Resilience Project Coordinator

Job Description

Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance? Do you want to earn four (4) weeks off during your first year of employment? Do you want low and no cost health insurance options? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!!

The Planning and Development Department is actively seeking a Resilience Project Coordinator.

Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have twelve (12) paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after ten (10) years of public service and on-time payments.

This is professional work at the advanced lead level in planning, coordinating, organizing, and managing projects and activities to support Jacksonville's Resilience Strategy. The work requires a basic understanding and application of the theories, principles, and practices of resilience planning usually gained through degree granting schools, or an equivalent level of practical knowledge gained through experience. Contact with others require skills in understanding and influencing others which are important in developing partnerships and coordinating projects, including skills of persuasiveness, assertiveness, and sensitivity to others point of view are often required to influence behavior, change an opinion, or turn a situation around. The work is standardized in that tasks are covered by substantially diversified procedures and specialized standards, and because of the changing priorities, or different situations, incumbents have the latitude to consider which of the many procedures or standards should be followed and in what sequence. The work involves differing situations requiring the use of judgement in search of solutions or new applications within one's known experiences. Work is performed in an office environment. Operates standard office equipment such as a personal computer. The physical demands consist mainly of sitting for extended periods of time and lifting or moving objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Work is performed under limited supervision where the work assignments are subject to established procedures, practices, precedents, methods, techniques, standards, and, or well-defined policies. The worker plans or organizes the work, determines their own priorities, and the work is reviewed, usually after the fact, in terms of quality, volume, timeliness, and for adherence to established methods, standards and policies.

Examples of Work

• Supports the Chief Resiliency Officer (CRO) and resilience office staff/fellows in implementing the Resilient Jacksonville strategy.

• Supports major upcoming projects, including but not limited to land development regulation update, public works design standard update, EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, and the Master Tree Plan development.

• Tracks and monitors progress and identifies and resolves completion of multiple projects.

• Serves as administrative lead for convening interagency planning meetings on resilience projects.

• Develops grant materials for resilience grants, including but not limited to: FDEP Resilient Florida, IIJA & IRA Federal Grants, NFWF, BRIC etc.

• Performs office administrative support for CRO including managing schedules; coordinating travel and paperwork; organizing and maintaining resilience office files and records, manuals, handbooks, and other related materials, in accordance with public records requirements.

• Develops outreach activities/events that align with the goals of the resilience strategy.

• Assists the CRO and resilience team in providing up-to-date information about implementing the resilience strategy to a variety of audiences/stakeholders through diverse means.

• Oversees interns and runs the internship recruitment and onboarding process.

• Operates standard office equipment such as a personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and other related software.

• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville's competencies.

• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of general principles and practices of resilience planning.

• Knowledge of administrative practices, methods, and procedures relating to administrative support areas.

• Knowledge of the laws, ordinances, regulations, and departmental/divisional policies and procedures associated with assigned work.

• Skill in conferring and coordinating with others to gather, relay and/or interpret goals, policies and priorities relating to departmental planning and grants process.

• Skill in researching, analyzing, interpreting, and applying related federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

• Ability to coordinate and conduct outreach activities, events, and projects.

• Ability to oversee and monitor the work of others.

• Ability to coordinate and monitor administrative activities.

• Ability to interpret laws, rules, and regulations.

• Ability to keep accurate records.

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with other employees and the public.

• Ability to operate standard office equipment such as personal computers using word processing, spreadsheets, database and other related software, copiers, and related equipment.

Open Requirements/Supplemental Information

OPEN REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in urban/regional planning, land use, environmental planning, environmental or marine science, biology, geography, economics, engineering, political science or a closely related field.

• Two (2) years of professional experience in urban/regional planning, and/or project management.

• Fifteen (15) semester hours of coursework in urban/regional planning, environmental or marine science, biology, geography, economics, engineering, or political science may substitute one (1) year of professional experience.

• Master's degree - preferred.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• The probationary period for this class is six (6) months.

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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.

If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference.

If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran's preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

Attention: Veterans' Preference Coordinator

11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K

Largo, FL 33778-1630

Email: VeteransPreference@fdva.state.fl.us