Compliance Officer (Administrative Staff)

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) offers affordable housing opportunities for Ohioans from rental assistance to homeownership. OHFA provides access to financial resources for the development & management of affordable housing. The Agencys programs serve first-time homebuyers renters senior citizens & other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. Please visit OHFAs website at for more information about our mission.

The Legal Office provides quality legal advice on all affordable housing matters that require legal input & guidance.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.

Applicants should demonstrate on their application how they meet the preferred qualifications to receive further consideration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent; AND experience with filing administrative rules and State of Ohio government agencies; AND familiarity with records retention schedules Ohio Ethics Laws and Ohio Public Records Laws.

Technical & Professional Job Skills Necessary: Attorney/Legal Law Operational and Administrative Support Records Management Regulatory Compliance Attention to Detail Confidentiality Time Management Organizing and Planning Priority Setting

Background & Drug Test Requirements

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All final candidates for this position who are not current State of Ohio employees &/or who do not have a qualifying drug test on file will be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

ADA

OHFA is committed to providing access & reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs & employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act & other applicable laws. To request an ADA reasonable accommodation due to a disability please email Mindy Picklesimer at .

EEO Statement

OHFA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer & does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender/sex gender identity or expression national origin (ancestry) military status disability age (40 years of age or older) genetic information sexual orientation status as a parent during pregnancy & immediately after the birth of a child status as a parent of a young child or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law federal law & any Executive Order in admission or access to the operation of its programs services activities or its own employment practices. Employment practices are any employment related decisions including but not limited to hiring layoff transfer termination promotion demotion discipline rate of compensation eligibility for in-service training programs or terms & conditions of employment.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The Legal Office is looking for a Compliance Officer who will...

• Provide administrative support to ensure compliance with legal timelines
• Track lawsuits in which the agency is a party
• Coordinate the administrative rule review filing process
• Assist with and track agency fulfillment of public record requests
• Track completion of mandatory ethics law requirements

• Assist with records retention

For a complete description of the job duties please read theCompliance Officer position description.

Item of Note:

• This position will work from OHFAs offices which are located at 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive Columbus OH 43231.