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GENERAL COUNSEL (UA-UCOU-IUBLA)

The University Compliance Office works wtih key compliance areas and individuals throughout the university to facilitate collaboration, raise awareness, provide guidance, and address compliance concerns.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides primary operational, communication, and technical responsibilities for University Policy.
• Coordinates with the University Academic Policy Liaison, University Chief Compliance Officer and attorneys in the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel regarding policy development, management, and review procedures.
• Facilitates the university's policy governance framework and maintains the complex policy website and database structure.
• Assists with website updates for units reporting to the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel Responsibility Center.
• Serves as a resource for units across the university in the formulations of policy and procedures.
• Assists departments in the policy review and approval process.
• Liaisons with internal policy-making groups to educate on the university's policy approval process and assists with communication to university community of all policy changes.
• Organizes materials and support for the Policy Advisory Council (PAC) and Student Code Workgroup (SCW).

General Responsibilities

• Manages medium to large projects, from start to finish, ensuring on time completion within budget.
• Develops project plan(s) and efficiently analyzes, tracks, forecasts, and reports on project metrics and shortfalls.
• Coordinates and facilitates efforts of project team(s) consisting of various staff and hourly employees.
• Communicates ongoing changes in tasks, goals, or performance.
• Collaborates to ensure that project objectives are achieved within established time frames.
• Participates in client meetings, vendor/contract decisions, and development of project requirements and specifications.
• May provide guidance and support to less experienced peers.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of relevant experience

Preferred

• Experience in university setting

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Demonstrates project management skills
• Proficient in English written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Highly thorough and dependable

Preferred

• Experience organizing/maintaining critical information in a complex data structure
• Maintains high degree of professionalism
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: General Administration

Job Family: Project Management

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be differences in the working conditions as advertised in our standard job postings (e.g., the ability to travel from one campus to another, etc.). If you are invited for an interview, please discuss your questions or concerns regarding the working conditions at that time.

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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