• This position is in the Clerk's Office in San Francisco and reports to the Chief Deputy Clerk for Operations. The Operations Supervisor will supervise various departments within the Clerk's Office, including the calendar and case materials units, and staff members who perform those functions.
• Oversees the flow of cases and materials and the creation of and assignment of cases to oral argument calendars, regularly analyzes efficiency and accuracy, identifies opportunities for improvements, and implements changes in consultation with the Clerk and Chief Deputy Clerk.
• Ensures the quality of case related data and establishes processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy of recusal system and case materials.
• Manages staffing, workload, and coverage of relevant teams, and takes primary responsibility for the hiring and training, development, and evaluation of staff.
• The successful candidate will be acting as a role model for the office and work closely with judges, management, other court personnel, other courts and governmental agencies to improve the case flow process and overall operations of the court.

Conditions of employment

U.S. citizen or a permanent resident in the process of applying for citizenship. Direct deposit of pay required. Provisionally hired pending results of background investigation and fingerprinting. Positions with the U.S. Courts are "At-Will," excepted service appointments, and may be terminated with or without cause by the Court. Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.

The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, for any reason including, but not limited to, budgetary issues. Said modifications may occur without prior written or other notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. The 9th Circuit encourages applications from all qualified individuals and seeks a diverse pool of applicants in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, disability, religion, and socio-economic circumstance.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of progressively responsible, successful and substantive administrative experience (3 of which must be managerial) in the public service or legal fields and:
• The successful candidate should be a leader, motivator and highly organized.
• Possess excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Will have demonstrated ability to successfully resolve personnel matters.
• Experience responding to the needs of multiple senior leaders within an organization and defining and streamlining operational processes.
• Expert knowledge of court systems, including the ability to conduct training, define reports and make recommendations regarding the operational needs of the court.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution preferred.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Please read the "Next steps" section for more information.