Assistant General Counsel I

Agency

Dept of Health and Human Services

Division

R J Blackley Alcohol , Drug Trt Ctr

Job Classification Title

Assistant Agency General Counsel I (NS)

Position Number

60044263

Grade

LG08

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

The Position is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel to the statewide projected $1B federally funded Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This position, while reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, works under the direction of the RHTP Director and will work in close collaboration with the Office of General Counsel. The position will prepare legal documents or correspondence; draft or review material related to rules, regulations, and procedures; provide legal advice and counsel to the RHTP Steering Committee and RHTP Office staff on a wide variety of matters including, but not limited to, data use, contracts and procurement, confidentiality, grant compliance; and review contracts and procurement opportunities. This position will perform a variety of legal functions such as researching, summarizing, and evaluating motions, petitions, transcripts, and briefs, identifying legal issues, comparing law and developing relevant information from different sources to address various legal issues, providing analysis, interpretation, and advice on a variety of administrative law issues.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $91,249 - $159,686

Recruitment Range: $91,249 - $115,880

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. 

 

The following Management Preferences are not required, but applicants that possess these skills are preferred:

• Experience advising on federal grant compliance under 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), including cost principles, audit requirements, subrecipient monitoring, and pass-through entity obligations.

• Experience handling civil, administrative, or appellate litigation.

• Demonstrated ability to draft legal opinions, memoranda, and regulatory interpretations; experience representing clients before administrative or quasi-judicial bodies.

• Strong legal research and writing skills.

Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

Position is federally funded.

About the Office of Rural Health:

The North Carolina Office of Rural Health (ORH) became the first State Office of Rural Health in the nation in 1973.  The ORH was created to focus on the needs of rural and underserved communities and continues to empower communities and populations by developing strategies to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all. While ORH does not provide direct care, its programs support numerous health care safety net organizations throughout the state. Continued support and recurring funding for ORH strengthened North Carolina’s health care safety net infrastructure to ensure that all of the state’s medically vulnerable residents (Uninsured, Underinsured, Medicare and Medicaid) have access to affordable and appropriate high quality primary care. It is a conservative estimate that the State’s primary care safety net system serves 1.1 million vulnerable residents.

Compensation and Benefits:

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit the website for State Benefits.

Supplemental Contact Information:

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more informat