Education:

LL.B. or JD from an accredited law school. Licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.

Experience:

Three (3) years experience in the legal field.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

• Law pertaining to educational institutions, especially in the area of contracts, employee relations (workers’ compensation, insurance, unemployment compensation, labor) students, faculty and liability.

• Management and leadership principles;
• Strategic planning principles;
• Public relations principles;
• Budget administration principles;
• Program management principles;
• Marketing principles;
• Negotiation and mediation techniques;
• Grant and/or contract administration principles;
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations;
• Advanced principles of assigned area of responsibility;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

• Excellent leadership and selling skills, and demonstrated understanding of sales processes
• Excellent analytical skills and consultative selling ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, influential, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Proactive, motivated, self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills, self- directed, and able to handle multiple priorities and projects with demanding timeframes; adaptable and able to pivot quickly
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create a high-quality results-driven, team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to build, close and maintain a pipeline of clients/partners through networking, prospecting and closing deals
• Ability to identify specific needs and challenges of clients and partners
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to cultivate maintain relationships
• Strong follow-up and follow-through skills
• Knowledgeable of computers and related software applications, including customer relationship management (CRM)
• Marketing and social media skills
• Knowledgeable of workforce trends in targeted regional industry sectors preferred
• Supervisory skills with strong ability to lead a team
• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Analyzing and developing policies and procedures;
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
• Ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
• Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and implementing recommendations in support of goals;
• Analyzing, interpreting, and understanding technical and statistical information;
• Preparing and giving presentations;
• Speaking in public;
• Mediating and resolving conflicts and problems;
• Managing multiple projects and programs simultaneously
• Writing technical procedures, policies, grants, contracts, and/or other related detailed materials;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

License:

Licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.