About FIU
Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.
Job Summary
The Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer (CCO) serves as the senior executive responsible for overseeing and managing compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations as well as university policies and procedures. Reporting administratively to the President and functionally to the Board of Trustees through its Audit and Compliance Committee, consistent with Board of Governors Regulation 4.003, the CCO provides strategic leadership in the development, implementation, and oversight of a comprehensive university-wide compliance and privacy program. This position ensures the university maintains a culture of compliance, ethical conduct, and risk awareness while fulfilling its academic and research mission.
Duties include:
Provides leadership in planning, designing, developing and continuously enhancing a comprehensive university-wide compliance program. Implements an enterprise risk management system (or other highly effective compliance system) for overseeing and monitoring university compliance and privacy efforts, prioritizing such efforts, performing gap assessments, and working with units to develop, review and enhance their policies, standards and procedures.
Provides leadership in coordinating the University-wide enterprise risk management and compliance activities, including the evaluation and monitoring of the University's operational and strategic enterprise risks. Ensures that the University and its employees are complying with domestic and international regulatory requirements as well as internal policies and procedures.
Monitors and evaluates specific compliance responsibilities and the overall effectiveness of the compliance program.
Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and evaluates and recommends the initiation of investigative procedures. Develops and oversees a system for handling of such violations.
Conducts and reports on compliance and ethics activities and inquiries free of any actual or perceived impairment to the independence of the Chief Compliance Officer, and maintains timely access to any records, data, and other information in the possession or control of the University, including information reported to the University's hotline, consistent with Board of Governors Regulation 4.003.
Initiates, manages and oversees unit compliance reviews to ensure compliance and ethics are adhered to across the University.
Monitors regulatory and legislative matters that affect the university's compliance-related program. Serves as a liaison with regulatory agencies as necessary. Stays current on new developments and research in the ethics and compliance arena. Leads and coordinates the regulatory change management processes.
Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and privacy risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provides general guidance on how address similar situations in the future.
Ensures proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized law enforcement agencies as appropriate and/or required.
Fosters a culture that promotes integrity and ethical behavior. Plans, designs, develops and directs a comprehensive university-wide compliance program to prevent, detect and respond appropriately to compliance-related responsibilities.
Provides guidance to senior leadership and the Board of Trustees on compliance and privacy matters. Monitors and reports results of university compliance and privacy-related activities to senior leadership and the Board of Trustees.
Establishes effective working relationships to build credibility with faculty and staff to facilitate a culture of ethics, integrity and compliance. Monitors the performance of the Compliance Program and privacy related activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness. Promotes activities to foster compliance and privacy awareness.
Collaborates with the Division of Human Resources in developing an effective compliance training program and privacy awareness, and oversees and ensures delivery of appropriate training and orientation to all new employees, as well as ongoing training for all faculty, staff, supervisors and leaders.
Oversees the University Compliance & Integrity Office, the Athletics Compliance Office, Health Affairs Compliance, the Disability Resource Center, the ADA office, and the University's Export Control program, including personnel management and development.
Serves as, or oversees, the University's designated ADA/Section 504 Coordinator function under and maintains published, prompt and equitable grievance procedures for disability accommodations.
Oversees the University's digital-accessibility compliance, including conformance of web content and mobile applications.
Identifies and assesses evolving risks and recommends mitigation strategies.
Mentors senior compliance leaders and drives professional development, succession planning, and alignment to enterprise standards.
Establishes and governs a global compliance framework, including policies, standards, and programs, supporting consistent application across University functions.
Oversees the University Reporting Hotline, triages reports and assigns to investigative units through completion. Recommends appropriate corrective action.
Partners with senior leadership, Legal, Risk, Audit, HR, Operations to ensure a coordinated approach to compliance and risk-based decision making.
Serves as the point-of-contact for the University's compliance with the Florida Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees.
Serves on University compliance-related, operational and academic committees and workgroups to provide a strategic compliance lens to discussions and decisions impacting all aspects of the University.
Chairs the University's Foreign Influence Taskforce, establishes subcommittees in response to identified risks, and serves as a point of contact for Foreign Influence issues and concerns, and ensures semi-annual reporting of foreign-source gifts and contracts valued at $50,000 or more, by January 31 and July 31 each year, in accordance with Board of Governors Regulation 9.012 and section 1010.25, Florida Statutes.
Co-chairs the Incident response team with the IT security officer, coordinating the University's response to data breaches and privacy concerns.
Oversees an effective compliance and privacy training and awareness program.
Performs related duties as required. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in an appropriate specialization and eight (8) to ten (10) years of experience; or a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate specialization and ten (10) years of experience.
Desired Qualifications
Master's or Juris Doctorate degree.
Leadership experience in higher education compliance at a large research university.
Compliance and/or Ethics Professional Certification.
Experience in leading organization-wide compliance initiatives.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in university environment or highly regulated industry with compliance program-related responsibilities and demonstrated track record of having increasing responsibilities. Demonstrated ability to advise executive leadership and governing board on enterprise-level compliance risks and metrics. Strategic planning capabilities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate complex compliance issues to faculty, staff, supervisors and/or university officials; proven education and training skills; and proven ability to collaborate with others to achieve goals. Organizational and follow-through abilities; ability to work well under pressure; and ability to lead and manage a team of compliance professionals.
Demonstrated ability to effectively design and implement compliance department operations; ability to de-construct complex legal requirements and create compliance policies and procedures that are clear, effective, and sustainable; and demonstrated knowledge/ability in compliance process improvement.
Working knowledge of laws and regulations impacting research, athletics, and health care and immigration compliance.
Expertise in laws and regulations impacting Privacy, (including HIPAA and FERPA), Foreign Influence, and Civil Rights Compliance, including the Americans with Disability Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Titles VI, VII, and IX, the Clery Act, export control, and the Florida Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees.
Experience overseeing a reporting hotline
Job Category
Administrative
Advertised Salary
Salary will be commensurate with education and experience
Work Schedule
Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM
Pre-Employment Requirements
Criminal Background Check
How To Apply
Prospective Employee
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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.
Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.
- Applications for this posting will be reviewed by July 31
Disclosures
Clery Notice
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the University Police department at Florida International University provides information on crimes statistics, crime prevention, law enforcement, crime reporting, and other related issues for the past three (3) calendar years. The FIU Annual Security report is available online at: https://police.fiu.edu/download/annual-security-fire-safety-report/.
To obtain a paper copy of the report, please visit the FIU Police Department located at 885 SW 109th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33199 (PG5 Market Station).
Pay Transparency
Florida International University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
Notice of Non-Discrimination
FIU is a State University System of Florida member, Equal Opportunity, Equal Access, and Affirmative Action Employer for individuals with disabilities and veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment decisions, programs, and events without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination, contact FIU's Office of Civil Rights at 305.348.2785 or email [email protected].
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Should you need an ADA accommodation to participate in a University event, program, or activity or need to request materials in an accessible format, please contact FIU's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at 305-348-2785 or [email protected]. All requests for ADA accommodation or accessible materials for this event must be submitted to OCR at least seven (7) business days prior to the event or at the earliest possible opportunity.
