GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 71002573

Requisition No: 871164 

Agency: Department of Law Enforcement

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 71002573

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 71002573 

Salary:  $42,200.08 

Posting Closing Date: 03/09/2026 

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Government Operations Consultant I

Office of the Executive Director

Public Records

**Open-Competitive Opportunity**

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is in the Public Records Section, reporting to the Office of Open Government. This is a full-time position that requires independent and complex administrative and consultative work which may include data entry, processing, research, and filing a variety of documents. The position provides coordination of the administrative activities within the Public Records Section by assisting department personnel and the public on issues relating to public records requests.

 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific duties include:

• Assisting with legal issues related to the Department’s obligations under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes (the Public Records Law);
• Conducting independent and complex research, procurement, analysis, and production of records;
• Receiving and organizing records from various records systems directly from the program areas of the department;
• Ensureing completeness of FDLE responses to public records requests by reviewing documents provided, pursuant to records searches conducted, to ascertain that responses address the specific nature of the requests;
• Reviewing these records for all applicable exemptions under current Florida or federal law, and redacts exempt and confidential information before the records are released to the requestor, confirming exemptions claimed with Department’s legal staff as needed;
• Assisting with record production in Capital Post Conviction cases pursuant to the Rules of Criminal Procedure and to ensure that records produced are filed with the records repository of the Department of State within the time requirements of the rule; and
• Assisting with legal issues related to the Department’s obligations under Florida Statutes Chapters 27, 92, 119, 120, and 943.

To be considered as a potential candidate, you must meet the minimum qualifications(s) listed below. Degrees must be from an accredited college or university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A high school diploma and two years of experience in planning, research and evaluation, or administrative work

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the procedures and techniques for effective verbal and written communication;
• Knowledge of Florida Statutes and Attorney General’s opinions as related to public records and dissemination of records to various entities;
• Ability to read and understand criminal investigative and intelligence data;
• Ability to collect, evaluate, analyze and summarize criminal investigative and intelligence data;
• Ability to review large amounts of criminal investigative and intelligence data and determine the significance, completeness and usefulness of the data;
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and complete work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work independently; and
• Ability to keep detailed records and notes.

 

Note: Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

 

BASE SALARY:

• $ 42,200.08

 

HOW YOU WILL GROW:

FDLE recognizes the importance of growth