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Requisition No: 882769 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70042832 

Salary:  $45,060.11 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 09/17/2026 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Tallahassee, FL Central Office in the Department of Systems Development.

The purpose of the Government Operations Consultant II is to provide comprehensive human resources and administrative support for the Office of Information Technology, ensuring effective recruitment, employee management, confidential data handling, operational coordination, and emergency response.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

Human Resources:

• Assists with Coordinating OIT recruitment, selection, and separation processes and ensures compliance with Recruitment Center and Administration procedures.
• Assists CIO with coordinating employee complaints and other human resources-related items with Central Office Employee Relations and Labor Relations Office appeals.
• Serves as the human resources point of contact for managers, supervisors, and employees including maintaining Position Descriptions, requesting and monitoring advertisements, generating recommended applicant packages, routing and assisting with processing disciplinary actions and incident reporting, and serves as the primary point of contact for onboarding/offboarding of OIT staff and routing of emergency separations.
• Maintains updated organization chart.

Access to Confidential and Sensitive Information: 

• This is a position of special trust and the incumbent in this position will assist the CIO and OIT Leadership by performing duties within the OIT relative to personnel, purchasing, policy, operations, and budget matters.
• This position works frequently with employee records containing personal identifying or medical information, the handling of which requires adherence to all appropriate security controls in order to maintain the privacy and integrity of the data.

Coordinates Administrative Support for OIT: 

• Serves as the backup for all administrative functions across the Department including but not limited to:

• Coordination of calendars between OIT Leadership, supervisors and FDC Division leadership
• Coordination of activities with other organizational entities within the Department.
• Follow-up and completion of action items, tasks, or projects that are the responsibility of OIT.
• Coordinating the agenda and attends the OIT Leadership staff meeting.
• Assists OIT staff with travel, including requests, actual arrangements, reimbursements, and STMS.
• OIT conference room scheduling and access.
• Assists with general calls for OIT assistance and route requests to appropriate bureaus as needed.
• Draft communications and assist in the management and use of the OIT general email account.
• Communicating key items from program areas that may need to be sent to all OIT employees. This may involve communications such as emergency management activities, and other key communications.

• Coordinates with OIT administrative staff on daily assignments.
• Assists the CIO and OIT Leadership with and manages space allocation and planning and leads on-site reviews of Central Office operations to coordinate staff workspace assignments.
• Works closely and effectively with the CIO and OIT Leadership to keep him/her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately.

• Handles duties and responsibilities expeditiously, proactively, and follows through on action items and tasks on time to successful completion. On occasion, these duties and responsibilities may occur before or after standard business hours.

• Coordinating public record request responses.
• Coordinate OIT receiving as needed for physical receipt of office supplies.
• Assists in creating and maintaining operational guides, office procedures, measures, and related documentation to ensure job responsibilities and goals are met.
• Assist with OIT coordination efforts during emergency management events when necessary. This could include natural disasters, and other emergency events.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a high school diploma.
• Must be willing to work on site at Central Office.
• Must possess 2 years of experience with HR related functions such as posting job advertisements, creating and managing position descriptions, and processing disciplinary and separation actions.
• Must possess 2 years of experience with office management duties such as the purchasing, tracking, and receiving office supplies
• Must possess 2 years of experience in an administrative assistant position or its equivalent.
• Must possess 2 years of experience using Microsoft Suite.
• Must possess experience handling confidential personnel records or sensitive employee information.
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship. 

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.