CHIEF CABINET AIDE - 43000567

Requisition No: 875172 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: CHIEF CABINET AIDE - 43000567

 Pay Plan: SMS

Position Number: 43000567 

Salary:  $63,040.02 - $154,225.49 

Posting Closing Date: 05/15/2026 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: CHIEF OF STAFF

BUREAU: OFFICE OF CABINET AFFAIRS

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

 PREFERENCES:

• Experience working with the Florida Cabinet and/or the Florida legislature.
• Experience working for a Florida State Agency.  
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the structure of Florida’s legislative and cabinet process.
• Ability to review, summarize and brief leadership on issues coming before the Florida cabinet. Ability to work independently; to utilize problem-solving techniques; and to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively with cabinet aides and elected officials, and other cabinet agency leadership. Ability to prioritize and manage several simultaneous projects under deadlines. Ability to manage staff.

SPECIAL NOTES:

The salary range for this position is $63,040.02 - $154,225.49 annually.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle. 

This position requires some travel.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment. 

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the State application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This position functions as an advisor and consultant to the Chief Financial Officer, Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in all areas under its jurisdiction.  This position is under the general supervision of the Deputy CFO and is responsible for planning, directing, managing, coordinating and evaluating the administrative, programmatic and operational activities of the Office of Cabinet Affairs.

This position provides operational oversight to all cabinet agencies related to matters of cabinet/clemency policy and provides administrative oversight and independent review of each cabinet agency budgets, rules and administration. 

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.

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.