Program Specialist
This is professional work conducting and/or coordinating a support function for the Senate's Ethics & Election Committee. The successful individual will process executive appointments subject to Senate confirmation, among other administrative tasks and assignments.
Examples of Work Performed:
- Inputs and updates data to the database used by the Senate to process executive appointments.
- Prepares correspondence used to request background information from various agencies regarding executive appointments.
- Monitors and keeps up-to-date status information on all correspondence.
- Prepares appointee files for review.
- Conducts detailed research into assigned subjects pertaining to executive appointments.
- Identifies problems, researches solutions, and communicates with other staff to determine the best course of action on policy options regarding executive appointments.
- Assists in the proofreading of documents included in appointee files.
- Assists in preparing reports on committee actions.
- Tracks legislation affecting boards and appointees.
- Maintains financial or other administrative records, monitors budgetary activities, and prepares status reports.
- Reconciles year-end records and prepares annual reports.
- Assists in formulating, interpreting, applying, and assuring conformance with administrative policies and procedures.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of the executive appointments process.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to understand and apply related rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
- Ability to use tact and exercise good judgment when interacting with Legislators and staff, other agencies, and the public.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive data/information.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting, business or public administration, or a related field and three years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, budgeting, human resource, staff development or training, purchasing, research, analysis, program planning and evaluation, or administrative work; or
- A master's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, possession of a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) Certificate, business or public administration can substitute for one year of the required experience.
- Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference will be given to applicants who are knowledgeable and familiar with the principles, practices, and procedures of the legislative process and the executive appointments process.
Salary: Salary commensurate with experience. The Legislature offers a competitive benefits package.
Application Deadline: Open until filled. Submission of Application Interested parties may apply to GovernmentJobs.com.
Accommodation for Disability: If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources.
Location: Tallahassee, FL, US
