Education:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field to assigned area. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience:

Three (3) - Five (5) years comparable work experience that includes: proven leadership in a team-oriented environment accustomed to cultivating and maintaining positive relationships; researching and writing on complex topics; planning and staging large events; public speaking; a track record in fund-raising and development; experience managing multiple initiatives.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

• Fund-raising techniques;
• Pinellas County and Tampa Bay region;
• Familiarity with Florida politics, culture and leaders;

• Project management principles, practices, and tools;
• Project development, scheduling, monitoring, and control systems;
• Applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, codes, guidelines, and regulations.
• Research methods;
• Policy and procedure development practices;
• Basic budgeting principles.

Skills:

• Managing projects;
• Analyzing and interpreting project specifications, design plans, construction plans, schematic drawings, flow charts, project schedules, and/or blueprints;
• Exercising discretion and good judgment;
• Managing project budgets;
• Working on multiple projects simultaneously;
• Solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists;
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, codes, guidelines, and regulations;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.