CITRUS DATA ANALYST II

Requisition No: 816273

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: CITRUS DATA ANALYST II - 42001353

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42001353

Salary: $36,000.12 - $38,000.04

Posting Closing Date: 11/23/2023

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CITRUS DATA ANALYST II
(CLASS TITLE: OPERATIONS ANALYST II)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

CONTACT:

Ajia Paolillo, 863-298-3034 or Ajia.Paolillo@FDACS.gov

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional experience in systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, engineering, or administrative work.

A master’s degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. 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:

Occasional travel, including overnight and sometimes up to two weeks on an emergency program, is required.

JOB DUTIES:

GENERAL STATEMENT: This is a professional position managing all bureau paper and electronic records, electronic data, and the internal relational database of all registered nurseries and scion trees in the Citrus Budwood Registration program.

Manages bureau data collection, working with others to ensure that data is verified and properly recorded into database tables. Provides oversight to other bureau workstations to ensure compliance with program procedures, completion of related job assignments and data accuracy. Ensures workload and reports are completed on a timely basis by all bureau administrative support staff. Trains other bureau personnel regarding information management procedures and monitors data flow. Analyzes, initiates, and/or recommends changes to database design considering user needs and overall functionality. Serves as the bureau liaison to the Division Data Processing Office.

Verifies all source tree background information prior to certification or registration including propagation records verifying variety, clone, rootstock, location, pathogen history and planted location. Coordinates with field inspectors to document tree movement information and/or scion tree plantings. Establishes new database tables and/or data relationships as necessary to reflect a complete history of individual source trees. Prepares invoices for all program source trees and updates records as payments are received. Prepares computer generated scion tree maps, tree lists, registration certificates and corrective correspondence for registered plantings. Posts current information on virus infections or bud mutations that apply to cooperator-owned bud source mother trees and enters all changes to scion records that reflect corrected status of each planting. Enters scion tree data in computer for sources of registered budwood as requested by growers and for updating information on scion tree records. Extracts, collates and merges stored information. Revises and updates records in computer database. Transmits letters, papers, and other documents electronically.

Screens registered nursery propagations records for accurate identity and for virus contaminants critical to scion and rootstock combinations reported. Oversees the collection and entry of database records pertaining to records of registered nursery stock propagated by individual nurseries and designs queries to extract data for nursery tree availability for citrus growers by propagation date, variety, rootstock, and budwood source. Customizes such reports for individual growers requesting availability of particular nursery trees by variety and rootstock preferences. Researches and evaluates statistical budwood records for the purpose of compiling studies, report and papers.

Serves as travel coordinator for bureau leadership. Schedules and tracks meetings for leadership team as well as coordinates with Director’s office on projects to be completed. Takes minutes at bureau staff and industry meetings.

Performs other related duties as required by supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of program policy, procedures, and responsibilities of the bureau.
• Skill with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to organize and modify record keeping in order to reduce workload.
• Ability to organize files and other records.
• Ability to verify data for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to install programs on computers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to create detailed computerized formats for various documents needed for recordkeeping.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;)
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

SPECIAL NOTES:

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. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, 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 (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.