Legal Certification Specialist

Onsite Role at Indianapolis IN

Hourly Pay: $21.82/hour

Job Description:

The Certification Specialist supports the Division of Supplier Diversity's mission of providing equal opportunity in State contracting. The certification specialist protects the integrity of the program by ensuring that only qualified enterprises

Requirements:

• Valid Indiana Driver's license.
• Must have a Legal Background.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Office software suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint
• Must possess excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to review and to interpret complex business information.
• Experience in a government or business office environment.
• Familiarity with and experience in applying statutes and regulations to make determinations about eligibility.
• Proven oral and written communication skills

Duties:

• Audits all certification applications, both new and re-certifications, to determine program eligibility, reviews requests for certification based on agreements with other certifying bodies, and reviews classification code amendment requests;
• Analyses the application form and the accompanying documentation supplied by the applicant and requests missing or additional information from the applicant as necessary;
• May conduct phone interviews or in person interviews of business owners and conduct site visits of applicant firms to confirm application information and to determine program eligibility;
• Prepares necessary reports to document findings of fact and to make recommendations, references the governing regulations and policies to support findings;
• Presents findings and recommendations to the Certification Review Committee and participates in committee decision making;
• Prepares preliminary denial letters as needed for the review of the Director of Certification and/or IDOA legal counsel;
• Serves as a witness at hearings appealing denial decisions;
• Identifies and assigns appropriate industry classification codes for eligible firms;
• Prepares correspondence to internal and external customers regarding program information;
• Communicates with internal and external customers in writing and via phone, fax, e-mail, and in- person;
• Confers with co-workers and supervisor regarding certification issues;
• Enters requisite application information into electronic database;
• May be assigned to create and/or present program information for workshops, seminars, etc.
• Completes special projects as assigned;
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $21.82 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Work Location: In person