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State of Florida · 2 days ago

PROGRAM ANALYST II - 42002559 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Tallahassee, FL

Contract

Onsite

Mid Level

$43K/yr - $65K/yr

3+ years exp

The State of Florida is seeking a Program Analyst II for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This role involves coordinating policy and procedure management, legislative budget requests, and various administrative responsibilities within the Florida Forest Service.

Government Administration

No H1B

Responsibilities

Responsible for developing, drafting, and revising clear, concise, and accurate policies and procedures. This includes all FFS policies and procedures, manuals (e.g., Fire Manual), handbooks (State Forest Handbook and Cooperative Forestry Assistance Handbook), and other internal guiding documents (e.g., Equipment Maintenance Standards). Works both independently and collaboratively with FFS bureaus and the Director’s office to gather and verify information for new or revised policies. Ensures consistency in style, terminology, and formatting across all policy documents. Ensures policies and procedures are aligned with State of Florida statutes and administrative code, and department policy. Conducts regular audits and reviews of existing policies to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or outdated content. Manages the document lifecycle, including version control, review cycles, updates, and archival of all policy documents. Ensures department policies and procedures are only referenced (not duplicated) in FFS policies and procedures and that they do not conflict. Works with the department as needed on policy updates, approvals, and posting approved documents to SharePoint. Proactively identify opportunities for process and documentation improvement

With direction by the FFS Director, coordinates legislative budget request for the FFS. Responsible for receiving, reviewing, and working with Bureaus and the Director’s Office to review proposed State of Florida bills, changes in laws, regulations and department policies and procedures to determine what impact they may have on the FFS. Tracks deadline dates to ensure information/responses are submitted on-time. Coordinates and sends review/analyses requests to the appropriate bureaus and to complete appropriate forms. Summarizes comments into the bill analyses form. Submits analyses to the Director’s Office for review/approval, submits the approved response to the requesting department office by established deadlines

Drafts and works with the Office of General Counsel/FFS Program Attorney to review and finalize the annual regulatory plan. Ensures regulatory plan is submitted by the deadline

Coordinates and assists as required with all responsibilities within the FFS Administrative Section, to include Disciplinary Actions, Union Bargaining Contract negotiations, Hiring, Recruitment, Special Projects, Quality Reviews and Drug Testing Program

Performs other related activities as assigned

Qualification

Policy analysisProgram evaluationLegislative budget requestManagement analysisProgram planningCommunication skillsTeam collaborationAttention to detailProblem-solving

Required

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of professional experience in policy analysis, systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, or administrative work

A master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one (1) year of the required experience

Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education

Requires a valid class E Drivers License

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile)

Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position

Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile

Successful applicants must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment

Occasional to moderate travel required

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process

A candidate's use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position