OPS Recovery Syst & Reporting Specialist - 31902205

Requisition No: 875401 

Agency: Division of Emergency Management

Working Title: OPS Recovery Syst & Reporting Specialist - 31902205

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 31902205 

Salary:  $30.00/Hour 

Posting Closing Date: 05/20/2026 

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Recovery Systems and Reporting Specialist - OPS

Bureau of Recovery

Florida Division of Emergency Management

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters. These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power. FDEM is the liaison between federal, state, and local agencies. FDEM prepares and implements a statewide Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, routinely conducts extensive exercises to test state and county emergency response capabilities, provides technical assistance to local governments as they prepare emergency plans and procedures, as well as conducts emergency operations trainings for state and local government agencies.

FDEM serves as the lead agency for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), whose primary goal is the coordination of the state’s efforts during disaster response and recovery. This coordination is conducted within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee. Additionally, FDEM manages the State Watch Office; the 24-hour a day operation tasked with providing situational awareness to stakeholders statewide. After a disaster, FDEM conducts damage assessment surveys and advises the Governor of the State of Florida on whether to declare an emergency and seek federal relief funds. It is against this backdrop that FDEM strives to demonstrate its mission of, “Coordinate, collaborate, and communicate with our community stakeholders for a resilient Florida”, along with our vision of “Leading the Profession in building prepared and resilient communities”.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position serves as a Recovery Systems and Reporting Specialist – OPS in the Bureau of Recovery’s Systems and Reporting Unit, which is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining analytics systems, taking complicated problems and data sets and building frameworks and reports to inform disaster recovery programs. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain the Bureau of Recovery’s systems and websites for internal and external users.
• Provide user access management for Recovery systems.
• Provide technical assistance to users of Recovery systems.
• Prepare and scheduling reports to support Bureau programs.
• Create ad hoc reports as requested by Bureau leadership.
• Serve as backup for Bureau issues related to FDEM's Grant Management platform.
• Provide training on the use of Recovery systems.
• Maintain capabilities of existing Recovery systems and identify new capabilities to meet Bureau needs.
• Staff the State Emergency Operations Center, Joint Field Offices, Recovery Coordination Centers, and/or other state or regional facilities activated in response to an emergency which may include: deployment around the state pre- and/or post-disaster, attending conferences, meetings, workshops, and other engagements related to Individual Assistance and Disaster Recovery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

In response to emergency events, FDEM employees may be required to work irregular hours, to work more than 8 hours per day, to work extended periods (including weekends and holidays), to work at locations other than their official headquarters, and to perform duties in addition to those outlined in the employee’s position description. Employees must be able to deploy to emergency sites with limited advance notice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to identify trends and opportunities for growth through analysis of complex datasets.
• Proven analytics skills, including mining, evaluation, and visualization.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) with the ability to learn and navigate FDEM enterprise business systems.
• Technical writing experience in relevant areas, including queries, reports, and presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to conduct trainings to include advanced program presentations and training workshops.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of government both verbally and written.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to travel overnight and to work non-traditional hours during emergency events and assume disaster related duties, as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year’s experience in analytics (mining, evaluation, and visualization), and technical writing.  
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) with the ability to learn and navigate FDEM enterprise business systems.
• Valid driver’s license.

Special Notes:

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

FDEM is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. FDEM appreciates the service and sacrifices made by veterans and their family members and recognizes the immeasurable value veterans bring to the workplace and is committed to increasing the number of veterans that serve in its workforce.

FDEM is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes. An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the FDEM Human Resources Office at (850) 815-4177. FDEM requests applicants notify the Human Resources Office 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. 

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

The State of Florida and FDEM participate in E-Verify. This federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

In response to emergency events, FDEM employees may be required to work irregular hours, to work more than 8 hours per day, to work extended periods (including nights, weekends, and holidays), to work at locations other than their official headquarters, and to perform duties in addition to those outlined in the employee’s position description. Employees must be able to deploy to emergency sites with limited advance notice.

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.