Job Summary

As Legal Director of Federal and State Compliance for EDA, the Director leads the teams that handle the legal compliance functions. The Director takes the lead on identifying and addressing potential legal compliance issues and risks and oversees the Federal and State compliance functions. The Legal Director of Federal and State Compliance is part of the Legal and Strategic Affairs Division and works across all functional departments. The Director works closely with management, the Attorney General’s Office, the Division of Portfolio Management and Compliance, and Internal Audit.

Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees legal compliance functions for the Authority.
• Advises the Vice-President of Legal and Compliance on all matters related to the legal compliance programs of the Authority.

• Manages a legal compliance function to ensure that the EDA is compliant with all applicable Federal and State laws, including statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and circulars.
• Responsible for ensuring that the Authority complies with all applicable laws by managing a legal compliance program and reporting on compliance issues. This includes creating, implementing, and monitoring policies, procedures, training, and related support systems.
• Works with external, independent compliance auditors to ensure compliance with the Economic Development Authority Integrity and Protection Act.
• Performs legal research and monitors and tracks changes in applicable Federal and State law, ensuring management and staff are informed of relevant changes.
• Works closely with Human Resources/Training to create and deliver a comprehensive compliance training program.
• Fosters a culture of compliance across the Authority through training and regular communication with both the senior management team and all staff.
• Partners with Directors in the Legal & Strategic Affairs Division to ensure all divisions, departments and staff have access to the information, training, and resources to comply with all applicable laws.
• Coordinates compliance efforts with the Director of Program Compliance to ensure compliance issues are routed to the right group and there is no duplication of effort or groups operating at cross purposes.
• Partners with the Director of Program Compliance to lead responses to audits by external agencies.
• Partners with the Division of Portfolio Management and Compliance and the Attorney General’s office to review Federal Grant applications on behalf of EDA for Federal and State compliance.
• Reports to the Vice-President of Legal and Compliance and the Chief Legal and Strategic Affairs Officer.
• Ensures department practices and processes are in compliance with EDA policies and guidelines and are consistently applied.
• Builds, develops, mentors and coaches direct reports to develop skills and behaviors to enhance performance. Sets staff goals and objectives, reviews staff semi-annually and annually against individual plans. Develops and implements training and succession plans for the team.

• Promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers.
• Must complete annual and semiannual self-assessment as required.
• Performs other duties or special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of EDA programs and services, finance and economic development, public policy, and governance.
• Knowledge of state government entities and requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financing and incentives in economic and community development
• Actively supports and aligns work with EDA’s current strategic imperatives
• Provides sound financial stewardship of the organization’s assets and controls expenses whenever possible
• Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive; a leader who can positively and productively impact both strategic and tactical initiatives
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
• Strong mentoring, coaching experience to lead a team with diverse levels of expertise and focus
• Superior management skills, ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers
• Entrepreneurial team player who can multitask
• Passion for EDA’s mission
• Customer focus
• Responsive to changing policy and economic trends
• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with a broad range of audiences including senior management, EDA Board of Directors, staff, government officials, business, and industry partners, as well as individual customers and prospects
• Demonstrate a high level of personal integrity, a collaborative leadership style and high ethical standards
• Adapts to changes in the work environment and manages competing demands
• Initiates procedures, guidelines, and programs; prioritizes and develops realistic action plans
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficient in grammar, spelling and editing; and foster communications with business professionals and EDA staff
• Ability to prioritize workload, must be highly organized, detail-oriented, handle various tasks simultaneously and work independently within limited time constraints with little or no supervision
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and deal effectively and diplomatically with business professionals and EDA staff
• Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new software packages

EDA Leadership Profile

• Acquires and Develops Talent – Acquires and develops talent to meet current and future organizational goals
• Builds and Manages the Team – Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to build, coach and lead a team with diverse levels of experience
• Collaborates/Partners Effectively Across Boundaries/Functions – Encourages and facilitates cooperation and collaboration within teams and across organizational boundaries to achieve strategies and objectives
• Drives a Vision – Inspires a sense of shared purpose; drives a vision
• Drives for Results – Demonstrates a commitment to achieving goals; drives for results
• Encourages New Ideas and Opportunities for Change -Encourages new ideas and initiatives; creates opportunities for change
• Motivates and Energizes Others – Influences, motivates, and challenges others; encourages contributions
• Thinks Strategically – Makes sound, well-informed, and strategic decisions; understands the impact and implications of decisions

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in related field and/or equivalent experience. Juris Doctor required.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in a legal capacity or in a professional/ management compliance position; Minimum of 5 years of compliance experience required with a minimum of 3 years of Federal compliance experience required.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a management capacity required

Advanced degree or industry specific certifications may be substituted for 1 year of experience

Physical Demands

• Minimal
• Ability to work outside normal business hours, as needed

Travel

• As necessary to events, meetings, businesses, etc.

Certificates and Licenses Required

• Staff are required to possess a valid driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essentials duties of the position.
• Admission to the Bar of the State of New Jersey.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job description. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope, general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Your employment at NJEDA is voluntary and subject to termination by you or NJEDA at will, with or without cause, or with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in this job description shall be interpreted to conflict, eliminate, or modify the employment-at-will status of NJEDA employees.

This position is considered exempt and is excluded from minimum wage, overtime regulations, and other rights and protections afforded nonexempt workers under FLSA.

NJEDA reserves the right to amend/revise this job description as necessary to meet current and changing business needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Position Requirements

• Foreign degrees/transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable evaluation service at your own expense and must be submitted prior to a start date. If this cannot be provided within 21 days of an offer the offer will be rescinded.
• Must comply with the “New Jersey First Act” which requires employees hired after September 1, 2011 to reside in New Jersey. Non-New Jersey resident employees must relocate to New Jersey within one year of their date of hire and provide proof of residency to Human Resources.
• Must complete an Outside Activity Questionnaire (disclosure of outside office or employment) on an annual basis.

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