Contract Compliance Officer

at  City of Minneapolis

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Conduct desk audit reviews and on site investigation of contractors’ compliance with Chapter 139.50 of the Ordinances, 423 of the code Ordinances and chapter 24 of the code of Ordinances and applicable equal employment opportunity regulations within the geographic area of the City of Minneapolis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree with course work in equal opportunity and affirmative action history, legislation, statistics, human relations, personnel and/or business administration or equivalent.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

Two years experience performing directly related duties in the Civil Rights field.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of EEO, Affirmative Action and laws on prevailing wages.

• Considerable knowledge of all Federal, State and Local laws regulating funding and

  grants.

• Knowledge of Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance and State and Federal discrimination

  laws.

• Knowledge of current developments in equal employment opportunity laws and applicable

  disciplines.

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• Good knowledge of investigative techniques and data compilation and evaluation.

As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose—serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.
The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

BENEFITS SUMMARY

Our employees enjoy competitive salaries and generous benefits. We pride ourselves on a comprehensive benefits program that supports employees’ health and financial well-being. Programs, resources, and benefit eligibility varies based on position, average hours worked, location and length of service. For detailed benefits information, please visit the benefits page.

• Conduct compliance reviews, pre and post award reviews, prevailing wage reviews and compliant investigations.
• Identify systemic discrimination where it exists in contractor’s organizations based on facts developed through reviews and investigations and develop applicable standards of proof.
• Certify small businesses according to rules, regulations and ordinances.
• Identify and define prevailing wage disparities based on facts developed through review of certified payrolls and in person investigations. Fashion remedies designed to eliminate such disparities.
• Identify and define losses due to discrimination and develop remedies.
• Monitor reports and/or other activities of contractors to ensure compliance with terms of conciliation agreements, letters of commitment, consent decrees and/or other contractor commitments.
• Provide technical assistance in developing acceptable affirmative action programs to contractors with large or complex operations. • Locate, analyze and develop EEO and workforce data for application in conducting compliance reviews and complaint investigation.
• Maintain current knowledge of developments in equal employment opportunity law and applicable disciplines, as well as social and economic characteristics of the relevant labor areas as they relate to employment, organizations and other sources in the labor market.
• Maintain current knowledge of developments in the business arena using market trends, labor market statistics, expanding and contracting markets, etc. to conduct comparative analysis of businesses within various industries.
• Establish and maintain contacts with minority, women, handicapped and veteran’s interest groups, community organizations, job training and development organizations and trade and business organizations to obtain information on employment trends and equal opportunity problems.
  WORKING CONDITIONS: Office and construction project sites.