COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR

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GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Summary:
The Compliance Administrator at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities is a supervisory position that serves as the facility's subject matter expert on all compliance and accreditation issues. Develops, maintains, and revises all assessment instruments to monitor the success of a facility's compliance activities. Develops reports for management regarding the facility's compliance and accreditation areas. Recommends process improvements, as necessary. Solely accountable for communicating rules, regulations, and guidelines to all impacted areas throughout the facility. May be assigned to projects that may impact the region or organization. This position also serves as the facility's liaison regarding the interpretation of all compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines. Finally, this position acts on behalf of the organization when compliance and accreditation audits occur.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Compliance Administrator reviews and assesses all functional areas within the facility to identify compliance issues. Documents reviews through formalized reports with an assessment of the issues and recommendations for improvement.
• Develops effective instruments to determine whether departments are in compliance.
• The Compliance Administrator meets with department managers to determine whether the area is in compliance with the organization, contracting client, or outside party. When non-compliant, partners with department managers to develop strategies to gain compliance.
• Serves as the facility's subject matter expert in the area of interpreting the compliance and accreditation criteria based on organization, contracting client, or outside party requirements. The Compliance Administrator validates that the facility's policies and procedures are in compliance with organizational, contracting clients, or outside party's guidelines.
• Performs facility level operational reviews and audits of all functional areas as required by a published schedule, accurately reporting any findings of noncompliance, and recommending appropriate corrective actions.
• Collects and reports to a compliance or accreditation party.
• Serves as the facility's liaison to the organization, contracting client, or other outside party to ensure that all inquiries are responded to in a timely manner. Ensures effective working relationships with a variety of employees, contracting agents and the general public.
• Presents information on compliance and accreditation issues to the facility.
• Ensures the effective implementation of the organization's Quality Control Program (QCP).
• Supervises the Compliance Auditors.
• Analyzes departmental operations and develops action plans to improve service delivery systems.
• Maintains all database and paper documentation on the facility's compliance and accreditation programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field along with three (3) year experience in a corrections, law enforcement, or related capacity. Experience needs to demonstrate an understanding of the facility's operations while being able to compare them to organizational, contracting client, and other outside party's compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines. (A high school diploma or GED with five (5) years of progressive experience in corrections, law enforcement or related fields may be substituted based on management's discretion.)
• Experience in compliance, accreditation, and quality management is highly desirable.
• Above average verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels of the facility. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation.
• May be required to travel.
• Supervisory experience is highly desirable.
• Must be able to evaluate compliance with regulations, accreditation policies and procedures by reviewing and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation; recommending opportunities to strengthen the internal control processes.
• Ability to apply compliance and accreditation requirements to facility's operational processes.
• Ability to write reports and summaries in a cohesive and concise manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with employees and/or outside parties in a professional manner. Previous experience in giving presentations/trainings preferred.
• Must be able to effectively maintain databases of information related to the facility's compliance and accreditation processes.
• Must be able to prepare for audits by researching materials, formulating a plan of action.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

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