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THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA IS HIRING FOR A DETAIL-ORIENTED INDIVIDUAL WITH STRONG ORGANZATIONAL AND GRANT MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO JOIN OUR DYNAMIC TEAM!

The City of Santa Rosa is committed to building a workforce reflective of our community and establishing a lasting culture of equity and belonging within our organization. Our collective talents and expertise contribute to high-quality public services that support a vibrant, resilient, inclusive City for our community and visitors. We celebrate a diverse workforce and welcome all qualified candidates to apply.

THE BENEFITS OF CITY EMPLOYMENT: In addition to offering a challenging, rewarding work environment and excellent salary, the City of Santa Rosa provides a generous suite of benefits, including retirement through CalPERS, a competitive leave accrual package, your choice of health plan, a flexible spending program, employer contributions to a Retiree Health Savings plan, flexible work schedule options, and top of the line employer paid (free to you) vision and dental coverage. More information regarding benefits associated with this position can be found on ourMiscellaneous Employee Benefits Page{target="_blank"}.

Additional Benefits Include:

• 12 paid holidays annually, plus 1 to 3 'floating holidays' per year, depending on start date and years of service
• Flexible schedule (9/80 or 5/8) with management approval
• 4% cost of living increase approved for July 2025 and July 2026
• $500 annually for wellness
• Unlimited free bus rides on CityBus and Sonoma County Transit
• The City is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer * * * *

This recruitment is being conducted to fill one full-time vacancy in the Recreation and Parks Department for the Violence Prevention Program. The resulting eligible list may be used to fill additional full, parti-time, or limited-term vacancies Citywide that may occur in the future. *If you are interested in this position or a possible future Research and Program Coordinator positions at the City, should one become available,including transfer opportunities, you are strongly encouraged to apply now.

*WORKING FOR PARKS and RECREATION - CREATING COMMUNITY With three community centers, two pools, a golf course, 69 parks, 72,000 public area trees, innovative youth services, numerous special destinations, and over 1,600 recreation classes offered annually - the City of Santa Rosa's Recreation and Parks Department is a full-service Recreation and Parks Department committed to providing the community with a safe, healthy and exciting place to live. For more information about the Parks and Recreation department, please visit:[SR Parks and Recreation

The Research and Program Coordinator in the Violence Prevention Partnership (The Partnership) will join a team working to create safe and healthy communities where all youth are empowered to reach their full potential and all community members thrive. This position coordinates the CHOICE Grant Program, oversees evaluation services for The Partnership, plans and implements The Partnerships annual Violence Prevention Seminar, and actively seeks outside funding opportunities for The Partnerships programs and services.

*The ideal candidate for the Violence Prevention Partnership will have experience with grant program oversight, including contract development and management; experience with grant research and development of grant proposals; experience with program planning and implementation, including strategic planning, program budget development and budget monitoring; experience with program evaluation, including knowledge of evaluation methodologies, as well as data collection and analysis; experience working with community partners across various sectors; and knowledge of programs and services for Santa Rosa youth and families. *

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: The ideal andidate will be: ](https://www.srcity.org/397/Recreation-Parks)**

• Detail oriented
• Very well organized
• Have a strong research and analysis background
• Able to meet tight deadlines without sacrificing quality
• Able to adapt and work productively when faced with changes in priorities, ambiguous assignments, and conflicting demands.

Additionally, the successful candidate will be computer literate, have excellent problem-solving skills, strong research and analysis background, education and outreach experience, and will work continuously to improve relationships, contacts, and networks. Prior experience improving efficiencies with processes and programs, researching and writing grants and securing funding is highly desirable.

HOW TO APPLY: Please complete a thoughtful, thorough Supplemental Questionnaire submission. As part of the selection process, your responses to these questions will be scored using criteria specific to this position. Incomplete responses, or responses such as "See Resume" can result in disqualification from the selection process.https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/srcity/jobs/4750780/research-and-program-coordinator

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Additional requirements, such as successful completion of a physical exam, drug screen, etc., may apply, depending on the duties and responsibilities of the position. If you receive a conditional job offer for the position, the requirements upon which the offer is contingent will be outlined in the conditional job letter.

THE SELECTION PROCESS: The selection process will include a minimum qualifications assessment; and may also include an application and supplemental questionnaire review, followed by department selection interviews.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

The following duties are considered essential for this job classification:

Research, analyze, develop and administer a variety of policies, programs and procedures;

analyze and apply federal, state and local regulations and policies related to new or existing programs and projects;

conduct research, develop applications and administer a variety of grants;

prepare required grant reporting and represent the department during audits;

update staff and public regarding changes in federal, state or local regulations and policies;

prepare and administer Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposa