Manager, Legal & Support Services

Job Description

Manager, Legal & Support Services 

Vacancy: Yes

Posting #: NU-2026-15

Posting Period: April 23 - May 7, 2026

Employer Group: Non-Union

Reporting to: General Manager, Financial Services/CFO

Grade: 14

Wage Range Annually: $139,430 - $169,624

Position Status: Permanent full-time

Work Hours per Week: 35

Location: Cayuga, ON (Haldimand County Administration Building)

Core Competencies

• Critical Thinking
• Cognitive Flexibility
• Collaborative Skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• Reasoning

Position Summary

Develop, apply, oversee and maintain cost-effective corporate programs related to corporate insurance policies, risk management, legal, provincial offenses and procurement initiatives and activities while ensuring compliance with corporate priorities, applicable acts, regulations, policies and procedures. 

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills

Education

• University Degree relative to the area of responsibility.

Experience

• Over 5 years and including 7 years of current related experience.
  Special consideration will be given to applicants with:
  • Experience in public sector as it relates to procurement, risk management and legal/court practices.

Knowledge/Skills

Responsibilities

The incumbent is responsible for, but not limited to:

Corporate

• Oversee the review of corporate policies, procedures and agreements to ensure they meet legislative and regulatory requirements and align with the County’s strategic goals for the benefit of the County.
• Ensure best practices are employed related to fixed asset management policies and procedures on behalf of the Corporation: inventory control, its acquisition and disposal.
• Advise and recommend actions to the Senior Management Team and/or Council on the cost-effective utilization of assets such as procurement activities, ensuring such recommendations are consistent with the Corporation’s goals and objectives.
• Contribute as a member of the Corporate Leadership Team including involvement with the implementation of corporate organizational and change management initiatives.
• Participate as a member of the Financial Services Management Team under the direction of General Manager and contribute to the development of corporate goals and objectives.
• Support the General Manager as necessary to oversee, manage and monitor contractual arrangements and shared services with Norfolk County and Grand Erie Public Health Board. 

People

• Effectively lead and coach direct reports, sometimes through the delegated actions of appropriate supervisor.
• Apply sound human resource management practices (recruitment, development, and performance management) in accordance with approved policies and collective agreements to ensure an effective team.
• Provide advice, guidance and direction to all staff, management and external partners to ensure effective use of human, financial and material resources in accordance with corporate policy. 

Timeline

• Provide guidance to Supervisor upon receipt of Statement of Claim in order to respond with Statement of Defence within the legislated 20 days.
• As necessary provide guidance on various procurement related legislated timelines (i.e. vendor debriefing – provided within 10 days of request (CFTA), Notice of Non-Payment – timeline varies dependent upon project status (Construction Act), etc.
• Reviews monthly reports of POA trials that are reaching Jordan Ceiling timelines (must be heard in court within an 18-month timeframe of charges being laid or there is a risk of case being dismissed) and escalate with Senior Regional Administrative Justice of the Peace 

Money/Asset

• Develop and implement the Division budget, monitor and take appropriate actions to ensure adherence to the approved budget; with the authority to take corrective action(s) if required.
• Working closely with the Senior Management team and finance staff, influence significant corporate purchases and revenue opportunities including recommendations for purchase/sales of property where parameters may be vast and/or unclear. 

Functional

• Research, develop, recommend, implement and monitor cost-effective purchasing strategies and practices that demonstrate the Corporation’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and legislative / contractual compliance, including the development of the Corporation’s procurement policy and procedures; purchase order program and purchasing card program.
• Develop, implement appropriate risk management activities, policies and procedures that meet legislative and/or contractual requirements and ensure the Corporation has appropriate insurance coverage.
• Ensure adequate legal services for the County by developing and administering a Legal Service Requests process and monitoring and reporting costs.
• Manage, develop and implement effective strategies for monitoring and tracking of corporate agreements.
• Prepare and present information/ briefing reports related to Division issues and recommend specific action(s), programs or plans to Council, the Senior Management Team and others.
• Provide, through a supervisor, the management and administration Provincial Court including the provision of all services, programs, policies and procedures.
• Support the General Manager as necessary to oversee, manage and monitor contractual arrangements with Norfolk County and Grand Erie Public Health Board.

Demonstrate commitment to the Haldimand County Code of Conduct

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the job.