Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
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Job Description
Overview
The Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) (Compliance Officer Lead in the HR Information System) provides administration vision strategic direction coordination and implementation of a comprehensive and cohesive institutional compliance and ethics program at Utah State University (USU).
The CCO serves as the administrative leader of the Office of University Ethics & Compliance within USUs Legal Affairs and reports directly to the Vice President of Legal Affairs.
This position is eligible for hybrid work within the state of Utah.
Responsibilities
- Develops maintains and implements a comprehensive and cohesive university compliance and ethics program.
- Prepares and maintains a fiveyear plan that sets strategies and objectives for the compliance program and reviews the plan regularly to assess and mitigate risks.
- Supervises the employees within the Office of University Ethics & Compliance.
- Informs and advises university administrators and employees regarding university compliance and ethics efforts.
- Provides annual report to university administrators and the USU Board of Trustees Audit Risk and Compliance Committee regarding the institutions compliance program and compliance culture.
- Supports coordination among various university administrators who have administrative ownership over certain compliance frameworks (each a compliance owner) to facilitate implementation and maintenance of effective compliance systems in areas including but not limited to athletics human resources research privacy information technology and security civil rights financial aid purchasing etc.
- Monitors international federal and state regulations to maintain an institutional compliance matrix and works with USU administrators and compliance owners to identify and support actions that facilitate compliance within an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
- Manages the formulation implementation and maintenance of compliancerelated policies and procedures to advance emerging initiatives and support compliance with federal and state regulations.
- In partnership with Human Resources develops and maintains training and education programs on relevant ethics and compliance issues and systems.
- Promotes activities that foster awareness of compliance and ethics issues within USU.
- Supports and advises on mandatory reporting to state and federal agencies coordinating efforts with appropriate compliance owners and responsible executives to ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
- Supports reporting of noncompliance as required under state and federal laws and ensures appropriate and consistent responses to noncompliance.
- In conjunction with the Office of General Counsel serves as a liaison with external authorities who raise compliancerelated inquiries or complaints or conduct investigations.
- Participates in regular universitywide risk analysis to ensure that compliance risks are properly identified resourced and managed.
- Manages USUs EthicsPoint reporting system.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduate degree (e.g. J.D. MPA MBA PhD etc. OR a bachelors degree with compliancerelated professional certificates/credentials (e.g. Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).
- Working knowledge and professional experience in at least two of the following compliance areas: privacy (FERPA HIPPA) conflicts of interest disability (ADA) research information security nondiscrimination (Title IX) finance and employment.
- 10 years of professional experience to include:
- At least 3 years of experience as a compliance professional.
- At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in compliance at an institution of higher education in government or in industry.
- Professional experience in higher education.
- Compliancerelated professional certificates/credentials including but not limited to: CCEP Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP).
- Prior experience collaborating with multiple divisions/units to meet the needs of various constituencies while also meeting the needs of the organization as a whole.
- Demonstrated leadership capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to devise and initiate strategies to motivate and drive durable institutional change.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate in person and in writing with people at all levels within a large organization and to present complex subjects in an engaging manner to a diverse audience.
Required Documents
Along with the online application please attach:
- CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Resume/CV
- Name and contact information for 5 professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile
- Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application
**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**
Advertised Salary
ADA
Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.
University Highlights
Founded in 1888 Utah State University is Utahs premier landgrant public service university. As an R1 research institution Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local regional and global communities. USU prepares students to be active civically engaged leaders who are prepared to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a highquality and affordable education USU remains a leader in research discovery and public impact.
USU enrolls 28900 students both online and in person atlocations throughout the state. Utah States 30 locations include a main campus in Logan Utah residential campuses in Price and Blanding and six additional statewide campuses along with education centers serving every county. USU Online educates students from all 50 states and 55 countries. For over 25 years USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns in all of Utahs counties.
Competing at the NCAA Division I level USU is a proud member of the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac12 Conference beginning in theseason. The Aggies longstanding tradition of athletic and academic excellence is exemplified by conference championships in multiple sports reflecting USUs commitment to perseverance and achievement.
Utah State is dedicated to fostering a community where all individuals feel respected valued and supported. We seek to recruit hire and retain people from all walks of life who willchampion excellence in education research discovery outreach and believe that promoting a strong sense of community and belonging empowers and engages all members of USU to thrive and be recognized our commitment to employees when they namedUtah State the best employer in Utahin 2023.Learn moreabout USU.
The university provides aDual Career Assistance Programto support careers for partners who are also seeking is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability contact the universitys ADA Coordinator in the Office of Human Resources ator.
*updated 02/2025
Notice of Nondiscrimination
In its programs and activities including in admissions and employment Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination including harassment based on race color religion sex national origin age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by University policy Title IX or any other federal state or local law.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USUs nondiscrimination policies:
Executive Director of the Office of EquityMatthew PinnerDistance Education Rm.
Title IX CoordinatorCody Carmichael Distance Education Rm.
Mailing address: 5100 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322
For further information regarding nondiscrimination please visit or contact:
U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
*updated 09/2023
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
