Executive Director & General Counsel

Sao9th; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida seeks an Executive Director & General Counsel to serve as the Chief Administrative Officer and legal advisor to the office.

This role provides strategic leadership and oversight of administrative operations, including fiscal management, HR, facilities, MIS, procurement, and public records, while ensuring compliance with applicable federal and Florida law.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Member in good standing with The Florida Bar.
• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible management experience in government, legal administration, public administration, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal advisor to the State Attorney on administrative, operational, legal, and organizational matters.
• Establish and implement agency policies, procedures, and administrative standards.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Budgeting

Policy development

Strategic planning

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Florida Bar admission

Job description

The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida seeks to promote public safety by using data-driven methods to hold offenders accountable, provide restorative justice for victims, and redirect children and people in need of services, in an effort to build stronger, safer communities. We aim to achieve the highest standards of ethics and competence in order to promote a fair and equitable legal system.

We are seeking candidates who will be responsible for the prosecution of all crimes committed in Orange and Osceola Counties. These candidates should act with integrity and balanced judgment to increase public safety, be available to assist community efforts addressing problems that lead to, or result from, criminal activity and should act not merely as a case-processor but also a problem-solver, responsible for considering broad goals of the criminal legal system.

Position:

Executive Director & General Counsel

Position Summary:

The Executive Director/General Counsel serves as the Chief Administrative Officer and Legal Advisor to the Office of the State Attorney Monique H. Worrell. This position is responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of the agency’s administrative operations, including fiscal management, human resources, legislative affairs, facilities, grants, procurement, risk management, public records compliance, records retention, management information systems (MIS) and organizational policy development. The Executive Director ensures compliance with applicable federal and Florida laws while promoting efficient, effective, and accountable government operations.

This position exercises significant independent judgment and serves as a member of the executive leadership team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as principal advisor to the State Attorney on all administrative, operational, legal, and organizational matters.
• Establish and implement all agency policies, procedures, and administrative standards.

General Counsel

• Advise the State Attorney and senior leadership on legal, regulatory, employment, ethics, procurement, public-records, and governmental matters.
• Manage, and handle (when necessary) all civil litigation, administrative proceedings, hearings, and other legal disputes involving the Office.

Fiscal Administration

• Develop, prepare, negotiate, and administer county and state operating budgets.
• Monitor agency expenditures, revenues, collections, and budget performance.

Human Resources Administration

• Oversee all Human Resources operations and personnel administration.
• Directly supervise management in administrative departments including: 1) Director of HR, 2) Fiscal Director, 3) Director of Facilities, 4) Director of Public Records, 5) Manager of Records Management, 6) Director of MIS, 7) Director of Victim Services and 8) Support Staff Administrators.

Facilities, Security, Records and Management Information Systems Management

• Responsible for all administration and operational management of office facilities, security and Management Information Systems. .
• Ensure that security and technology systems effectively support prosecutorial, investigative, legal, administrative, and business operations while maintaining compliance with applicable federal and state information-security requirements, including theFBI and FDLE CJIS, NCIS and other regulatory security systems policies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Preferred)

• Excellent leadership, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.
• Skill in developing policies and administrative procedures.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with elected officials, government agencies, and community partners.
• Ability work in high- stress environment while performing high-level multi-tasking to resolve agency matters in a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Member in good standing with The Florida Bar.
• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible management experience in government, legal administration, public administration, or a closely related field.
• Significant experience in budgeting, personnel management, strategic planning, and organizational leadership.
• Experience interpreting and applying Florida law and governmental regulations.

If you are a Florida Retirement System (FRS) retiree, please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible, depending upon your retirement date.

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

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). The hiring authority must be notified in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.