• Grants Specialist V - SES

    MyFlorida (Largo, FL)


    GRANTS SPECIALIST V - SES - 50453076

    Date: Jul 30, 2025

     

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    Requisition No: 857696

     

    Agency: Veterans Affairs

     

    Working Title: GRANTS SPECIALIST V - SES - 50453076

     

    Pay Plan: SES

     

    Position Number: 50453076

     

    Salary: $69,732.78

     

    Posting Closing Date: 08/02/2025

     

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    INTERNAL AGENCY ONLY

    Grants Specialist V - SES

    FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

    Agency Headquarters, Mary Grizzle State Office Building

     

    Largo, Pinellas County

     

    Annual Starting Salary: $69,732.78

     

    Paid Bi-Weekly

     

    Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan. Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates. Paid vacation and sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day. Tuition waiver available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).

     

    Education and employment history must be verifiable. Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    + Must be a current employee of the State of Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.

    + Must have a minimum of Three (3) years of experience as a Grants Specialist.

    + Must be highly organized, able to multi-task, and handle multiple priorities and deadlines.

    + Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel PowerPoint, Outlook.

    + Successful completion of a Level 2 Background Screening, Drug Test and due diligence process.

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    Preference given to applicants with the following experience:

    + A Bachelor degree from an accredited college or university. Direct experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year for year basis.

    + Florida Certified Contract Manager certification or completion within one year of employment.

    + Three (3) years professional administrative experience or fiscal, planning, program evaluation, program monitoring, education, health or rehabilitative services experience.

    POSITION DESCRIPTION

    + Applies for grants.

    + Processes staff applications for scholarships and/or other rewards for which they qualify.

    + Reviews and processes grant invoices.

    + Develops and monitors administrative and financial policies and procedures for grant programs.

    + Analyzes present grant and makes recommendations for improved effectiveness.

    + Recommends the initiation of projects.

    + Provides assistance on all matters pertaining to the development and operation of grant programs.

    + Interprets regulations and policies for program administrators.

    + Performs related work as required.

     

    This position is in the Selected Exempt Service System

     

    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.

    Location:

    LARGO, FL, US, 33778

    Nearest Major Market:Tampa