Job Description

Leads and directs the day-to-day operations of the Augusta, Georgia Compliance Department with primary responsibility for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) and Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) Programs and services. Position will investigate and monitor matters relating to the department’s service areas and ensure compliance as required by policies and procedures adopted by Augusta Government or other relevant State and Federal laws and guidelines. Reporting to the Mayor and Commission, the Director will have budget responsibilities and supervise the daily work of others.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs the overall planning, operation and management of the Compliance Department’s programs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Local Small Business Opportunity Program, and Americans with Disabilities Act); Services and assigns resources, which includes planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, agreements, contracts, projects, processes, procedures, systems, standards, and /or service offerings; ensures compliance with Federal, State, and Local Laws, regulations, codes, and /or standards. Monitors proposed legislation and evaluates and communicates impact of regulatory changes to the Administrator and local and state elected officials.

• Oversees the County's Equal Employment Opportunity program: Supervises and/or conducts compliance audits, investigations arid allegations of unfair employment practices; makes appropriate recommendations to the Administrator and Commission. Monitors and enforces Augusta, Georgia's plan for equal opportunity in employment, promotion, recognition, etc. and ensures that each person regardless of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, marital status, genetic information, national origin, age, religion, disability and veteran's status has an equal

  opportunity for employment and promotion. Works with Directors, government employees, and agencies in all facets of EEO-related cases and report to the Mayor and Commission.

• Oversees the County's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program to include ensuring proper maintenance the DBE bidder's list for Department of Transportation, and other contracts as required by 49C.F.R. Part 26 Communicate with other Federal, State and Local Agencies as required.

• Administers the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities.

• Manages outreach and training efforts, including employee orientations, internal compliance training, vendor workshops, and coordination with federal, state, and local agencies. Provides guidance and technical assistance regarding compliance requirements.

• Supervises the collection and analysis of data sufficient to produce monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports relative to the assigned programs.

• Works with the Capital Projects, Procurement and other relevant functions to set contracting goals for project that meet the standard threshold according to policy to include those with subcontracting and/or supplier possibilities

• Supervises Compliance staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe work environment and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations. Develops and administers the department's budget; allocates resources; and approves expenditures

AS REQUIRED: Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Qualifications

Education: BA/BS degree in Business or Public Administration, Counseling or Psychology, or a JD Degree.

Experience: 7-10 years of work-related experience in business administration or public administration, legal/compliance, government contracting, and investigatory fields or related occupational fields. Local government experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Proven track record in managing people
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of state and federal laws and court actions relative to EEO, ADA and DBE programs
• Knowledge of delivering investigatory and compliance services in a diverse organization and environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, work with elected officials and with staff at all levels
• Strong communication skills
• Travel from office to other locations may be required on a regular basis

Certification: N/A

OTHER: Travel will be required from office to other locations.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

• Data Utilization Requires the ability to synthesize and integrate data for predicting, anticipating, and planning for future events impacting the organization. Includes determining strategic and tactical decisions at the highest organizational levels of authority and responsibility.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to apply principles of negotiation. Performs such in formal situations within the context of legal guidelines.
• Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize consulting and advisory data and information, as well as reference, descriptive and/or design data and information as applicable.
• Math: Requires the ability to perform calculations for essential job functions.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to implement both intellectual and practical relationships; involves responsibility for consideration and analysis of complex organizational problems of major conceptual functions.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization.
• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to perform sedentary to light work.
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate cues or signals.
• Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

This position does involve budgetary or financial approval responsibility.