OPS GRANTS SPECIALIST III - 64916029

Requisition No: 869135 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS GRANTS SPECIALIST III - 64916029

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 64916029 

Salary:  $29 - $31 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 02/06/2026 

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Open Competitive Job Opportunity

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Come Join DOH-Team Duval! If you are looking to establish an exciting and successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place. Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.

This OPS position serves as a Contract Manager on the CDC’s Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems (OE22) five-year grant at the Florida Department of Health in Duval County (DOH-Duval). This position is responsible for 1) developing contracts, agreements, amendments, and renewals, 2) providing needed reports and data for contracts, 3) monitoring compliance of established contracts, and 4) reviewing, reconciling, and submitting all invoices for payments.

• Maintain contracts and see them through to final signature, ensuring that contracts are developed and executed in accordance with state and/or federal requirements and department policies and procedures. Write, assemble, and ensure execution of all contractual documents including needed and/or required attachments and exhibits in accordance with established Department policies and guidelines. Prepare and process all contracts/agreements/purchase orders, renewals, amendments, and close-outs.
• Develop and negotiate budgets and attachment 1 with contractors and vendors to ensure costs, proposed activities, and deliverables are reasonable, allowable, and allocable using state and/or federal regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor and update contracts as needed in a timely manner, working within the appropriate timeframes with program staff and contractors to meet deadlines. Ensure tasks, activities, and deliverables have been completed or are on track to be completed within the timeframe stated in the contract.
• Enforce the contract terms and conditions and serve as a liaison on all contracts and on the grant.
• Maintain files and documentation pertaining to the contracts managed. Monitor provider performance and programmatic terms of the contract. Ensure providers meet all contract terms and conditions, and all requirements specified in the contract. Prepare and distribute monitoring reports before site visits. Monitor all contracts, identify issues, and implement corrective action plans, if needed. Provide follow-up to issued corrective action plans to ensure identified deficiency is corrected.
• Process, inspect, review, and approve contractor and vendor deliverables and authorize invoices for payment, as appropriate. Review and reconcile provider’s documentation supporting the cost analysis. Monitor and reconcile encumbrances. Ensure proper and timely routing of documents for review and execution. Ensure timely uploading of new contracts into FACTs and Axiom within 10 business days and ensure contracts are also audited for any errors.
• Participate in training, seminars, workshops, and other meetings related to contract management. Complete all mandatory training within required deadlines. Perform travel in relation to above duties and for professional development, as needed. Ensure accurate and timely submission of Employee Activity Records, Employee Leave and Attendance Records and travel vouchers.
• Communicates in writing, in person, and through electronic means concisely and positively. Takes initiative to multi-task with accuracy. Communicates and solves problems appropriately. Exhibits and maintains a positive attitude while working independently and in a team setting.
• Attend staff meetings, in-services, seminars and training for self-improvement, increased competency, and retention of skills. Travels to perform duties and for professional development, if needed. Completes all mandatory training within required deadlines. Ensures accurate and timely submission of Employee Activity Records, Employee Leave, and Attendance Records and travel vouchers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned, including emergency response duties.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of contract management
• Knowledge of financial principles and budgeting
• Knowledge of computer software appli