Compliance Specialist II

City of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Atlanta seeks a Compliance Specialist II in the Department of Grants and Community Development to oversee federal grant programs and ensure regulatory adherence.

Responsibilities include updating staff on grants guidance, maintaining records, supporting programmatic policies, and providing training on compliance requirements for staff and service providers, with a salary range of $68,500 to $71,500 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 3–5 years in government entitlement programs.
• Master’s degree preferred in related field.
• Experience with federal grants management and mortgage underwriting.
• Experience with Section 8 and program compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide staff and service providers with updated grant guidance and regulations.
• Ensure proper record-keeping of notices, policy alerts, and guidance.
• Assist with the development and implementation of programmatic and fiscal policies, guides, and manuals.
• Provide technical assistance and training on compliance requirements for staff and service providers.
• Support the development of a programmatic training curriculum for staff and service providers.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Grant management

Training & development

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

HUD IDIS

HUD DRGR

HMIS

ATLCloud (Oracle)

Office 365 – Teams/SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

Department of Grants and Community Development

Compliance Specialist II

Posting Expires: September 1, 2026

Salary Range: $68,500 - $71,500/annually

Compliance Specialist General Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide staff and service providers with updated grant guidance and regulations


• Ensure proper record keeping of notices, policy alerts, and guidance


• Assist with the development and implementation of programmatic and fiscal policies, guides, and manuals


• Provide technical assistance and training on compliance requirements for staff and service providers


• Support the development of a programmatic training curriculum for staff and service providers

Responsibilities

Competitive Compliance and Section 8

• Provide staff and service providers with updated federal guidance and regulations


• Ensure proper record-keeping of federal notices, policy alerts, and guidance


• Support the development of a training curriculum for staff and service providers


• Research competitive grants for city departments on grant sites such as grants.gov, grantsolutions.com, justgrants.gov, etc.


• Maintain metrics of competitive grant applications shared with city departments, applied for, and awarded for quarterly tracking purposes


• Provide writing support for departments when requested


• Maintain grant portfolio and participate in grant writing for department needs


• Assist the section 8 team with writing needs


• Assist section 8 by completing EIV and LSO checks


• Communicates changes to regulations, best practices, notices, etc., promptly to management and all impacted parties


• Schedule and complete annual recertifications for Mod Rehab tenants


• Coordinate with property managers to ensure accurate lease end dates


• Maintains Mod Rehab wait lists for all properties


• Share with tenants opportunities to increase income


• Communicates changes to regulations, best practices, notices, etc., promptly to management and all impacted parties

Qualifications

Training and Development Expectations

• Department Policies and Processes


• Program Specific Curriculums (based upon responsible programs)


• HOPWA


• CDBG


• ESG


• HOME

System Access Expectations

• ATLCloud (Oracle)


• HUD IDIS


• HUD DRGR


• HUD Exchange Account


• HMIS


• Office 365 – Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field


• Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with government entitlement programs and mortgage underwriting experience, loan servicing and intake, credit counseling, banking, and federal program management experience


• A degree can be substituted with relevant work experience in federal program management, mortgage underwriting experience, loan servicing and intake, credit counseling, banking, and federal program management experience.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in a related field


• At least three years of direct experience in federal grants management related to HOPWA, HOME, ESG, CDBG, Section 8 Moderate Rehab, underwriting, and fiscal management.

Essential Capabilities & Work Environment

Physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are required to perform the job successfully under typical environmental conditions associated with employment.

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