AssistantAssociate General Counsel for Risk and Compliance

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Job:

Assistant/Associate General Counsel for Risk and Compliance

Barnards Office of the General Counsel is looking for a proactive and organized attorney to join a high-performing and collaborative team as an Assistant/Associate General Counsel for Risk and Compliance. This position will provide strategic leadership in risk management and legal compliance as well as support the general legal duties of the Office of the General Counsel. This role ensures effective governance enterprise risk management and policy development and implementation to mitigate legal and financial risks while advancing institutional priorities. The successful candidate will design compliance programming recommend compliance initiatives and strategy to senior leadership and partner with stakeholders across all parts of the College to ensure compliance and ethics standards are met. They will also have the opportunity to work on the wide range of legal work performed by the Office of the General Counsel from litigation and legal counseling to transactions and policy work.

Job Description:

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Oversee monitor and advise on the Colleges compliance with applicable Federal State Local laws rules and regulations including reporting requirements.
Monitor legislative and regulatory actions and court rulings to ensure that the College is meeting any new or modified compliance and risk management requirements.
Serve as a liaison between the Office of General Counsel Finance & Operations and external legal counsel on risk insurance and compliance matters.
Further develop and oversee the Colleges enterprise risk management program identifying assessing and mitigating institutional risks.
Provide legal and risk analysis for College policies contracts and initiatives to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Ensure appropriate insurance coverage and risk mitigation requirements are present in all contracts being entered into by the College.
Oversee insurance policies renewals claims management and risk transfer strategies working across all units of the College and in close coordination with the Finance division.
Manage compliance hotline and conduct/support related investigations.

Partner with the General Counsel on policy development governance regulatory compliance and institutional risk strategy.
Work closely with internal stakeholders on disaster recovery planning and business continuity strategies.
Develop and implement institutional policies and processes to streamline risk compliance and operational efficiencies.
Provide training to various campus constituencies to support compliance.

Secondary Duties & Responsibilities:
Support and handle litigation arbitrations and negotiations.
Support and handle contract review negotiation and execution. This will include the roll out of a new college-wide contract management system (Workday).
Support and handle internal investigations.
Perform other tasks as assigned.

Skills Qualifications & Requirements:

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Strong legal and risk management expertise with the ability to assess and mitigate institutional risks.
Excellent contract negotiation compliance and policy development skills.
Exceptional strategic analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with senior administrators trustees faculty and external stakeholders.
High level of integrity discretion and ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters.

Qualifications:
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree required.
Admission to the state bar (New York preferred) and in good standing.
Minimum of 5 years of legal risk management or compliance experience preferably in higher education nonprofit or corporate sectors.
Experience in enterprise risk management contract negotiation insurance and compliance.
Higher education experience is a plus.
Assistant/Associate level will depend on experience.

Salary Range: $160000 $180000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to departmental budgets qualifications experience education licenses specialty and training. The above hiring range represents the Colleges good faith and reasonable estimateof the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Company:

Barnard College

Time Type:

Full time