Job o' the Day: LSC needs a Program Counsel in DC
By Lauren Forbes
The Legal Services Corporation seeks to fill a Program Counsel position in its Office of Program Performance. The position will be filled at either the Program Counsel II (PCII) level or at the Program Counsel III (PCIII) level, depending on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. (Only one position will be filled.)
Basic Function: Under the general direction of the Director and the Deputy Director, works with grantee programs to provide oversight and improve the delivery of legal services to the eligible population and performs any combination of the listed duties and responsibilities in the Office of Program Performance. Travel is required.
- Conducts oversight of grantees’ ability to provide high quality, effective and efficient legal services.
- Evaluates grantee performance by reviewing proposals for funding and related documents and makes recommendations for funding.
- Participates in on-site reviews of grantees, drafts reports of findings and makes recommendations for program improvement in service delivery, quality of legal work, legal work management, board governance, program leadership, management and administration.
- Engages in other grants management activities, in addition to those listed above, related to the design and implementation of the application process and the oversight of extant grants.
- Works with the Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) on grantee oversight and on other matters of mutual interest and concern.
- Works on preparing training materials and on providing training and technical assistance to grantees on a variety of legal services delivery areas.
- Promotes improvement of the grantees’ capacity to provide high quality, effective and efficient legal services.
- Assesses approaches to the delivery of legal services and develops models that improve delivery.
- Conducts research and helps develop policy relating to the delivery of legal services to eligible clients.
- Drafts regulatory, program letter and policy language to implement and interpret requirements of the LSC Act and to implement LSC policy. Conducts research and analysis of new and emerging issues affecting the operation of LSC.
- Works with the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) regarding interpretation, review and revision of current regulations and development of new regulations, as appropriate.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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