Department:

Financial Management

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

Would you like to help Sarasota County and its citizens to recover from recent disasters? Then this is the role for you! As the Disaster Grant Recovery Specialist (DGRS) you will support the County with its disaster recovery efforts. You will work together with various County Departments as well as federal and state government to complete the financial recovery process for the County. The DGRS will successfully develop processes, gather financial documentation, prepare FEMA Project Worksheets, compile, and submit disaster financial claims to the appropriate agencies. This grant-funded position is expected to last approximately five years.

• Partner with County Departments to provide direction that disaster recovery work is conducted and completed under federal guidelines. Develop strong, facilitative relationships. Mentor, educate, and assist colleagues and customers in all phases of disaster recovery management.

• Manage and completes the disaster claims process to include, project validation reviews, expenditure documentation, procurement documentation, pictures, site inspections, submittal of final claim and any other required documentation by FEMA or other federal / state agencies.

• Manage the communication process with state and federal agencies to include scheduling regular meetings, tracking and following up with any requests as well as scheduling needed site visits.

• Manage disaster grants fiscal operations. Develop, monitor, and review complex financial calculations and reports while evaluating and assisting with developing priorities and expectations for financial disaster recovery programs.

• Research, analyze, and implement federal, state, and local rules and regulations related to disaster finance compliance process. Identify potential impacts / implications of policy changes to Federal/State/local programs and provide briefings as required.

• Prepare databases to generate and present complex disaster grant and project reports for Board, committees, and executive management. Analyze data and make recommendations for solutions, then execute solutions.

  E-Work/Hybrid Work: Currently this position is eligible to e-work up to 2 days per week! After you complete your first six months, contingent on work requirements and other factors, you’ll be eligible for this fantastic benefit.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About You

To thrive in this position, you must have-

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

• A Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

• A CPA license may substitute for one year of the required experience.

• Related professional experience or certifications may substitute for the required education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience managing disaster grant process.

About Everything Else

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

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! Starting January 2024, choose 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 and classes 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!)​​

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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.

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

Do you like leaving things better than you found them? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play!

Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!

We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.

“US News & World Report: Sarasota is No. 1 in Florida and No. 18 in the country for best place to live.”

We need YOU to help create wonderful experiences for residents and vacationing guests enjoying Sarasota! Apply today!