"Director of Compliance"

Job Description

Director of Compliance

SUMMARY

The Director for Compliance oversees the Office for Compliance and serves as the Title IX Coordinator and ADA Coordinator.

As the Title IX Coordinator, the Director for Compliance develops and implements educational programs regarding discrimination and sexual harassment prevention, ensuring students and employees understand their rights and responsibilities under the law. The Director for Compliance oversees and coordinates investigations, responses, and resolutions to reports of power-based violence.

As the ADA Coordinator, the Director for Compliance engages in the interactive process with employees and the general public requesting accommodations. The Director for Compliance coordinates accommodations and services for employees and the general public with permanent or temporary disabilities to ensure that all college programs, activities, and services are accessible.

The Director for Compliance will be sensitive to and understand the diverse academic, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds of students, employees, and the general public while establishing and maintaining a positive working relationship with constituents and colleagues. The Director for Compliance assists in ensuring that the University comply with the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, its Amending Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, the Fair Housing Act of 1988, the Louisiana Campus Accountability and Safety Act, and any other relevant federal or state laws or regulations.

The Director for Compliance administratively reports to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Additionally, the Director for Compliance has direct reporting access to the Chancellor and System Director for Compliance for substantive matters.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise and manage the Office for Compliance staff, including but not limited to the Disability Services Coordinator, the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Dean of Students and Residential Life and Judicial Affairs Coordinator.
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and conduct educational programs and initiatives designed to educate and support students and employees regarding their rights and obligations under Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, the Louisiana Campus Accountability and Safety Act, any other relevant federal or state laws or regulations, including reporting options/responsibilities, support services, System and University policies, and applicable disciplinary code, grievance procedures, and confidential resources, etc.
• Oversee, coordinate, and ensure investigations of reports and complaints of power-based violence are adequate, reliable, timely, confidential, and impartial.
• Train deputy Title IX coordinators, investigators, confidential advisors, decision makers, and other appropriate personnel so they are adequately trained in compliance with Title IX and Power-Based Violence guidance.
• Identify systemic problems relating to complaints and propose recommendations for corrective measures.
• Ensure employee compliance with relevant trainings as required by System and University policies and federal and state laws and regulations.
• Maintain investigative files.
• Develop and implement programming to educate the campus community regarding Title IX and Power-Based Violence procedures, policies, best practices, and current federal and state laws and regulations.
• Assure that students, employees, and the general public eligible for accommodations are provided equal access to all college instruction and programs in accordance with System policies, the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, its Amending Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, the Fair Housing Act of 1988, and any other relevant federal or state laws or regulations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact regarding concerns and inquiries on ADA issues.
• Conduct intake interviews with employees with disabilities.
• Review disability documentation and develop individual employee accommodation plans.
• Plan, develop, and deliver comprehensive accommodations and services to meet the needs of employees and members of the general public with disabilities.
• Assist the Disability Services Coordinator with disability services testing for students with disabilities who receive testing accommodations.
• Maintain employee files for requests for ADA accommodations.
• Maintain a record of all received disability and accommodation requests, issues, and resolutions.
• Ensure education and training on the Americans with Disability Act as required by La. R.S. 46:2595(A)(2).
• Receive and investigate ADA complaints pursuant to System and University policies and maintain corresponding records.
• Develop and implement programming to educate the campus community regarding compliance under the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, its Amending Act of 2008, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, the Fair Housing Act of 1988, policies, best practices, and current federal and state laws and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, or System Director for Compliance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to use internet software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to individuals with diverse special needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
• Demonstrated effective recordkeeping skills.
• Demonstrated effective organizational skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with a diverse student and faculty population.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, faculty, staff, outside groups, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• 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.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Masters degree or above is required. Juris Doctorate or other terminal degree preferred. Minimum of five years of experience in higher education. Knowledge of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, its Amending Act of 2008, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, and the Louisiana Campus Accountability and Safety Act.

COMPENSATION:

$60,000-$65,000

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Review of applications begins August 15, 2024 and continues until the position is filled.

The application can be filled out online at the https://www.susla.edu/ApplicationforEmployment

Please attach cover letter, resume, transcript(s), and three references to application.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.

Criminal background check and reference verification is required.

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