School Compliance Analyst, School of Education

About the role

The School Compliance Analyst works under a specific school's direction to complete required documentation for both state-based approval agencies and programmatic accreditors. The analyst works with academic and school personnel to ensure reports required by external regulators (e.g., self-studies, annual reports, ad hoc reports) are accurately completed.

Responsibilities

• Develops and updates policies and procedures to ensure compliance with external laws and regulations.
• Investigates complaints or allegations of non-compliance, suggesting steps to address and prevent future violations.
• Prepares annual and ad hoc reports to maintain programmatic authorization including completing documentation to obtain approval by states' programmatic approving agencies (e.g., boards, departments, commissions).
• Evaluates planned or implemented changes in the standards and requirements of local, state, regional, and/or national approval agencies.
• Works with internal stakeholders to obtain, compile, and maintain data required to complete external reports.
• Produces high-quality work on short deadlines.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a writing-intensive field (e.g., communication, English, history) from an accredited college/university or equivalent
• Five (5) years of related experience in higher education compliance, accreditation, or quality assurance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in a writing-intensive field (e.g., communication, English, history) from an accredited college/university
• Knowledge of programmatic approval procedures in four or more jurisdictions
• Prior training as a quality examiner (Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award preferred)
• Bi-lingual (writing and speaking)

Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of authorization, accreditation, and professional licensure in higher education.
• Technological competence with MS Office Suite, Salesforce and Smartsheet.
• Interpersonal relationship skills (social-emotional intelligence) of confidence, focus, ethics, and accountability as demonstrated by checks with multiple layers of references.
• Ability to synthesize and communicate complex analyses and discussions into written documentation.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple competing projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical, writing, and problem-solving skills.
• Sensitivity to and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Pay

Grade: Professional 306 Pay Range: $62,100.00 - $93,200.00

Schedule

• Full-time regular position (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours)
• Occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.

Benefits

• Eligible for bonuses
• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• Legal and identity theft coverage
• Retirement savings plan
• Wellbeing program
• Discounted WGU tuition
• Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

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