Requisition No: 858220
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - 64026040
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 64026040
Salary: 50,584.67/55,643.14
Posting Closing Date: 09/01/2025
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OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY *PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY*

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) is seeking a creative, highly organized, career-oriented, flexible, and motivated individual to become an essential member of our team as a Government Operations Consultant III. DOH works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts. As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, DOH’s workforce has more than 11,000 employees who serve millions of individuals across the state striving to be the Healthiest state in the nation!
If you thrive in a dynamic, people-oriented environment and want to help influence the quality of public health in Florida, please apply for an exciting opportunity to become a valued team member in the Bureau of Community Health Assessment within the Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

The incumbent must possess the following:

• Knowledge of applied research and/or evaluation methods
• Knowledge of public health, public administration, health care administration or social services administration
• Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills to lead and communicate plan goals and objectives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely
• Ability to communicate expectations, assignments and responsibilities clearly and professionally
• Ability to write grammatically correct and accurate reports that communicate concise reports
• Ability to review and analyze agency records and documents
• Ability to provide effective presentations and information to a broad range of audiences, internal and external to the Department
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and delegate work assignments
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as a manager and team member
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

QUALIFICATIONS:

A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in fields such as public health, health administration, social work, or a related field is preferred. Professional experience in any of the following fields: social services, public health, health improvement planning, performance management, strategic planning, program or policy planning and development, program monitoring or evaluation is preferred. The incumbent must also have experience in applying research and evaluation methods, such as collecting, organizing, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, identifying and developing findings and areas for improvement, and developing recommendations and approaches to improve performance.

The incumbent will oversee the Health Improvement Planning section that is responsible for the following:

• Providing consultation in state-level health improvement planning, including facilitating strategic planning with various workgroups.
• Developing publications, including the State Health Assessment Report and the State Health Improvement Plan.
• Coordinating the collection and monitoring of quarterly progress data from external and internal partners for the State Health Improvement Plan.
• Providing technical assistance and training to county health departments and community partners on health assessment and improvement planning.
• Assisting with the collection and monitoring of performance indicators across divisions and county health departments for the Department’s performance management system.
• Providing training and technical assistance to other divisions in developing performance