Administrative Assistant, Principal

Full Job Description

• Supervise division staff, selecting, training, coordinating, and evaluating performance to ensure high quality service delivery.
• Develop, lead, and facilitate professional training initiatives that strengthen engagement and outreach capacity across the Division.
• Plan, manage, and facilitate community engagement activities; deliver presentations to community groups and key stakeholders.
• Participate in program data collection, evaluating and reporting on data.
• Build, maintain, and strengthen collaborative relationships, representing HCAO across County departments and with community partners, school administrators, and elected officials, speaking on behalf of the department and HCAO Leadership.
• Respond to and resolve organizational or program policies and procedures issues.
• Develop and deliver training for school personnel, contracted agencies, and HCAO staff; coordinate the annual conference in partnership with the University of Minnesota.
• Manage contracts, including financial tracking and facilitating billing processes, develop, implement, and monitor protocols for Contracted Community Agencies and oversee department’s interactions with those agencies.

Need to have:

• One of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or other field appropriate to the position and five years of experience related to the position.
  • Note: Experience in general administrative work related to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

Nice to have:

• Experience:
  • Supporting community partners who provide services to residents.
  • Supervising and/or managing staff, including a team.
  • Supporting community partners who provide services to residents.
  • Working with diverse populations in Hennepin County.
  • Managing multiple projects and delivering results.
  • Working closely with stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure successful project completion.
  • Leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of trusted relationships with community members and organizations.
  • Facilitating and leading organization-wide or community committees/sessions.
  • Communicating with community members in verbal, written, and public speaking formats.
• Ability to tailor messages to different audiences.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

About the department:
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is a fierce advocate for justice and equity, pursuing holistic community safety and providing quality legal services through evidence-informed practices and collaborative problem solving.

We prosecute crimes with fairness and integrity. We advocate for victims of crime by seeking meaningful accountability and supporting healing. We use preventive and restorative approaches to address the complex root causes of crime and violence. We engage with partners to pursue system accountability. And we provide proactive and innovative legal services in the areas of mental health, child support, child protection, and civil legal representation for Hennepin County to advance the County’s efforts to reduce disparities and enhance the quality of life of our community.

About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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This posting may be used to fill current and future limited duration and permanent vacancies.

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Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a criminal background check.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Lidy Vu

Lidy.Vu@hennepin.us