Assistant Director of Compliance, Compliance Division W1828
About The Position
The Assistant Director of Compliance reports to the Director of Compliance and supports the leadership, coordination, and advancement of the Virginia Department of Social Services’ enterprise compliance and risk management functions in alignment with the agency’s mission, priorities, and programs. The role partners with the Director to advance the Compliance Division’s vision and long-term direction and contributes to legislative, budgetary, operational, and workforce functions that promote compliance, performance excellence, culture leadership, and responsible stewardship of resources. The Assistant Director helps coordinate compliance functions including administrative hearings, quality control, fraud management, subrecipient monitoring, FOIA, and related operational areas. The position supports effective working relationships with program divisions, local departments of social services, and state and federal oversight entities, promoting a collaborative, consistent, and timely approach to compliance matters. The Assistant Director monitors trends, data, and issues across compliance functions, identifies risks or recurring concerns, and elevates them to the Director with recommended solutions. The role also contributes to processes, internal controls, and expectations that support consistent policy application, timely resolution of compliance matters, and readiness for external review.
Requirements
- Understanding of foundational principles of internal controls, risk identification, documentation standards, and quality assurance practices.
- Familiarity with how audits, monitoring activities, or reviews are conducted and how organizations prepare for them.
- General knowledge of public sector operations and the roles of state agencies, local partners, and federal oversight entities.
- Understanding of confidentiality requirements, ethical standards, and professional conduct expectations in government or regulated environments.
- Awareness of how data, trends, and performance metrics are used to inform compliance decisions and operational improvements.
- Skill in supervision and oversight of direct reports.
- Skill in analyzing operational information, identifying patterns or risks, and summarizing findings clearly and actionably.
- Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams by organizing information, tracking deadlines, and ensuring timely follow-through across teams or projects.
Nice To Haves
- Professional certification in compliance, auditing, program integrity, or ethics.
Responsibilities
- Support leadership, coordination, and advancement of the agency’s enterprise compliance and risk management functions.
- Partner with the Director of Compliance to advance the Compliance Division’s vision and long-term direction.
- Contribute to the division’s legislative, budgetary, operational, and workforce functions.
- Coordinate work across administrative hearings, quality control, fraud management, subrecipient monitoring, FOIA, and related operational areas.
- Support effective working relationships with program divisions, local departments of social services, and state and federal oversight entities.
- Promote a collaborative, consistent, and timely approach to compliance matters across internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitor trends, data, and issues across compliance functions to identify risks and recurring concerns.
- Elevate identified risks or recurring concerns to the Director with recommended solutions.
- Contribute to establishing processes, internal controls, and expectations that support consistent policy application, timely resolution of compliance matters, and readiness for external review.
- Supervise and oversee direct reports.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- State-funded short- and long-term disability
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Tuition assistance
- Free wellness programs
- State retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings, including employer matching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
