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Position: Executive Director
Job Location: Portland,
Oregon
Overview:
The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer responsible for
providing strategic leadership for the company by working with the Board of
Trustees and the Executive Management Team to establish long-range goals,
strategies, plans and policies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Establishes credibility throughout the organization and with the
Board as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges.
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Provide leadership and management to ensure that the mission and
core values of the company are put into practice.
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Negotiates and maintains agreements to provide indigent defense
services to Oregon,
including contracting, contract compliance, reporting and advocacy.
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Assists the County
Directors in the
management of their offices focusing on quality legal services, staff
diversity, and fiscal responsibility.
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Monitors the workload distribution throughout the office and
collaborates with the County
Directors to modify
staffing plans as neeed to insure the availability of quality staff and
continued morale.
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Supervises all corporate team members; directing the dissemination
of corporate information through periodic management meetings.
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Acts as the Chief spokesperson for the Metropolitan Public Defender
on issues of the Justice System, Public Safety and effective government
policy.
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Works within the local, state and national criminal justice system
for the improvement of the Public Safety Systems.
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Responds to challenges in the court system and system requirements
in a manner which promotes the interests of clients, staff and the
Metropolitan Public Defender.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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Minimum 5 years as an attorney admitted to practice in any state;
willingness to sit for the Oregon
Bar examination if not already a member of the Oregon Bar.
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Knowledge of criminal law and procedure; knowledge of criminal
justice systems in general and Oregon’s
system specifically.
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Prior management experience.
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Ability to lead by example in the handling of work assignments, as
well as in the treatment of staff and others in the criminal justice
system.
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Ability to supervise and provide an office leadership role,
including the ability to delegate tasks and authority, as appropriate.
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Commitment to a teamwork-based management philosophy and a strong
work and responsibility ethic.
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Ability to anticipate problems and to effectuate plans and
procedures to avoid them.
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Ability to create an attitude of cooperation, professional growth
and unity within teams, sections and groups, recognizing the MPD multi-team
concept.
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Ability to recognize and analyze personnel issues within the
framework of a collective bargaining agreement, policy manuals and the law.
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Clear and effective communication skills.
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A sense of humor.
How to Apply:
Applicants are expected to
submit:
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An online Job Application
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A cover letter describing interest in the position
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A current resume
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Letters of Reference: At least three business references and at
least one personal reference
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In five pages or less, please submit your responses to the following
Supplemental Questions:
1.
How would you foster a collaborative relationship
with the Board to encourage feedback and ideas?
2.
As the Director of the largest public defender
agency in the State of Oregon how would you build and maintain an executive
leadership team which recruits, manages, and leads high quality
professionals to provide the highest quality professional defense services
in Oregon?
3.
Tell us how you would promote a culture that
values integrity, diversity, collaboration and results. Can you give us specific examples of how
you have done this in the past?
4.
In your
opinion, what is the role of professional public defense in an early 21st
-century criminal justice system?
Note: MPD is committed to ensuring equal
opportunity in employment without discrimination based upon race, color,
religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual
orientation, or any other basis unrelated to the individual’s abilities and
qualifications to serve. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
Salary: Salary is dependent upon experience
and is determined annually by the Board of Trustees.
SUBMISSION
DEADLINE: Open until filled.
Other than the online application, please mail or fax
all of your additional application materials to:
Kristine Constans
Human Resources
Manager
Metropolitan Public Defender
630 SW 5th Ave, Suite 500
Portland, OR
97204
Fax: 503-414-5418
Questions? Email: kconstan@mpdlaw.com
Note: Please have Adobe Reader®
version 6.0 or higher installed on your computer. You must submit
your application while online and within your web browser. Saving the
application to your computer and submitting it later will cause your
application to be rejected.
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