Contract Compliance Manager - STOP Area 5

Amity Foundation•Los Angeles, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Amity Foundation, an internationally acclaimed teaching and therapeutic community, is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn, and join our community as a Contract Compliance Manager. This groundbreaking opportunity will allow you to work with prison programs, helping the re-entry population, and enhance your training and experience in the field. Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust, where new values can be formed, responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development, implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building. Our core values are Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, and Renewal.

Requirements

Minimum (2) year AA degree (or higher) and two (2) years of administrative quality assurance/improvement related experience, OR a Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent and four (4) years’ experience administrative quality assurance/improvement related experience
Highly competent in organizational leadership and contract compliance.
Ability to integrate, disseminate, and implement requirements, reporting timeframes and/or procedure changes.
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in the community and within the organization.
Ability to integrate budgetary and service utilization data, to forecast expenditures, and respond to ensure both effective provider utilization and budget compliance.
Ability to multi-task, identify problems, provide recommendations to management teams, and implement any applicable systems.
Ability to integrate and align subcontractor interests and funding limitations.
Ability to work constructively with diverse people and with parties that may have divergent perspectives and interests.
Ability to clearly express concepts and direction, both orally and in writing, and to prepare complex reports, policies, and procedures.
COVID-19 vaccination required (exceptions for medical and religious accommodations).

Nice To Haves

Operational and organizational experience or similar experience.
Experience working in a substance abuse program with criminal justice offenders.

Responsibilities

Develop a network of subcontracted Grantees.
Monitor subcontracted Grantees and activities to ensure compliance with administrative and fiscal regulations in accordance with contract provisions.
Ensure Grantees design, develop, and implement programs that are evidence-based, gender-responsive, trauma-informed, culturally competent, family-focused, and strength-based, while utilizing motivational interviewing techniques.
Work with a network of community-based organizations to establish ongoing quality assurance monitoring processes and reviews (CAN’s and/or PIP’s).
Conduct site visits and review site monitoring tools of Grantees, and supervise the implementation of corrective action notices to ensure high-quality services are provided under CFCI Grants.
Provide guidance for the JCOD management team on matters relating to contract compliance.
Develop, initiate, maintain, and revise policies and procedures/obtain Amity management policy and procedure approval for the general operation of the compliance program.
Respond to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, and standards of conduct by initiating investigative strategies with guidance from the JCOD and management team.
Report on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Project Director and senior management informed on the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
Maintain collaborative relationships with Amity Departments and Community Partners.
Ensure all contract and compliance requirements are being followed and implemented by Amity Foundation and Grantees.
Prepare and maintain all compliance folders related to Grantees' performance, CAN’s, PIP’s, and terminations.
Plan, organize, and implement effective training and technical assistance series (webinars or in-person) for Stop Area 5 subrecipients on a variety of topics, which may include but is not limited to contract compliance, fidelity to modality services, how to address and enter data for reporting, developing pre- and post-surveys, hiring and background checks, financial documentation, writing and implementing COVID policies, how to manage a budget, IT infrastructure and security, quarterly reporting, milestone adjustment, how to request a budget amendment, assessment tools such as tracking stories, public relations, publicity, board development, measuring success, contract review, policies and procedures resources, personnel practices, OMB Circulars, audit preparation, HIPAA, and FERPA.
Supervise and monitor a team of Quality Assurance Specialists.