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Are you passionate about helping communities recover from disasters? Join Sarasota County as a Disaster Grant Recovery Specialist (DGRS) and play a vital role in supporting our disaster recovery efforts.

This newly created position expands our current team of three (3) and focuses on coordinating the County’s financial recovery following disasters. Responsibilities include developing recovery processes, gathering financial documentation, preparing FEMA Project Worksheets, and managing grant submissions. This is a grant-funded position anticipated to last approximately five (5) years. Apply today!

About the Position

In this role, you'll collaborate with multiple County departments as well as state and federal agencies to ensure the timely and accurate submission of disaster-related financial claims.

Examples of responsibilities include...

+ Collaborating with County departments to ensure disaster recovery efforts follow federal guidelines and best practices.

+ Providing guidance and support to staff and stakeholders throughout all phases of disaster recovery.

+ Overseeing the full disaster claims process, including documentation, site inspections, and submission of final reports to FEMA and other agencies.

+ Coordinating communications with federal and state agencies, scheduling meetings and site visits, and tracking outstanding requests.

+ Managing disaster grant finances, including budget monitoring, financial reporting, and prioritization of recovery funding needs.

+ Researching and applying relevant regulations to ensure compliance with disaster finance requirements; assessing and communicating impacts of policy changes.

+ Maintaining and using databases to generate detailed grant and project reports; analyzing findings and implementing solutions based on data.

Special Note: This position is a time-limited role . In this time-limited role, your position may be maintained until September 30, 2028. You will receive benefits and retirement, but will lack retention rights to your position.

About the Schedule

Work Hours:

+ Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (No weekends!)

+ This position offers the opportunity to e-work up to two (2) days per week! Following your first six (6) months of employment, and based on job responsibilities and business needs , you may become eligible for this flexible work benefit.

About You

To be considered for this role, you must have the following:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or other related field -with- a minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience.

+ -OR- Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required work experience.

+ -OR- CPA license may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

+ -OR- Related professional experience, or certifications, may substitute for the required education.

The ideal candidate has the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:

Please note that these are not requirements but bonuses for your consideration.

+ Prior experience managing the disaster grant process.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $61,131.20 - $75,000.00, depending on qualifications

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents (http://www.scgov.net/home/showpublisheddocument/66596/638617478290291353) . You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

+ If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)

Benefits:

+ Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! C hoose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

+ For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) for additional information.

+ Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

+ Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.