Compliance Specialist

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Job description

Posting Open Until Filled

Salary: Commensurate with experience

General Description and Classification Standards

Provides subject matter expertise on compliance and policy issues by proactively evaluating, reviewing, and enhancing compliance standards and processes. Responsibilities also include conducting thorough analysis and impartial reviews of projects and files to ensure compliance with the standard operating procedures and city code.

Supervision Received

Direction received is very general and focuses on end results and is typically collaborative in nature.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.

Manages and conducts procurement internal investigations of matters related to procurement irregularities, bribery, theft of municipal property, abuse of authority, or conflicts of interest.

Prepares and presents monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reports to senior management to address disciplinary and/or corrective actions, along with policy and process improvements.

Provides specialized advice and training in the areas of procurement compliance and ethics, internal investigations, audits, records management, release of public records, data privacy, and policy/process development.

Researches and interprets local, state, and federal law to determine the effect on procurement operations and service delivery.

Assesses systemic compliance issues and assist in the design and development of corrective compliance policies and procedures.

Directs and participates in special projects or performs other duties as requested.

Ensures Open Record Act Requests are processed within the mandated time frame.

Decision Making

Position plans own work and project schedules and sequences.

Leadership Provided

Serves as part of the department's Center of Excellence team and cooperatively develops policy and procedural guidance for the entire department. Manages special projects as directed. Provides training to employees on various compliance issues.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully. It is not an exhaustive list.

Extensive knowledge of legal compliance concepts, processes, and tools of profession; knowledge of relationships with legal departments among related organizations and functions.

Well-developed administrative and technical skills within the legal department; skills in organizing and presenting information, proposals, etc.

Ability to resolve virtually all types of compliance issues; ability to train others; ability to build effective relationships within the organization.

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