State of Connecticut Executive Branch

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES: This class is accountable for managing and/or directing the operations of the Commission relating to those litigative matters authorized by Connecticut General Statutes Section 46a-55.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION: This class serves as the managing director and associate general counsel to the Commission and is accountable for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the Commission relating to administrative, litigative and legislative matters and public education and ombudsman program efforts.

• Exercises all statutory, regulatory and delegated responsibilities of Commission executive management; 
• Directs staff and operations of commission programs; 
• Coordinates, plans and manages commission activities; 
• Assists executive management in planning, developing, implementing and updating commission strategic direction policies;
• Interprets and administers pertinent laws;
• Evaluates staff;  
• Plans, develops and implements commission legislative initiatives and acts as legislative and agency liaison; 
• Manages commission contested cases and, if applicable, public education mandates, ombudsman, investigative and audit functions;
• Manages and trains personnel; 
• Reviews reports, briefs and arguments; 
• Drafts advisory opinions and interprets commission regulations and rulings; 
• Presents sensitive and high impact cases at commission hearings;
• Manages staff attorneys in complex hearings; 
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May plan, develop and implement commission budgets; 
• May represent commission in labor relations and personnel matters;
• May act as commission representative to interagency committees and various official and private organizations; 
• May develop, update and implement commission strategic plans related to long and short term initiatives including electronic information systems; 
• May develop and implement educational programs, conferences and publications; 
• Performs related duties as required.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION 

• Manages court litigation including  oversight of staff attorneys involved in litigative efforts.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management and business services principles and practices;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations and decisions;
  • administrative law including Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, rules of evidence and rules of practice in Connecticut courts; 
  • constitutional law and legislative process;  
  • electronic information systems as related to public access to government records;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability to
  • interpret complex legislation; 
  • negotiate legal case settlements.

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been litigating employment discrimination, labor or civil rights matters at the appellate level.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

• Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been handling freedom of information matters.