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Access and Disability Compliance

The Access and Disability Compliance Manager ensures University-wide American with Disabilities Act, as amended, and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 compliance. Responsibilities include providing consultation and advice; conducting investigations and negotiating resolutions; coordinating and directing reasonable accommodations; developing and conducting training; developing and maintaining collaborative relationships; training and supervising personnel.

• Serve as an Americans with Disability Act (ADA), as amended, and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 compliance officer; provide consultation and advice to University leadership, managers, Human Resources staff, facilities and operations, and other internal partners
• Coordinate and direct the reasonable accommodation process for faculty and staff; instruct and direct managers regarding reasonable accommodation responsibilities, including modification or adjustments to job related activities, employment practices, and work environment
• Review and process informal, internal, and external inquiries; conduct investigations; facilitate, mediate, and negotiate resolutions; prepare and submit reports; maintain documentation
• Prepare University personnel for external compliance audits, inspections, inquiries; identify areas of concern, make recommendations, provide advice; function as liaison with external agencies; coordinate University response
• Design, develop, deliver and evaluate disability and compliance training and workshops
• Maintain awareness of statutory and regulatory changes; disseminate information
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationship with federal, state, and local partners
• Hire, train, coach, supervise, and evaluate employees; identify and provide professional development opportunities

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00