at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Title:Compliance Officer
Job Description:POSITION TITLE: Compliance Officer
STATUS: Full time
DEPARTMENT: Compliance
DIVISION: Office of the President
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION: Non-union
REPORTS TO: Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services
PLACEMENT: Administrative grade S15
MINIMUM PAY RATE: $96,171 annually
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Compliance Officer directly shapes the execution of college strategies and serves in a significant advisory capacity on compliance matters across college operations. The position reports to the Vice President of Finance and Administrative Servicesand acts as liaison with outside legal counsel.
The Compliance Officer serves as the Title IX Administrator, Ethics Officer, and ADA/Section 504 Coordinator. The Compliance Officer ensures that contracts, policies and procedures comply with local, state and federal laws. The Compliance Officer ensures and provides oversight for equitable treatment of employees and students and the prompt resolution of allegations/charges of Ethics, Title IX, and other similar violations. The Compliance Officer apprises the College President in matters such as College policies and procedures, investigative matters, contracts, and pending litigation.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Review and research legal and compliance matters, determine risk and liability (monetary and non-monetary) recommend strategy, conduct investigation (if needed) and propose corrective action. Matters include but are not limited to subpoenas, pending litigation, Ethics, First Amendment, Title IX complaints, sexual harassment and discrimination allegations, FERPA, and FOIA requests. Matters may include students or employees.
2. Provide oversight, management, training, and guidance on various investigations.
3. Keep current on the most recent proposed and enacted local, state and federal legislation, statutes, ordinances, etc. that impact the College, engaging with key stakeholders to ensure applicability and compliance in respective operational areas.
4. Assist the Title IX Coordinator by providing services and training programs related to Title IX, sexual harassment and other issues to the College community.
5. Provide process oversight and hear appeals inquiries pertaining to Title IX violations. Responsible for oversight of formal and informal investigations of complaints based on race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, and veteran status, including complaints of sexual harassment and/or sexual assault, as well as grievance related procedures. Monitor a prompt and equitable Title IX investigatory process in cases of sexual misconduct in accordance with College policy.
6. Maintain a case management database to organize, manage, and track ethics and other incidents. Write comprehensive reports of investigations with findings of fact as needed and collaborate and coordinate with outside counsel College-wide or departmental training regarding laws and other compliance issues.
7. Provide oversight for Title IX compliance in all areas of the campus including, athletic participation, treatment in athletic programs, and athletic financial assistance.
8. Serve as primary role in handling dispute resolution, serve as the lead to provide litigation support to outside counsel including but not limited to coordinating, gathering and forwarding internal documents to outside legal counsel.
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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Joliet Junior College is committed to maintaining an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identity. The College prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, stalking, and relationship/dating violence has put measures in place to ensure a safe and healthy educational and employment environment, and meet legal requirements in accordance with: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the College's programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, including gender-related identity; and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), which requires timely warning to the community of certain immediate threats.
