Compliance Specialist - Saint Paul, United States - City of Saint Paul, MN

Description

The Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) serves Saint Paul residents and businesses by advancing justice and equity through education, advocacy, and enforcement.

The Department of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity is composed of several divisions that perform a diverse array of functions.

• Contract Compliance and Business Development
• Human Rights
• Labor Standards Enforcement and Education
• Procurement (Contract & Analysis Services)

This position will be assigned to the CERT program, the Central Certification (CERT) Program is a certification program recognized by Hennepin County, Ramsey County, the City of Minneapolis, and the City of Saint Paul.

The CERT Program certifies small businesses, including small Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and small Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE). The CERT Program also certifies Emerging Small Business Enterprises (ESBE), which are a subset of the small business marketplace. Primary duties will include reviewing certification applications, processing certifications, communicating with vendors, and running reports.

This position performs entry level professional work assisting administration with one or more civil rights and economic justice programs: Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, Vendor Outreach Program, CERT certification, HUD Section 3, City prevailing wage compliance (Little Davis Bacon), federal Davis Bacon, living wage, for the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) Department.

Responds to requests and provides program information to external customers for certification and vendor registration processes, including CERT certification, and HUD Section 3 certification.

Assists internal City departments on related compliance processes. Conducts routine to moderately complex document reviews and monitors projects for the assigned equity program. Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

This position is grant-funded and expected to end in April of 2025, with the possibility for extension.

The City of Saint Paul offers an excellent benefits package including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid time off.

Essential Functions are the functions that the individual holding the position must be able to perform unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation.

The Essential Functions for this position are identified in the Supplemental Information section of the Compliance Specialist Job Description.

The City of Saint Paul's mission is to integrate equity and inclusion into how we approach all our work.

Our vision is to be committed to building an equitable and inclusive city that will shift culture in city processes and policies, eliminate structural inequities, and ensure timely and relevant access to services, resources, support, and opportunity to every person in Saint Paul.

A Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Business Administration, Law, Socio-Economic fields, or a related field.

OR

An Associate's Degree in one of the above fields or two years of relevant college coursework; AND two years of progressively responsible experience in two or more of the following areas: vendor outreach, small business consulting, labor standards enforcement, Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, prevailing wage compliance, contract compliance, civil rights, or work with diverse communities.

Professional experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis. A combination of education and experience must total four years or more.

• Submit a City of Saint Paul online application, including answers to the Supplemental Questionnaire.
• Upload or submit the following required document via the online application system, mail, in person, email, or fax. (Zip files and web links will not be accepted. Each uploaded attachment is limited to 10MB.)
• A resume

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Provisional Employment:
This posting is open to anyone who meets the position requirements.

Provisional employees are not certified employees, but are eligible to receive benefits on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

Selection Process:

Applicants who meet the criteria and requirements stated on the job posting will be placed on a hiring list for consideration.

Hiring Managers may interview/hire anyone from the list.

Final Selection Process:

You will be notified if you are invited to participate in the final selection process which may include an interview, job simulation, work sample submission, or other evaluation method.

Condition of Employment:

This position may a background check which may include criminal history, and employment history as a condition of employment.

Candidates will be required to submit proof of education to Human Resources upon conditional job offer. The City of Saint Paul encourages individuals to apply for positions regardless of criminal history.


Human Resources Contact Information:
Ellen Friedman at

200 City Hall Annex

25 West Fourth Street

Saint Paul, MN 55102


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The City of Saint Paul is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Veterans, women, persons of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.