Compliance Specialist-Intermediate Professional (Hybrid, 2 vacancies)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Acquisition Compliance Specialist is responsible for providing support for the organization's acquisition/procurement compliance program(s) to ensure adherence to federal and state laws, organizational policies, University System of GA policies, and federal contractual requirements. This role will work to ensure GTRI is in line with the GTRI Supply Chain Risk Management Plan. This includes providing risk assessments, tracking and resolving compliance-related concerns, interpreting legal guidance, and assisting in developing/implementing policies, procedures, and training.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Organizational leadership, project stakeholders, faculty and staff, and ethics and compliance teams

This position typically will advise and counsel: Organizational leadership, project stakeholders, faculty and staff

This position will supervise: N/A

Job Duty 1 -
Provide risk analysis and support for complex research and development projects to ensure compliance with federal, state, and organizational regulations

Job Duty 2 -
Assess and implement risk mitigation strategies and process improvements to compliance activities

Job Duty 3 -
Collaborate closely with unit leadership and operational/project teams to resolve compliance issues

Job Duty 4 -
Document activities or processes to track compliance of organizational processes or functions; identify gaps in documentation, or potential areas of non-compliance, and suggest resolutions

Job Duty 5 -
Conduct moderately complex audits; prepare reports summarizing audit findings, and make suggestions to management for resolution; interface with external stakeholders, as required

Job Duty 6 -
Contribute to ongoing development of compliance policies, programs, and stakeholder training

Job Duty 7 -
Track and interpret updates in policies, laws, or regulations impacting the organization, and provide suggestions to operational and project leadership to ensure compliance

Job Duty 8 -
Monitor the acquisition process from initiation until close out

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Two or more years of job-related experience

Preferred Education:

Master's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, STEM or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;

Preferred Skills/Experience:

Customer Service, Effective organizational skills, project management skills, organizational skills, presentation skills, written and verbal communication skills, soft skills, computer skills, critical thinking skills, time management skills, and problem solving and risk management skills, risk mitigation skills.

Knowledge or purchasing, sales, logistics activities or any additional transferable knowledge

Knowledge of state purchasing regulations. Knowledge of Workday or similar ERP system

ABILITIES
Requires the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; think critically; and solve moderately complex problems, applying organizational policies and state/federal regulatory guidance

KNOWLEDGE
Requires knowledge of applicable guidelines and governmental regulations

SKILLS
Requires strong skills in customer service and communication (verbal and written), organization, and project management

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position may have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Grade A9

Anticipated annual salary: $63,303 - $74,697 commensurate with qualifications

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening