants of health, chronic disease and the growth and development of their infant. Maintain a database and tracking system to document all, activities, executed agreements and partnerships. Provide a monthly report of the status and outcomes of all partnerships/agreements executed. Combine, evaluate, and reason with information and data to make decisions and solve problems; Investigates, analyses, and makes recommendation to resolve challenges, or barriers related to action plan implementation and timelines and /or outcome evaluation plan. Assist in grant management including writing reports, preparing action plans, quarterly reports, work plans, preparing statistical and narrative reports, budget development and monitoring, and attend grant meetings. Assess all health education, services, and resources, and Maternal Child Health data sources to increase capacity and client participation for catalyst project. Increase awareness in the participation in relevant workshops (i.e., health fairs, planning boards, health care projects, advisory councils, and professional and civic organizations). Participates in in the Catalyst project outcome evaluation development and implementation activities. Submits abstracts and conference presentation submissions based on project outcomes. Participates in monthly Infant Mortality Task Force, HRSA Project Officer meetings, HRSA Technical Assistance trainings meetings, and other identified meetings to report outcomes and planned activities. Communicate efficiently and effectively with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. Observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources to complete job duties. Complete trainings and complete additional trainings as applicable. Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time. Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members and performs other assigned duties as required.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of: community resources and social services programs available to pregnant mother and infants. Knowledge of fetus, infant, and child development. Knowledge of: the principles and techniques of effective communication; principles and practices of health education; methods of data collection. Knowledge of program planning, implementation, and evaluation processes.
Understanding of strategic planning and action plan development. Basic computer and keyboarding skills. Knowledge of WINDOWS, MS OUTLOOK, Internet Explorer, and Excel.
Skill in: operating a personal computer and Ability to: work independently and exercise good professional judgment. Ability to coordinate a team approach. Ability to demonstrate and exhibit respect for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others, including those differing cultural, language racial, sexual, or ethnic identities. collect and analyze data; to communicate effectively; plan, organize, multi-task and coordinate work assignments; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; and to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Ability to establish trusting relationships and work effectively with community partners; actively listen to others; communicate effectively. Ability to effectively engage and motivate community members to participate in program activities. Ability to develop comprehensive action plans with clear objectives and timelines. Skilled in: networking, and problem solving. Skilled in facilitating meetings and discussions with various groups. Knowledge of: of WINDOWS, MS OUTLOOK, Internet, Explorer, Word and Excel.
Knowledge of: the principles and techniques of effective communication; principles and practices of health education Ability to: communicate effectively, work independently and exercise good professional judgment. respect for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others, including those differing cultural, language racial, sexual, or ethnic identities. Ability to plan, organize and execute plans. Ability to analyze data and program outcomes to inform decision-making. Skilled in: using data management tools and software applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
Knowledge of: the principles and techniques of effective communication; principles and practices of health education
Ability to: coordinate a team approach to the rehabilitation process. Demonstrate and exhibit plan, organize, multi-task and coordinate work assignments copier, fax machine and computer); collect and analyze data.
Knowledge of: the principles and techniques of effective communication; principles and practices of health education. Knowledge of WINDOWS, MS OUTLOOK, Internet, Explorer, Word and Excel.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A current Florida Department of Health employee.
- A bachelor’s degree in communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Public or Community Health, Health Administration, Maternal Child Health, Health Promotions, or related field.
- Three years of verifiable professional experience in community engagement and development, marketing and promotions or similar role.
- One year of verifiable professional experience in developing and executing action plans.
- One year of verifiable professional experience in identifying, cultivating, and managing relationships with key partners, community leaders, organizations, and key stakeholders.
- One year of verifiable professional experience in creating marketing materials, designing advertisement, planning, and executing awareness campaigns and events.
- One year of verifiable professional experience in planning, organizing, coordinating, and conducting community meetings.
- One year of verifiable professional experience in collecting, compiling, and analyzing information and data and producing written reports.
- Conduct outreach in the field at various locations throughout Orange County. In absence of a county vehicle, do you have access to personal transportation.
- A valid FL driver’s license or state identification card OR a valid driver’s license from another state (you will be required to get a FL driver license within 30 days of hire).
- May require occasional travel out of county and/or state.
- Willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. This may include working in a special needs or Red Cross shelter, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural. Emergency duties may also include in-state and/or out-of-state deployment.
Preferences:
Master’s degree- public health, social work, public administration, community relations, urban/public affairs, related field. Strong knowledge of maternal health/infant health or infant/maternal mortality prevention theories, methodologies, and evidence-based practices. Familiarity with relevant local, state, and national policies and regulations related maternal and infant care. Strong knowledge of public health program evaluation methods.
Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.
Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.
Values:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.
Work Location: 6101 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, FL 32809
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
- Flexible Spending Accounts;
- Tuition waivers;
- And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Please be advised:
Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.
This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. A background screening will be completed on each applicant selected for a position designated as "sensitive" and a drug test will be conducted on each applicant selected for positions designated as "safety sensitive" in accordance with department policies (Background Screening DOHP 60-5-08 and Drug Free Workplace DOHP 60-9-99). . Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration.
Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility. Incumbent may be required to perform emergency duty before, during and/or beyond normal business hours and/or days. We request that all applications be completed online with People First. No faxed or mailed applications will be accepted by the agency. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Departments VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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.
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.
ORLANDO, FL, US, 32809
Nearest Major Market: Orlando