GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III OPS - 60933428

Requisition No: 876337 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III OPS - 60933428

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60933428 

Salary:  $60,000 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/27/2026 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION.  CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE.

PENDING RECLASSIFICATION

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as the State Opioid Response Grant Report Analyst within the Programs unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Prepare quarterly, annual, continuation, performance, and closeout reports using information provided by project directors, program staff, fiscal teams, and data analysts.
• Prepare concise summaries, briefing documents, and executive-level updates for agency leadership as requested.
• Translate technical, operational, fiscal, and data-driven information into concise, organized, and reader-friendly narratives suitable for federal reporting.
• Collaborate with project directors, subject matter experts, fiscal staff, and data teams to gather, clarify, and validate report content.
• Develop written reports that align with federal reporting requirements, grant terms and conditions, performance measures, and approved project objectives.
• Apply established templates, formatting standards, style guidelines, and document structures across all reports and briefing materials.
• Review and revise reports for clarity, grammar, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with federal terminology and reporting expectations.
• Collaborate with project directors, subject matter experts, fiscal staff, and data teams to gather, clarify, and validate report content.
• Ensure written materials accurately reflect program activities, expenditures, outcomes, and supporting documentation in preparation for monitoring or audit review.
• Track reporting schedules and assist in coordinating internal review and submission timelines.
• Performing administrative tasks in support of the Project Director, including monitoring grant activities for effective management and compliance.
• Maintaining grant records, files, reports, databases, and resource materials, including subcontractor documentation and work products.
• Assisting with tracking and reviewing subcontractor deliverables, including preliminary review of submitted reports.
• Supporting scheduling and coordination of regional meetings and contract monitoring site visits.
• Assisting with coordination and tracking of training and technical assistance provided by the Opioid Response Network and other federal partners.
• Supporting planning and coordination of statewide summits and related events.

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge and strong understanding of youth development, recovery-oriented care, and evidence-based practices.
• Knowledge of PowerPoint and the ability to develop training materials.
• Knowledge of commonly used software, such as Word and Excel
• Knowledge of administrative principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
• Ability to delivering training and technical assistance to multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to evaluate and analyze data relating to the preparation of contracts and grants.
• Ability to organize and prepare written data into logical and correct format.
• Ability to maintain files.
• Ability to prepare correspondence.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Knowledge of basic federal grant concepts and terminology, including deliverables, outputs, outcomes, and performance measures.
• Ability to edit, proofread, and format documents with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to organize and synthesize information from multiple contributors into clear, structured, and cohesive written products.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Public Administration, Journalism, Social Sciences, or a related field is preferred and four years of professional experience.
• A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience. 
• Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.
• Two years’ experience in implementing and managing complex projects.
• Two years of experience using Microsoft Office Suites.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Experience with treatment and recovery support services for individuals with opioid use disorder/misuse or stimulant use disorder/misuse.

Candidate Profile (application) Requirements:

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.

• Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first:
• Any and all State of Florida jobs
• Any and all Florida University jobs
• All periods of employment
• Periods of unemployment
• Gaps 3 months or more*
• Education
• Volunteer Experience
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment.
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

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.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS).  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

RETIREE NOTICE 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 suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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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.