Compliance Coordinator

Job Description:

The Compliance Coordinator supports the Southern University System by ensuring institutional adherence to applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and executive orders as well as System policies. The position plays a critical role in policy review and development, monitoring legislation, analyzing executive orders, and assisting in contract review to ensure legal and regulatory compliance across the System.

The Compliance Coordinator works cooperatively as a member of the System Office for Compliance staff under the direction of the System Director for Compliance and directly reports to the System Director for Compliance.

• Draft, review, and update System policies to align with directives of the System Administration, state and federal laws, and higher education best practices.
• Monitor, review, and analyze federal and state legislation, regulations, and executive orders that impact the system.
• Support the development and implementation of a systemwide compliance framework.
• Prepare compliance memoranda and opinions for System leadership and campuses.
• Recommend proactive strategies to maintain compliance and minimize risk exposure.
• Review contracts, cooperative agreements, licensing agreements, and memoranda of understanding to ensure compliance with System policies and state and federal laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with legal staff, procurement, and business offices to support compliant contracting practices.
• Serve as a System administrator for Maxient, the System’s case management software.
• Manage user access, maintain data integrity, and generate reports to support compliance monitoring for Maxient.
• Provide training and technical support to campus staff utilizing Maxient.
• Research provisions of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics as they apply to the System.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the System Director for Compliance.
• Ability to use internet software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
• Demonstrated effective recordkeeping skills.
• Demonstrated effective organizational skills.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Operate in a highly confidential manner.
• The employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Master’s degree or above is preferred.
• Minimum of one year of relative experience.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants must complete a Southern University employment Application. External applicants can apply here.

Current Southern University employees should apply here.