University Compliance Director

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University Compliance Director
The candidate will provide leadership for the university’s compliance program. Will assist in promoting an institutional culture of compliance and ethics. Create and maintain the university’s “compliance calendar” reflecting a list of compliance regulations and laws, a description of each, and reporting deadlines. Update and maintain the university’s compliance website with resources, tools and information. Create, update, and maintain an inventory of compliance areas, the offices and responsible program compliance officers charged with compliance responsibilities for each compliance area, including identification of roles, responsibilities, resources, and accessible tools for the responsible program compliance officers. Maintain close productive working relationships with subject matter compliance contacts and responsible program compliance officers in various academic, research, and administrative units on campus, and create opportunities for sharing of best practices among them. Maintain awareness of new policies, regulations or laws or updates to existing compliance obligations and provide “early warning” services to appropriate university personnel regarding key regulatory changes or compliance initiatives by government audit or regulatory agencies. Serve as an internal consultant on compliance and ethics matters and provides guidance to the university community, including departmental or institutional subject matter compliance officers. Participate in the development and evaluation of annual compliance plans for the divisions based on systematic and ongoing risk assessment conducted in coordination with the senior leadership and the university’s responsible program compliance officers. Participate in or coordinate campus-wide and/or unit-level self-assessments of compliance processes in order to enhance effectiveness and to support the University ’ s strategic goal of organizational excellence and constant improvement. Work with institutional partners and Internal Audit to develop reporting mechanisms for allegations of suspected non-compliance or risk emergent situations that encourage employees to report without fear of retaliation. Collaborate with members of Chancellor’s Council or their designees on situations requiring investigations and/or fact-finding or reporting to government agencies. Assist in the preparation and presentation of the results of university compliance activities to the Chancellor and Vice Chancellors and as appropriate to the Compliance, Audit, Risk, and Legal Committee of the UNCG Board of Trustees. Keep abreast of leading or best practices in compliance training, monitoring, and effectiveness. Networks with colleagues from professional associations and other universities to share information on higher education risks and best practices. Maintain a catalogue of current University policies, including last date reviewed and revised. Coordinate development, review, and approval of institutional policies, procedures, and guidelines. Maintain a calendar of review cycles and solicit policy revisions from policy owners when timely. Work with the Office of General Counsel and others to track changes in external regulations and determine the implications of such for University policy. Assist departments/units in the process of both finalization and approvals for unit/dept drafted regulations, rules, procedures and training. Ensure that policies pertaining to related matters are internally consistent across the University. Identify, recommend and develop initiatives and/or working groups or subcommittees to address or resolve strategic and/or university wide compliance areas of concern and to share best practices. Provide oversight for critical compliance topics that require intensive coordination across the institution. Develop, coordinate, and/or participate in educational and training programs focused on elements of the university compliance program. Raise awareness of regulatory requirements related to training and determine whether adequate training resources are available to comply with requirements.

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