The Office Manager/Executive Assistant (OM/EA) works under the general direction of the Public Defender Director and Deputy Chiefs, in helping advance the Office’s mission of providing the finest client-centered holistic representation to each client entrusted to our care. The OM/EA will assist the Director in the day-to-day scheduling and management of work, providing project management and office-wide administrative support as necessary, and serving as the first contact between the Public Defender Director and various internal and external stakeholders. The OM/EA will provide a wide variety of highly responsible and complex confidential executive support to the Director, Deputy Chiefs, and other members of the Executive Team.
The OM/EA will be responsible for leading a large support staff team in their daily activities, including file management, communication of all office policies, workload management, division of duties assignments, case management support, and completing timely performance evaluations amongst other duties as required.
The ideal candidate will have experience with administrative/executive support as well as experience leading and mentoring secretarial/clerk staff. This position requires exceptional written and verbal communication skills, experience with heavy calendaring, and advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications. This person must be an excellent multitasker with great time-management and organizational skills, an eye for detail, and strong judgement.
