Legal Compliance Consultant

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Indiana University seeks a qualified Environmental Health & Safety professional to manage compliance initiatives across IU campuses. The role focuses on USDA permit compliance, audits, risk assessments, and training to ensure regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities include developing project plans, researching enforcement actions, and communicating regulatory changes to stakeholders. A Bachelor's in a life or physical science is required, with 2+ years in compliance or regulatory coordination and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (life/physical science, safety-related or related field).
• 2 years of program/project coordination experience in a compliance/regulatory setting.
• Experience with USDA permits/permitting is preferred.
• Experience in a university setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and coordinates university compliance initiatives on all IU campuses.
• Performs enterprise compliance audits/assessments and prepares risk analyses and reports.
• Researches enforcement activities and communicates impact to the university.
• Contributes to development and implementation of project plans compliant with regulations.
• Designs and delivers compliance training to IU constituents across campuses.

Skills

Compliance coordination

Project management

Regulatory research

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Quality focus

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in life/physical science or safety-related field

Advanced degree

Job description

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY (UA-ENHS-IUINA)

Indiana University Environmental Health and Safety (IUEHS) works to ensure that all our campuses are safe and healthy places to live, study, work, and visit. We develop, implement, and operate comprehensive programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as university policies.

All tasks identified below are focused on USDA permit compliance activities.

General Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and coordinates university compliance initiatives on all IU campuses.
• Performs enterprise compliance audits/assessments, prepares risk and data analysis, conducts research and creates reports related to enterprise level compliance activities; identifies and collects information regarding compliance-related activities, performs analysis regarding the effectiveness of such activities, and prepares metrics and other evaluation measures.
• Researches current enforcement activities involving higher education institutions and supports compliance community by assessing, determining, and communicating impact to the university.
• Contributes to the development, management and implementation of project plans consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local regulations and statutes, as well as compliance policies of the university and its affiliates.
• Researches, designs, develops, and delivers compliance training to constituents across all campuses of the university.
• Drafts and facilitates communications to regulatory and compliance stakeholders on all IU campuses regarding institutional compliance activities, policies & procedures, updates to applicable regulations and changes to operations and actions.
• Regularly researches and identifies best practices as related to enterprise compliance and provides recommendations and communicates findings appropriately.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in life of physical science, safety-related discipline or related field)

Preferred

• Advanced degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of program/project coordination that includes experience with project management in a compliance or regulatory setting

Preferred

• Experience with USDA permits/permitting
• Experience in a university setting

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. This position requires effective communication and the ability to navigate laboratory settings where biological, chemical, physical, and radiological hazards may be present. This position has responsibilities for the northern region of Indiana. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Up to $92,000 per year

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Legal, Safety, & Protection

Job Family: Legal Compliance

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, containing policy statements, crime and fire statistics for all Indiana University campuses, is available online. You may also request a physical copy by emailing IU Public Safety at [e-mail] or by visiting IUPD.

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