"Director of Compliance"

Director of Compliance

Company: Mohawk Valley Community College

Job Location: Utica, 13501

Category: Assessment, Accreditation, and Compliance

Type: Full-Time

Location: Utica, NY

Job Type: Full-Time, 12-Month

Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community's college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.

The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking a in our Administrative Services department. The provides oversees and manages the College's compliance program, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local regulations, as well as College policies and procedures. They provide leadership to ensure the College meets all external data/information compliance requirements for institutional level reporting, including but not limited to, accreditation, grants, human resources, finance, institutional research and other areas as necessary. In addition, the Director is responsible for identifying and managing potential compliance risks, conducting risk assessments, and implementing mitigation strategies to reduce exposure, ensuring the institution's operational integrity.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Engages with all members of the College and the community in a manner that that is welcoming, friendly, respectful, cooperative, and collaborative;
• Ensures compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local regulations, including but not limited to Title IX, FERPA, ADA, PESH and Clery Act;
• Researches compliance requirements, creates and updates College policies and procedures, and collaborates with applicable College employees to develop and implement processes that ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies;
• Collaborates with various stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks, ensuring the college's compliance with regulatory requirements;
• Oversees the development and implementation of corrective actions, ensuring timely resolution of compliance issues;
• Collaborates with various stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks, ensuring the college's compliance with regulatory requirements;
• Manages reporting and financial deadlines for principal investigators for all institutional grants to meet all reporting requirements and success measures;
• Manages accreditation reporting requirements in conjunction with the MVCC Accreditation Liaison Officer;
• Collaborates with College employees to ensure accurate completion and timely submission of institutional level external reports, including but not limited to personnel, affirmative action, diversity, IPEDS data reports, SUNY data reports, Clery Act reports, and institutional level financial reports;
• Manages and coordinates internal investigations related to potential compliance violations, ensuring investigations are conducted promptly, thoroughly, and in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as College policies. This includes gathering evidence, interviewing relevant parties, and preparing reports with recommendations for corrective actions;
• Assists college offices to ensure the College remains in compliance with any records retention protocols;
• Provides, develops and presents effective training to appropriate staff as necessary and make presentations upon request;
• Other related duties as assigned by the Vice President of Administrative Services.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Hours per week: 35

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Three (3) years of experience performing increasingly responsible work in compliance, grants, human resources, student affairs or a related field
• Attention to detail and project management skills
• Effective interpersonal skills with demonstrated comfort level in working with others
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field
• Experience working in higher education

Additional Information:

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. We encourage applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and have transferable skills to apply. If you have related experience that may not align perfectly with the job description, we'd still like to hear from you.

To learn more about MVCC, our culture, and employee benefits, please visit: https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover

Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.

Salary: $71,898

For full consideration, apply by: 10/13/2025

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.