Compliance Officer

Position Title: Compliance Officer

Status: Full-Time

Job Summary: The Compliance Officer provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the University’s enterprise-wide compliance program. Reporting to the Chief Audit Executive, the Compliance Officer ensures institutional adherence to all federal, state, local, and internal regulatory requirements while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and regulatory awareness. This position develops and maintains compliance frameworks, oversees investigations, coordinates compliance risk management activities, monitors regulatory changes, and strengthens policy governance processes across the University. The Compliance Officer plays a key role in advancing operational effectiveness and institutional readiness.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provide strategic leadership for the University’s enterprise compliance program, advising senior leadership on regulatory obligations, emerging risks, and institutional priorities.
• Maintain and oversee the Compliance Governance Framework, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, reporting structures, and campus-wide coordination.
• Ensure institutional compliance with federal, state, and local regulations (Clery, Title IX, VI/VII, FERPA, Title IV, ADA/504, HIPAA, NCAA, etc.) and communicate regulatory updates to relevant units.
• Manage all required regulatory reporting, ensuring submissions are accurate, complete, and submitted within mandated timelines.
• Conduct and oversee investigations into misconduct, policy violations, and regulatory noncompliance using fair, objective, well-documented processes.
• Coordinate corrective action monitoring, validating that remediation plans are implemented effectively and on schedule.
• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks and ensure integration into the University’s Enterprise Risk Register.
• Design, implement, and monitor compliance training programs, overseeing all mandatory training and delivering specialized education for faculty, staff, and students.
• Co-lead the University’s policy governance process, ensuring policies are current, compliant with regulations and accreditation standards, and supported by strong institutional controls.
• Prepare comprehensive compliance reports and dashboards, identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities to improve compliance culture and decision-making.

Qualifications (Education, Experience and Specialized Training): Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or J.D. preferred.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements impacting higher education (e.g., Clery Act, Title X, Title VINII, FERPA, HIPAA, ADA]Section 504, Title IV, NCAA regulations).
• Knowledge of principles and practices of institutional compliance, risk management, internal controls, and policy governance. Investigative procedures, evidence standards, and case-management protocols.
• Knowledge of Regulatory reporting requirements, documentation standards, and audit-ready practices.
• Knowledge of higher education administrative structures, academic operations, and student-support functions.

Skills:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to assess compliance risks and regulatory impacts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex regulatory information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Skilled in conducting investigations, interviewing parties, and preparing well-documented case files.
• Advanced organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint).

Ability:

• Effective facilitation and training delivery skills to engage faculty, staff, and students in mandatory and specialized compliance education.
• Interpret, apply and operationalize complex federal, state and accreditation requirements within higher education environment
• Conduct fair, thorough, and well-documented investigations while maintaining confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism.
• Build collaborative relationships and work effectively across academic, administrative, and student-facing units.
• Develop, implement, and monitor policies, procedures, and internal controls that strengthen institutional compliance and risk mitigation

• Tuskegee University employment application
• Cover Letter
• Resume/CV
• Recommendation letters
• Copies of unofficial transcripts.
• Please note that official transcripts(s) will be required upon hire

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