GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III OPS - 60932737

State of Florida • Tallahassee, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as the State Opioid Response Grant Data Analyst. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of public health, behavioral health, and epidemiological concepts.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
• Ability to plan, organize and faciliate meetings.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies related to data and program reporting.
• Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data to develop recommendations, solve problems, and support program improvement.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to work independently.
• Proficiency with statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, or R; GIS tools (ArcView); and SQL‑based database systems.
• A bachelor's degree from a college or university is preferred and four years of professional experience in behavioral health, public health, program evaluation, or data analysis.
• A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.
• Two years’ experience in implementing and managing complex projects.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with treatment and recovery support services for individuals with opioid use disorder or opioid misuse or stimulant use disorder/misuse.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with review and analysis of grant deliverables to support the Data Coordinator and program staff.
• Producing timely data reports for mid-year and annual federal reporting requirements, leadership updates, and ad hoc requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Developing and delivering comprehensive programmatic reports for internal and external use, including maps, slide decks, fact sheets, research publications, peer-review papers, QA/TA visit summaries, behavioral and socio-demographic analyses, and customized data products.
• Establishing and maintaining systems to monitor data and reporting for public health improvement, including review of local, state, federal and national reports such as: Florida Medical Examiners Commission Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons Report, Emergency Medical Services Controlled Substance Overdose Report, E-FORCSE Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Annual Report, International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, National Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Control Strategy.
• Reviewing SPARS and WITS data and cross referencing with FASAMS reports to ensure data quality and accuracy.
• Collecting and reviewing special project reports (e.g., hospital/jail bridge, child welfare) and maintain related tracking databases.
• Producing monthly reports on SOR-funded prevention, treatment, and recovery services, including client-level MAT data.
• Maintaining collaborative relationships with key partners such as the Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration to support data sharing and monitoring of opioid and stimulant related public health programs.
• Assisting with monthly Managing Entity data quality calls in coordination with the Data Coordinator.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level