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Working Title: State Program Admin Supervisor Principal

Job Class: Legal Management Services Director

Agency: Children Youth & Families Dept

• Job ID : 82246

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Regular

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers. This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously. Bidders will be considered through 12/16. Please note that to be considered a bidder, you must be a permanent non-probationary DCYF employee in the same job classification as the position.

• Date Posted : 12/10/2024

• Closing Date : 12/23/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Children, Youth, and Families Dept /DCYF Central Office

• Division/Unit : DCYF / General Counsel

• Work Shift : Day Shift

• Work Hours : 8:00am - 4:30pm

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $33.61 - $48.66 / hourly; $70,177 - $101,602 / annually

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DCYF does not participate in E-Verify.

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

With the creation of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on July 1, 2024, Minnesota prioritized ensuring that children and families have the building blocks to help them thrive. Strong families are better able to raise up thriving children, and then we all do better.

If this message resonates with you, your work will be more than just a job. You will build, connect, and work every day with a team that is passionate about and committed to supporting families and children.

Read on for more about the hiring for this critical role, which will be cornerstone to the DCYF General Counsel’s Office, whose sole purpose is to support and enable the critical work of this agency.

* Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) ( Within Minnesota or neighboring states only; telework is not allowed in other states ) and flexible hours options are available .*

The DCYF General Counsel’s Office currently a team of four, which will triple in size in the next few months. We recognize the value in ensuring that our foundation is solid with systems and processes, and our skillsets are aligned so that staff are able to contribute their best skillset to DCYF’s missions. For that reason, we seek a Legal Management Services Director (LMS Director).

The Legal Management Services Director (LMS Director) will coordinate the building and oversight of agencywide systems to support expedient and efficient delivery of 1) data to the public, 2) legal services to agency staff, and 3) litigation supports. The LMS Director will be hands on, will help build and grow a team of two to four legal process coordinators to do this work, and will be key leader in the General Counsel’s Office legal management team. The LMS Director will coordinate with internal and external partners to accomplish the goals of the LMS Office.

More specifically, the LMS Director will evaluate the General Counsel Office’s (GCO) legal support needs and make recommendations regarding allocation of the budget and make recommendations for resources needs, including analysis of the costs and benefits of the recommendations. Responsibilities include:

• Supervise case flow, administrative personnel needs, technical needs, and emergency preparedness.

• Supervise all GCO non-attorney staff and functions.

• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive agencywide system for tracking and facilitating data requests, delegations, case management, and litigation holds.

• Oversee the transition of GCO grant and contract work to the Contract Integration System (CIS) and/or other contract monitoring system.

• Coordinate the activities of non-attorney staff for GCO with DCYF leadership and other key partners.

• Monitor performance by the GCO and complete required reports on GCO activities to appropriate senior management, and in collaboration with GCO leadership, develop reports necessary for performance monitoring.

• Oversee the division’s interactions with the appellate courts, district courts, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Appeals Division.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month, day and year for each job held.

Demonstrated leadership experience, which can include:

• Experience as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead, project lead

• Completion of a State of Minnesota leadership program (e.g. ELI, L4)

• A paid/unpaid position leading a program or chairing a committee (e.g. ERG) - experience must include:

• 1+ year of experience identifying issues and goals, and developing and achieving strategic actions for their accomplishment

• 100+ hours per year time commitment

AND

3 years of human services experience in developing, implementing and overseeing systems and processes to support a legal team. Experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience leading change management processes or trainings specific to change management;

• Experience identifying the need for and developing new processes and procedures and implementing them;

• Demonstrated experience developing and integrating technology systems;

• Knowledge of human services programs and applicable federal and state laws, regulations, agency rules, policy, and administrative hearing processes and procedures;

• Skill in navigating SharePoint, SSIS, Agile Apps, OneNote, the Microsoft Office Suite and similar systems.

• Demonstrated capacity to develop positive, collaborative relationships with a diverse body of internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CRMs and case management systems such as Everlaw.

• Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

Additional Requirements

REFERENCE/BACKGROUND CHECKS – DCYF will conduct reference checks to verify job-related credentials and a criminal background check prior to appointment.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.