Vice President, Agency Compliance - Office of General Council

Camba • Brooklyn, NY

17d • $120,000 - $135,000

About The Position

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports, they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today. Program Overview This position sits within the Agency’s Office of General Counsel, with at least monthly direct reporting to the Agency’s CEO/President, and quarterly reporting to the Compliance Committee of the Agency’s Board of Directors, with regard to agencywide risk assessment matters. Position: Vice President, Agency Compliance Reports To: Chief Legal Officer Location: 20 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11226 What The Vice President, Agency Compliance Does: The person filling this position is expected to ensure appropriate and effective monitoring of existing procedures of program operations and delivery of services from both legal and regulatory compliance and quality assurance frameworks. This includes but is not limited to, collaborating with all levels of management and documenting program compliance and effectiveness, and initiating an agencywide risk assessment and quality improvement plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in public health, public administration, human services, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience relating to quality assurance and regulatory compliance in human services environments.
• Exceptional organizational skills and keen attention to detail and accuracy with an ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work, manage timelines, and report on activities.
• Strong presentation and report creation experience.
• Ability to provide effective resolutions for complex issues.
• Demonstrated track record of effective interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Advanced software skills, including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Forms and Visio.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in public health, public administration, human services, or a related field.
• Experience working in or with non-profit organizations, and/or city or state entities.

Responsibilities

• Quality & Regulatory Management Conduct internal program audits and risk assessments to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and assist in establishing methods to improve program’s efficiency and quality of services, as well as reduce vulnerability to fraud, waste and abuse.
• Ensure funder and/or oversight entity program operational requirements are adhered to and collaborate with management on the provision of quality services.
• Conduct site visits and workshops, which may include observing staff interaction with participants such as intakes, service plan creation, and reviewing case files for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Record, aggregate, analyze and report results of program activity audits, identifying trends and root causes, and making recommendations for program or performance improvements.
• Identify gaps in program and staff performance and recommend, develop and/or conduct staff training to cure deficiencies and reiterate standards and enhance service practices.
• Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and/or Desk Guides for new and existing programs as needed.
• Assist with external audits conducted by funders and third-party auditors.
• Report, escalate and/or investigate matters related to the program compliance, independent of any program interest in protecting its billing outcomes, including designing and coordinating internal investigations, and documenting, reporting, coordinating and pursuing any resulting correction action.
• Meet with the senior staff of programs under review to discuss any findings and implement changes and work collaboratively with program department management, external agencies and stakeholders to support compliance efforts and monitor remediation (Corrective Action) activities.
• Reporting & General Administration Develop and maintain an annual report that provides an agency wide risk assessment, in at least general terms, as well as a thorough description of CAMBA’s Quality Assurance activities with an established Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) model.
• Develop and implement quality assurance tools to measure and assess the impact of systems, policies and protocols on operational efficiencies and program effectiveness.
• Prepare monthly and/or quarterly reports as appropriate for Senior Leadership and regulatory bodies.
• Report directly on a regular basis but no less frequently than quarterly to CAMBA’s board-level Compliance Committee, including to CAMBA’s CEO/President and the Board Member Compliance Committee Chair.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Communicate with peers on agency-wide issues and best practices.
• Lead and/or participate in special projects related to areas of oversight as needed.
• Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all weekly/monthly/quarterly/semester/annual reports and statistical information required for each department as needed for both CAMBA Executive Staff and funders.
• Build (and encourage staff in building) open, honest, trustworthy relationships with referral sources, clients, staff, peers, funders, outside agencies, and the community.
• Confer with Chief Legal Officer and CEO/President, as well as CAMBA Executive/Leadership Staff for programs and departments under review, as needed regarding legal and regulatory compliance and quality assurance matters.
• Immediately reports to immediate supervisor and/or other appropriate CAMBA Executive Staff as needed regarding any monitoring visits, funder events, other significant events, and any incident that might subject CAMBA to liability.
• Comply with all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of CAMBA proprietary information, client and staff personal identifiable information (PII) and personal health information (PHI).
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees