DOS - Project Specialist - 45001079

Requisition No: 863950 

Agency: Department of State

Working Title: DOS - Project Specialist - 45001079

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 45001079 

Salary:  $55,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/06/2025 

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Department of State

Project Specialist

Office of Election Crimes and Security

45001079

Open Competitive

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 years of professional experience in office work.   A bachelor's degree from a college or university can substitute for years of experience. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and extended hours as needed, with short notice.

Preferences:

• Experience in elections.
• Experience in law enforcement and/or criminal law.

Special Note:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position’s primary responsibility is to complete special projects as assigned by the Director of the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS). Special projects may include, but are not limited to, review of high-profile, complex, and/or time-sensitive allegations of election law violations and irregularities. When a special project requires you to conduct an initial investigation into alleged occurrences of election law violations and irregularities, your duties include:

• Conferring with witnesses, DOE, SOE Offices, DHSMV, FDLE, DOC, HSI, and other state and federal entities to obtain relevant information, clarify facts, and identify necessary documentation required for criminal investigations into your assigned cases.
• Compiling comprehensive case files with voter, driver, and criminal justice information as needed to fulfill all duties of the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS).
• Updating case files when OECS receives additional records or information relevant to its cases.
• Researching and reviewing applicable statutes and internal guidance or advisory opinions regarding the alleged violation.
• Executing an investigative plan to analyze documentation and to formulate recommendations based on supporting evidence.
• Recommending a proposed course of action to the Director based on your analysis.
• Preparing an objective and accurate analysis of the case in the form of a draft referral letter to law enforcement, a draft fine letter, or a recommendation to close the case.
• Submitting such analysis and the compiled case file for a secondary legal and operational review by another OECS employee, who will either send it back to you with recommended changes or will recommend sending it to the Director of OECS for a final review and decision.

Utilize and maintain OECS’s electronic case file management database to track electronic records, case files, outgoing document requests, referrals, and case status. Respond to and document any investigation review notes in said database as part of the case management process.

Monitor the status of your assigned cases by regularly communicating with the Director of OECS, law enforcement, and other relevant officials. Continually update the electronic case file management database to maintain an accurate status of your assigned cases until they are closed.

Upon the conclusion of the Department of State’s investigation into a given case, provide a written response to each individual who submitted an Elections Fraud Complaint initiating the case.

Perform other related work as assigned by an OECS supervisor or the Director.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to fairly and impartially evaluate allegations of election law violations, irregularities, and crimes.
• Ability to access and interpret complex data pertaining to criminal investigations, election law violations, and election irregularities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Excellent organizational, writing, critical thinking, multi-tasking, and customer service skills.
• Ability to professionally and effectively communicate with other Department staff, management, members of the public, and officials at all levels.
• Skilled in data collection and analysis.
• Ability to organize and coordinate collaborative work assignments to execute operational plans through pre-established processes.
• Ability to manage analytic projects, including development, review, revision, and delivery of collaborative work products.
• Skilled in organizing data and investigative findings into a logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.
• Ability to locate and interpret relevant statutes and court documents.
• Adept in using or learning how to use various forms of equipment and technology required for the position, including electronic databases and websites such as Voter Focus, DOC, CCIS, FCOR, DAVID, SAVE, and Clerk of Courts.
• Ability to maintain positive and productive working relationships with others.
• Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality.
• Committed to preserving the integrity of Florida’s elections and to serving the people of the State of Florida.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment.  If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints.  We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our workforce.

Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, 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: https://www.sss.gov

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.