ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEPT OF LAW)

Address:  400 W Congress Street, Suite 315
Tucson, Arizona 85701

Salary: $79,100 - $86,000 

Grade: 23

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office Civil Litigation Division/Division of Civil Rights Section is seeking a Compliance Manager to be responsible for the direct supervision of the Tucson Compliance Officers and Division support staff in connection with compliance functions such as intake, investigations, and outreach projects.

Remote Options: This position may be eligible for Remote Work two days a week.

This position will review and analyze policies and procedures, assist with the development of goals and objectives of the Division, and ensure that the Compliance Officers adhere to, and comply with, Division, federal agency, statutory and administrative deadlines, rules, and limitation periods applicable to case investigations.

Knowledge needed:
• Knowledge of state and federal civil rights laws pertaining to matters within the Division’s jurisdiction, including employment, housing, public accommodations, and voting discrimination.
• Knowledge of AGO and Division policies and procedures and applicable federal agency guidelines and procedures.
• Knowledge of the legal system, administrative policies and procedures, and investigation of discrimination cases.
• Knowledge of case management, including planning investigations, conducting witness interviews and gathering documentary evidence, and preservation of documentary, physical and testimonial evidence.
• Knowledge of effective management techniques.

Skills needed:
• Written communication skills necessary to draft correspondence, discovery, investigative reports and memoranda, in a detailed, organized and professional manner.
• Listening and oral communication skills to communicate clearly with the public and parties who contact the Division. Foreign language skill, especially Spanish, preferred in order to serve the large number of monolingual Spanish speakers that seek services from the Division.
• Skilled in identifying, tracking, and adhering to applicable administrative, statutory, Division and federal agency regulations, guidelines and deadlines.
• Skilled in applying knowledge of the laws enforced by the Division to the facts of a particular case and conducting analysis to determine appropriate investigative steps and outcome.
• Skilled in developing interpersonal relationships to function in a supervisory position that requires counseling, guiding, and motivating Compliance Officers and support staff.

Abilities needed:
• Ability to plan, direct, organize, analyze, and implement a wide variety of administrative and program activities while establishing appropriate priorities.

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• Travel is required for this position. A valid Arizona Driver’s License is required, along with consent to have your driving record run periodically.
• All applicants under serious consideration for hire with the Attorney General's Office are required to be fingerprinted by the Office and complete a criminal background check through State and Federal agencies. A job offer cannot be tendered until the candidate has successfully passed the initial background check. Your record does not automatically constitute a bar to employment. Factors such as, but not limited to, age at time of offense and age of offense, as well as the relationship between the offense and the job for which you apply will be taken into account.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Attorney General's Office offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Student Loan Assistance
Sick leave
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Human Resources at (602) 542-8056 or email us at humanresources@azag.gov.

During all phases of the selection process, people with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the AG’s Human Resources Office at (602) 542-8056 or via e-mail at HumanResources@azag.gov. The Arizona Office of the Attorney General does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age in its programs, activities or in its hiring and employment practices. The following division has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Operations Division, 2005 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, Phone: (602) 542-8056, Fax: (602) 542-8000.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.