Division Director (Job 2962)

About the role

The Certification and Licensing Division Director oversees various licensing programs established by Supreme Court rules, codes, or statutes. These programs include attorney admission, attorney discipline probable cause, alternative business structures, legal paraprofessionals, confidential intermediaries, court reporters, defensive driving schools, fiduciaries, legal document preparers, and private process servers.

Responsibilities

• Directs licensing programs established by Supreme Court rules, codes, or statutes.
• Drafts legislation when appropriate and provides information about the Division’s programs to members of the court community, government agencies, the State Bar of Arizona, legislators, and the public.
• Maintains awareness of legislation affecting programs and monitors their status.
• Manages multiple regulatory functions simultaneously, including conducting certification and compliance audits, processing and investigating complaints, staffing boards and committees with licensing oversight, and facilitating the hearing process associated with these programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration or a related field is required.
• An advanced degree in a related field, or an ICM Fellow, is preferred.
• Minimum ten years of senior-level management experience, as well as demonstrated skills in program management, leadership, communication, and budget management are required.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple regulatory functions simultaneously are a must.
• The ability to understand, interpret, and implement legislation, rules, administrative orders, policies, and procedures is necessary.

Qualifications

• Current authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis is required.

Skills

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple regulatory functions simultaneously.
• Understanding, interpreting, and implementing legislation, rules, administrative orders, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• Accrued vacation pay and sick leave.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Health and dental insurance.
• A retirement plan.
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance.
• The option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule is available.
• Employees participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).