ADMIN & LEG SUP SVS ADMINSTR

This position is within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, specifically in the Legal division. The salary range is $139,713.00 - $158,244.00. The job profile is JC-02991900-99 - Administrative and Legal Support Services Administrator (Non-Union Executive Branch). The work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm for 35 hours - Non-Standard. The job requisition number is JR103211 ADMIN & LEG SUP SVS ADMINSTR (Open) and the pay grade is C00145 A.

Illustrative examples of work performed include serving in a responsible capacity to the Director and Deputy Director by relieving them of administrative details in connection with planning, coordinating, directing and controlling Department functions and programs; assisting the Director of the Department and the Deputy Director in the overall planning and administration of departmental activities in regard to the application and implementation of all legal aspects; contacting division chiefs and other officials for the purpose of obtaining information and recommendations for the planning of programs and policies; preparing reports and analyses for the use of the Director and Deputy Director in their evaluation of the effectiveness of current programs and policies and/or determining the need for new programs and policies; conferring with departmental officials, as directed, on legislative proposals and to make reports thereon to the Director and Deputy Director relative to their purpose, content and need; assisting the Deputy Director in keeping officials within the Department informed of the Director's decisions and recommendations on programs and policies; analyzing existing and proposed statutes, rules and regulations and to report thereon to the Director and Deputy Director; arranging and/or attending meetings and conferences involving state officials, the public and the Director; providing legal assistance to the Director, the Deputy Director and Associate Directors as required in carrying out responsibilities; serving as Chief Legal Officer for the Department with responsibility for directing the work of a staff engaged in providing legal advice and services for the Department; representing the Department before federal and State courts; participating in the formulation and effectuation of overall legal policy; supervising and conducting administrative adjudication hearings together with subsequent judicial enforcement actions, regarding persons who violated any of the laws or rules or regulations administered by the Department; supervising and conducting administrative adjudication hearings involving appeals from actions of the Personnel Administrator and the Tax Administrator and complaints pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act; advising and representing the Registry of Motor Vehicles in the Implementation of its duties and responsibilities under applicable laws and regulations; and doing related work as required.

Required qualifications for appointment include a knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration; the ability to make complex fact-finding studies of departmental functions, operation, policies and programs; the ability to exercise judgement in selecting, briefing and presenting pertinent material or analytical reports for the use of a superior for his evaluation of the effectiveness of such functions, operations, policies and programs; the ability to work in a liaison capacity between the Director and departmental officials for the purpose of following up action taken on the Director's suggestions, recommendations or decisions and to prepare reports on findings; a thorough knowledge of the provisions of the Rhode Island General Laws administered by the Department; the ability to interpret the provisions of such General Laws and to prepare opinions relating thereto for use in the administration of the functions of the Department; the ability to prepare, or direct the preparation of, briefs and ruling and miscellaneous legal documents; the ability to draft rules and regulations having the force and effect of law, consistent with the purpose and provisions of these General Laws; the ability to exercise independent judgement in making decisions in unusual cases involving legal matters; the ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and direct the work of a staff, including attorneys, engaged in handling departmental matters of legal nature; and related capacities and abilities.

Education and experience required include graduation from a college of recognized standing and from an accredited law school; and employment in a responsible position involving the making of administrative studies and analyses of the effectiveness of programs and policies and the making of reports thereon; or employment in a responsible position involving the following up of directions and instructions of a superior to subordinate officials relative to the management and control of governmental or industrial operations and the making of reports thereon, and considerable employment in a responsible administrative and supervisory capacity within a legal services program involving the interpretation of law and the application of pertinent laws, rules and regulations, decisions or policies. Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Special requirements include being a member of the Rhode Island Bar and maintaining membership as a condition of employment. The applicant must be an attorney and a member of the Rhode Island Bar in good standing as a condition of employment. Additionally, the applicant must have demonstrated health and administrative law experience. The applicant should have supervisory experience. The individual hired to fill this position will have access to Federal tax Information (FTI), as defined in IRS Publication 1075, and, as such, must undergo a national fingerprint background screening in accordance with the set forth in regulation 220-RICR-40-00-2 (IRS Publication 1075 Background Check Process and Criteria available at https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/220-40-00-2. Additionally, the individual is being hired to an E-Verify site which contains FTI and must have their employment eligibility validated through E-Verify.