REGULATORY CONSULTANT - 42004496 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Regulatory Consultant

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Agricultural Environmental Services is seeking a Regulatory Consultant. This is an internal agency opportunity for current employees of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Contact Cherie Trimble at (850) 617-7973.

Minimum requirements include a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of professional or nonprofessional experience in administrative work, regulatory work, consumer complaint program work, interviewing, business administration, customer or public relations, or investigations. Professional or nonprofessional experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education. An equivalent combination of education and experience which equals six years can substitute for the above requirements. Educational verification is required for graduates from the United States. Foreign trained graduates must provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.

Attention candidates : All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed. Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position. Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Additional requirements include regulatory responsibilities and compliance with s. 112.313, Florida Statues 60L-36.003, Florida Administrative Code. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Successful applicants must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

Job duties include reviewing applications to determine eligibility for licensure, certification, or registration, evaluating applications for completeness and compliance with applicable requirements, verifying fee payments, communicating with Finance & Accounting regarding refunds, payment issues, and any other related discrepancies, updating, transmitting, retrieving, and changing information to records in applicable databases, processing and updating all insurance documents received for the section, and communicating in writing or verbally with customers to ensure documents are correct and complete for processing. The position is required to assist co-workers and other sections within the division and perform related work and tasks as requested by division management.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include the ability to communicate effectively, work independently, deal with the public in a tactful and courteous manner, and use personal computers.

The benefits of working for the State of Florida include annual and sick leave benefits, nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year, state group insurance coverage options, retirement plan options, flexible spending accounts, tuition waivers, and more. For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com. For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the "Total Compensation Estimator Tool" located above under the "Posting Closing Date."

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. Veterans' Preference. Candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.