External Affairs Coordinator

External Affairs Coordinator –

Requisition No: 869264

Agency:
Public Service Commission

The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is committed to ensuring Florida's consumers receive essential services—electric, natural gas, telephone, water, and wastewater—in a safe, reasonable, and reliable manner. FPSC exercises regulatory authority over utilities in rate regulation, competitive market oversight, and monitoring of safety, reliability, and service.

• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click );
• Paid Leave of Absence benefits, including Personal and Sick Leave;
• Nine paid holidays and one paid Personal Holiday each year;
• State Employee Tuition Waiver Program – Six credit hours per semester with the state college/university system;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Deferred Compensation Plan;
• Flexible Work Schedules;
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Student loans can be forgiven after 10 years of qualified public service; (For more information, please click (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). );
• And more!

The Office of External Affairs serves as the Commission’s front line for external engagement, building strategic relationships with stakeholders across government and industry. With a combined focus on legislative affairs and communications, the Office maintains a strong presence throughout the legislative process to support lawmakers in shaping Florida’s energy and utility regulatory policy, while also leading the agency’s messaging and outreach efforts.

• Respond to media requests;
• Schedule and attend FPSC Customer Service Hearings and Customer Meetings, coordinating meeting dates, site locations, audio and web stream access, security, translators, and parking;
• Complete FPSC reports, including Annual Report, Comparative Rate Statistics, and Facts and Figures on an annual basis;
• Complete and distribute FPSC news clips on a daily basis;
• Oversee production, organization and distribution of FPSC brochures and publications, including printing brochures, fulfilling brochure request orders and mailing orders to recipients;
• Prepare and distribute Rate Case Overviews and Government Bulletins for customer service hearings and customer meetings.

Four years of relevant work experience in event planning, media relations, and public speaking is required. An associate degree and two years of relevant work experience OR a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may be used as an alternative for the years of required experience.

Special consideration will be given to applicants with experience in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, and Canva.

The state of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Center . Notification to the Commission’s Human Resources Section must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

Pursuant to Section 350.0605(2), F.S., former Commission employees are prohibited from appearing before the Commission to represent any client regulated by the Commission on any matter in which they had participated and which was pending at the time of their termination. Pursuant to Section 112.313, F.S., FPSC Senior Management Service or Selected Exempt Service employees shall not personally represent another person or entity for compensation before the Commission for a period of two years following vacation of their position.

Exceptions to this law are provided for former Commission employees who are employed by another agency of State government and those employed by the Commission prior to January 1, 1995.

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. All applicants will undergo verification. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of persons hired; the commission participates in E-Verify. Background investigations will include criminal history record checks and education verifications.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – ZIP codes 32301–32317, 32399.

People First Service Center:  – Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Eastern time.