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Your Opportunity: Join the Covered California team!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with strong legal and leadership skills to join our team as Deputy Director, Assistant Chief Counsel of Office of Legal Affairs. If you are interested in supporting a high-functioning team of legal professionals in a creative and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply. As a Deputy Director, you will:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Office of Legal Affairs, including assisting on policy matters and supporting administrative functions.
• Provide effective leadership to ensure quality of work, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Build and maintain positive and effective relationships with staff, leadership, and external partners and exhibit a high degree of professionalism and interpersonal skills, exercising open-mindedness, diplomacy, flexibility, tact, and sound judgment.
• Direct policy and oversee contract administration, outside counsel vendor management, and assist in the development and management of the divisional budget.
• Advise and direct the work of attorneys and divisional staff on a wide variety of legal work.

Salary: $14,090.00 - $16,483.00 Application Deadline: 03/06/2024 @ 11:59 pm PST Required Documents: Application, Resume, and Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) __

Qualifications We’re Looking For:

• Ability to act as a legal advisor to management and executive leadership, including the ability to formulate legal policy and initiate and recommend strategic changes impacting programs and the organization to meet objectives and further the mission.
• Strong leadership skills and experience running a team of attorneys and professional legal staff including experience in and knowledge of management principles, personnel and equal employment opportunity policies, budget administration, and contract oversight.
• Breadth and variety of experience as an attorney in areas of state and federal law applicable to Covered California as a public entity and state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
• Excellent analytical, research, and written and oral communication skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple projects with short-term deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications for Assistant Chief Counsel: To gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin. Employee Benefits: Covered California provides incredible benefits for our employees, including healthcare, retirement and savings, work-life services, leave benefits, and work-life balance. To learn more, visit https://hbex.coveredca.com/careers/benefits/.

Note:

• To apply to this position, review this advertisement and complete your application via CalCareers at: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=416005
• Please send any questions regarding the application process and/or position to Careers@covered.ca.gov
• New to state civil service employees are typically hired at the minimum of the salary range