Special Projects Coordinator (Strategic Funding)

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

• Identify and research strategic funding opportunities within local, state, and federal agencies.
• Analyze potential funding sources using various tools, such as cost-benefit analysis, project schedules, and budgetary constraints, to determine whether such funding sources should be pursued.
• Represents the County as liaison supporting the collaboration with multiple grant partners throughout the entire grant lifecycle. Maintains knowledge of the terms of all contracts, agreements and/or grant notifications.
• Build and maintain relationships with strategic partners at a local, state, and federal level, in addition to business process owners, project management teams, and other stakeholders as required.
• Coordinate meetings and discussions to collaborate with stakeholders on priority projects that can be facilitated via strategic funding opportunities.
• Applies change, risk analysis and resource management knowledge; resolves projects' higher scope issues without direct supervision; prepares reports for senior management and grant partners, which include studies involving resource allocation, project expenditure projections, contracts management, and funding through grants, loans, and bonds.
• Draft agenda items for Board approval of strategic funding agreements and budget amendments related to the project funding.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Skilled in public speaking and presentations.
• Strong analytical and persuasive writing skills experience as well as superior editing skills, including ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience.
• Ability to maintain grant compliance and reporting, including outcome measurement and grant budgets.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and organizational skills, and superior problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet high standards of effectiveness, timeliness, and completeness.
• Knowledge of regulations and permits applicable to the water and wastewater industry.
• Knowledge of project administration associated with grants, loans, and bonds.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word, Power Point.
• Understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management skills.

• Highly complex: Work is broad in scope covering multiple complicated areas. Policy, procedure, and standards are created by this position.
• Exercises independent judgment in resolving complex issues
• Requires regular and frequent contact with senior staff in multiple departments. Involves considerable tact and persuasion in obtaining consensus.
• Formally plans, assigns, and coordinates functions related to analysis, and/or reporting for subject matter experts as it relates to the CIP.
• Formally plans, assigns, and coordinates functions related to analysis, and/or reporting for subject matter experts as it relates to the CIP.
• Must possess leadership skills in gaining support for cross-organizational processes, resource allocation, and time management.
• High degree of analytical ability and inductive thinking to compose approaches and standards for CIP delivery.
• Manages varying and complex groups of stakeholders with varying needs and desired outcomes.

• This job is performed in a professional office environment.
• This job is largely a sedentary role.

• Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Political Science, Public Administration, Business Management/Administration, Accounting, or related field from an accredited institution.

• Three years of experience in related field, and one year of experience with state and federal legislative programs

• an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted below. (For education and experience only, does not include legally required Licenses or Certifications.)

• Florida driver's license

• Criminal History Background Check using Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
• Level 1 and Level 2 Background Screening (Ch. 435 Florida Statutes)
• Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect Record Check using the State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
• Sex Offender and Sexual Predator record check using the list maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

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