Senior Restricted Research Compliance Specialist

at  University of Cincinnati

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > http://bit.ly/UCEMPL
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 340,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”
With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion. The University’s overall regional economic impact exceeds $10.6 billion, paving the way for the future of Cincinnati.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Compliance or related field.
• Eight (8) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Four (4) years of experience in development of educational materials, policies, and procedures.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CONSIDERED

• Leadership experience.
• Mentoring experience.
• Teaching experience.
• Active understanding of academic institutions.
• Previous experience in academic environments.
• Legal literacy.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

• Analyze and communicate the interpretation and applications of laws and regulations to proactively identify and address issues that impact research, including, but not limited to, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulations and Sanctions; maintain current knowledge of ITAR, EAR and OFAC regulations, information, and best practices.
• Oversee the daily and weekly transactional requests, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Certification requests from UC’s International Services Office; oversee the development and implementation of enhanced international trade compliance policies and procedures; produce reports, correspondence, and other documentation for various export requests.
• Work with requestors and pertinent stakeholders to address any preliminary deficiencies identified in the requested documentation prior to submission; correspond with requesters to obtain the information necessary to perform an accurate assessment of the export control requirements for the requested activity; interact with investigators, faculty, students, and all levels of staff.
• Oversee the development of international trade and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) compliance training materials; oversee the reviews of proposals, awards, non-disclosure agreements, project scopes of work, and other relevant agreements and activities to determine export control applicability; oversee the evaluation of restricted party screenings.
• Facilitate the implementation of relevant export control and/or CUI information and ensure timely export compliance solutions; validate export classification of items on campus (e.g. purchased, developed, etc.); conduct on-site audits and audits of internal records and processes; identify strategic evolutions to improve databases, spreadsheets, documentation, and records system to ensure accurate compliance with recordkeeping requirements; participate in trade compliance seminars, conferences, and training.
• Draft and maintain standard operating procedures for compliance in offices involved in export, travel matters, CUI compliance, and research data protection.
• Review data protection requirements and collaborate with technology services to assist faculty. Assist with research-related security reviews in collaboration with the Office of Information Security.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.