[Hiring] SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST @State of Florida

Role Description

The incumbent in this position will work independently to assist the Florida Accreditation Office Executive Director in complex administrative tasks and perform consulting and problem-solving responsibilities. A Program Manager for the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) and the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC), will service approximately 160 law enforcement and corrections agencies in an assigned region of the state.

SPECIAL NOTE: This position is eligible for remote work.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintaining contact and providing support with corrections and law enforcement accreditation managers to ensure successful completion of accreditation/reaccreditation process;
• Investigating, assessing and making recommendations to resolve issues and programmatic operational problems;
• Ensuring proper tracking of all agencies throughout the assigned region that are in various stages of the accreditation process;
• Advising Executive Director of any areas affecting operational impact;
• Serving on various Commission committees as required, using critical thought processes to provide input for various reports, manuals and other documents;
• Reviewing administrative policies, procedures, guidelines and related directives, evaluating impact on operations, identifying potential problems, and recommending appropriate action;
• Conducting outreach activities and serving as staff liaison to increase the number of agencies in the accreditation process;
• Representing Executive Director/Commission at various Chiefs and Sheriffs Association meetings, PAC meetings, or outside organizations, as requested;
• Providing interpretations of accreditation standards;
• Designing curriculum and delivering various accreditation related training to existing and potential CEOs, Command Staff, and/or other personnel.

Qualifications

• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices;
• Ability to write using good punctuation and spelling;
• Ability and desire to provide accurate and timely responses to questions related to computer system services;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
• Ability to follow established rules and procedures;
• Ability to train others;
• Ability to work in a teamwork environment;
• Ability to navigate in a Windows environment on personal computers;
• Knowledge of the Florida accreditation process;
• Ability to communicate clearly with customers in a clear and concise manner.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• State of Florida Tuition Waiver Program;
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave;
• HMO and PPO health insurance options with premiums starting as low as $50 per month;
• $25,000 in automatic life insurance coverage;
• Multiple supplemental insurance options including: dental, vision, disability and more;
• Paid maternity leave and parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child;
• Pension and investment retirement plan options;
• Tax deferred medical and child care reimbursement accounts.

Company Description

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) employs more than 2,000 members statewide – either at headquarters in Tallahassee or in one of seven regional operations centers (ROCs). Our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen domestic security.

Hiring Process

• You will be evaluated for this job based on your previous knowledge and experience.
• Additional reviews may be performed to screen for preferred qualifications, experience and education.
• Your qualifications will be based on knowledge, skills, and abilities and other elements relevant to this position supported by the information in your application.
• Qualifying questions will only be credited if verifiable by the information provided on your application including specifically required software/computer skills.
• You may be contacted to participate in a selection process which may consist of written exercises, work samples, skills tests, interviews, drug screen and fingerprinting.
• You may be notified by email to participate in a selection process. Failure to reply within a designated timeframe may exclude you from further consideration.
• Future vacancies may be filled from this position advertisement.

Background

• FDLE requires an extensive background process of all recommended applicants.
• The elements of a background include: financial credit check, criminal history of applicant and applicant’s immediate family or roommates, personal references, employment and education verifications (which includes official transcript(s)), drug screen and fingerprinting.
• This information will be utilized to make the final hiring decision.

Notes

• Preference will be given to current FDLE members who have satisfactorily completed at least six months of the probationary period for their current position.
• 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.
• 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.
• The State of Florida hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.