City of Orlango
City of Orlando
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Job Title   Job Family   Job Code   Job Exempt
Community Outreach Manager   Seiu_Supervisory   AAM38   Y
 
        Pay Grade   Pay Rate Type   Minimum   Midpoint   Maximum
        S10   Salary   $31.51   $41.75   $51.98
 
Job Description
 
Performs administrative, professional, and supervisory work. Manages the Mayor’s Matching Grants program and works as a resource for community enhancement. Responsibilities include grant preparation, processing, and technical client assistance from award to close out. Develops newsletters, presentations, informational materials, and best practices. Produces pages for the City of Orlando's website about City program services. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Community Affairs Director. Work is reviewed through conferences, reports, and results obtained.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Relations, or related field and at least three (3) years experience in government grant administration and two (2) years experience in developing and administering neighborhood or community enfacement programs; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Valid Florida Driver's License required.
 
Responsibilities
 
EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

Note: The listed duties are only illustrative and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed by this job class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.

Administrates and monitors the Mayor’s Matching Grant program.

Compiles and analyze quarterly reports for all matching grant projects; prepares matching grant executive summaries, annual reports.

Coordinates and conduct training of staff and public about Mayor’s Matching Grant requirements and procedures.
Coordinates the annual Mayor’s Grant award selection and award process.

Implements grant related special events, workshops, and meetings; coordinating the selection of grant recipients; managing fiscal accountability, and coordinating grant oversight and management.

Monitors the City's funding to arts and cultural organizations through United Arts

Recruits, trains, and facilitates the Citizen's Review Panel (CRP) volunteers and attending CRP review meetings with community based human services organizations.

Plans and monitors the City's funding to community based human services organizations in partnership with the Heart of Florida United Way.

Serves as the City's lead for Emergency Service Function (ESF) 15, Volunteers and Donated Goods. Plans and conducts ESF 15 training and Emergency Information Center (EIC) training for citizens and employee volunteers who staff the EIC when the EOC is activated. Recruits and monitors all volunteers and coordinates all ESF activities with the OCA Director through the City's Emergency Manager.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of City department, Boards and their respective services, and policies and procedures.
Knowledge of community resources including service agencies, funding sources, and their strategies and their role in the community.
Knowledge of Community resources in the government, public , and private sectors.

Knowledge of grant administration, organizational development, team building, volunteer recruitment and management, conflict resolution, and managing and facilitating meetings, training and workshops.

Knowledge of basic survey and interview methodologies.

Skilled in grant research, writing and proposal development.

Skilled in research techniques, report generation and project management.

Skilled in public speaking, developing and making presentations, and conducting workshops.

Skilled in computer graphics, photography, event planning an implementation.

Ability to work independently and demonstrate independent judgment.

Ability to operate a personal computer, a camera, video camcorder, public address systems, an other audiovisual equipment needed to make presentations.

Ability to draft clear, concise narratives, correspondence, reports and documents.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to handle multiple projects and remain focused and flexible.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City employees, elected city Officials, neighborhood leadership and residents, area businesses, and social services agencies.

Ability to work evenings and weekends.