DJJ OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 80002854 1 Date: Aug 19, 2025 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 858344 Agency: Juvenile Justice Working Title: DJJ OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 80002854 1 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 80002854 Salary: $2,652.25 bi-weekly Posting Closing Date: 09/02/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) The Department of Juvenile Justice salutes our heroes. We are honored to have the opportunity to support our nation's veterans and their families. We value the service given to our country and support the hiring of service members and military spouses. L OCATION, SALARY & CONTACT INFORMATION: Location: 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Starting Salary: $2,652.25 Bi-Weekly. (In accordance with current spending restrictions, an internal promotion into the position will be filled at the minimum of the pay grade or up to 5% of the employee's current rate, whichever is higher). Contact Person: Janna Peebles - (850) 717-2702. JOB DESCRIPTION: This position is a Special Project Manager. Manage processes and information related to all special projects within the agency, as established by the Secretary and Chief of Staff. + Develop project plans, timelines, and milestones while monitoring progress and adjusting strategies as needed. + Prepare and present reports on project status, performance metrics, and key findings to stakeholders. + Identify and mitigate risks associated with projects, ensuring successful outcomes. + Analyze project performance using defined measures and implement best practices to drive innovation and process improvement . + Support project planning and maintain project documentation from project inception to completion. + Utilize technology and other tools as needed to promote efficiencies and timely and accurate information for the project. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to identify and develop process changes and ensure seamless execution of projects. + Ensures compliance with policies, procedures, and rules. Conduct complex management studies. Develop detailed project plans, and business rules. Provide oversight of project analysis documentation, processes, and procedures. Analyze and interpret project and performance data. Review department practices to enhance delivery methods, including assessing organizational and service delivery issues. Identify problem areas, make improvement recommendations, and implement approved recommendations. Liaison with the Office of the Secretary, executive leadership team, bureaus, offices, and regional units. Identifies difficulties hindering the accomplishment of objects and determines procedures to be followed to ensure intended outcome. Ensures timely and accurate verbal and written communication with team members, project leads, Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Secretaries, Chief of Staff, and the Secretary. Assist the Deputy Secretary in the ongoing and continual oversight of the Florida Scholars Academy education service provider’s implementation and development of the Florida Scholars Academy. Serve as the official Clerk of the Florida Scholars Academy Board of Trustees. + Serve as the official recorder and custodian of Board of Trustees’ meetings, ensuring accurate documentation of proceedings. + Prepare and distribute agendas, minutes, resolutions, and official communications for board meetings. Creates, reviews, and seeks approval for meeting documents and presentations. + Take roll call and record votes on action items. + Maintain and organize board records, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Ensure the Board's website is updated properly. + Act as a liaison between the Board, the department, and Florida Scholars Academy education service provider. + Facilitate logistics for board meetings, including scheduling, venue arrangements, and technology setup. + Ensure transparency and accessibility of board documents to authorized parties. + Research and compile reports to support board decision-making. + Handle correspondence, inquiries, and requests related to board activities. + Manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism. Performs other related duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of project management principles and practices, ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data, to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow, and other activities relating to the improvement of project management practices, state budgeting. Microsoft Office Suite (including Outlook, Word, Excel), Microsoft Project (or comparable project management software), strategic planning. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills. Ability to anticipate future consequences and trends and create strategies and plans. Ability to analyze data, identify problem areas, make improvement recommendations, and implement approved recommendations. Ability to review projects, processes, and data to quickly identify problem areas. Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills: Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. Active Listening - Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate. Ability to use Critical Thinking - Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Ability to determine work priorities - assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively - one-on-one and in group settings. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Ability to work independently, solve problems and make decisions. Ability to work with new material or information to grasp its implications. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor’s degree from a college or university. Three years of project manager experience. The ability to travel. Possess a valid driver’s license. SPECIAL NOTES: Incomplete Candidate Profiles will not be accepted. Please make sure that all parts of the profile are complete and accurate. ‘See Resume’ is not an acceptable response, and all periods of employment and non-employment should be included with correct end of employment dates. All prospective candidates will be subject to a sex offender check, criminal background checks (state, local, and national) and pre-employment drug screening for direct care positions. DJJ participates in E-Verify (Employment Eligibility). When identified on a position description, a valid driver license is required. If initially hired with an out-of-state license, the Florida residents must obtain a valid Florida state driver license within 30 days of hire. Licenses suspended or revoked for any reason; work permits (Business purpose/Employment/education only license) and some types of restricted licenses are not acceptable. Licenses that have Corrective Lenses Restriction are acceptable, provided the driver wears corrective lenses while operating the vehicle. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 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. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee