Community Development Representative jobs in Jacksonville, FL

• Identifies and analyzes key planning issues, goals, and objectives.
• Creates, maintains, analyzes, and disseminates HUD required Environmental Reviews and Assessments, planning and environment compliance information required for  multiple  Housing and Community Development programs and must be in regulatory and contractual compliance before any funding contract can be issued. 
• Maintains strong relationship with HUD officers and local, regional, and federal staff.
• Reviews and prepares recommendations for development proposals.
• Represents the division, department, and coordinates with other public, governmental, and private sector, subrecipients, and individuals to ensure effectiveness and implementation of elements of the Environmental Review/Assessments.
• Involves frequent contact with other government agencies, developers, grant recipients, and citizen groups to secure and exchange information, evaluate, and assess need, and seek cooperation.
• Establishes and maintains various types of informational files.
• Prepares and delivers verbal, written, and visual presentations concerning planning and environmental compliance activities to grantees, citizens planning advisory committees, governmental agencies boards, commissions, and city council.
• Conducts environmental review/assessments to HUD regulations, including CDBG Disaster Recovery.
• Supports division and department in planning, mapping, GIS, and producing related special reports.
• Maintains webpages for the Housing and Community Development Division, Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority (JHFA), Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission (JHCDC), and the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW).
• Operates a motor vehicle and standard office equipment such as personal computers using specialized ArcGIS software, word processing, spreadsheets, database, and other related software and audio-visual equipment.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville’s competencies.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of Environmental Reviews/Assessments, compliance with regulatory techniques and program contract requirements.
• Knowledge of analytical and statistical methods.
• Ability to identify and analyze key development, planning issues, goals, and objectives.
• Provides technical assistance to grant recipients, private sector, and others.
• Ability to review and prepare recommendations for development proposals.
• Ability to prepare and deliver verbal, written, and visual presentations
• Ability to research, collect and evaluate planning data and prepare written reports.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply planning-related laws, rules, and federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment such as personal computers specialized using specialized ArcGIS software, word processing, spreadsheets, database, and other related software and audio-visual equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to perform independently a wide variety of assigned tasks. 

• Eight (8) years of education and/or professional experience in compliance, grant programs, evaluation, research, contractual practices, and knowledge of grant requirements.  

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution is preferred.

• A valid driver's license is required prior to appointment and must be maintained during employment in this class.  
• Must qualify for prior to appointment, obtain, and maintain during employment in this class a City of Jacksonville Certification as a Public Driver.

• The probationary period for this class is six months.