Compliance Specialist II

City of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Department of Grants and Community Development is seeking a Compliance Specialist II. This role is responsible for providing updated grant guidance and regulations to staff and service providers, ensuring proper record keeping, and assisting in the development and implementation of policies and manuals. The position also involves providing technical assistance and training on compliance requirements and supporting the development of a programmatic training curriculum.

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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level