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Showcase your analytical talents to serve as the County’s Ethics & Compliance Officer. In this role, you are the internal control point for ethics and improprieties, allegations, complaints, and conflicts of interest providing leadership and advice on governance issues. Lead and manage the Ethics & Compliance program in sustaining a culture of ethical, statutory, regulatory and policy compliance.

County Administration

Promptly conduct investigations pursuant to complaints and allegations of ethical wrongdoing or conflicts of interest; work with legal counsel and the appropriate directors and managers for investigation and to develop and implement corrective actions and resolutions; prepare written investigative reports as necessary and provide to County Administration.
Consult with the Office of the County Attorney, Clerk of Circuit Court, Internal Audit Office of the Inspector General, and Sheriff’s Office as needed to resolve complex legal compliance issues.
Develop and maintain confidential procedures for the handling and processing of questions, complaints and allegations.
Take a proactive role to resolve potential audit issues.
Identify potential areas of ethics or compliance risk within the organization; work with the appropriate directors and managers to develop and implement corrective action.
Assess and respond to Ethics & Compliance helpline.
Conduct administrative inquiries relating to ethics and compliance issues through referrals from the Fraud Hotline, County Administrator request or other methods of notice.
Provide reports and measurements on a regular basis or as directed to keep County Administration and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts. Ensure proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized enforcement agencies.
Manage proactive assessments of ethics awareness, risk prevention, detection, and mitigation activities in area of responsibility; oversees financial, compliance, operational and performance audits; reviews audit findings and ensures appropriate controls are established and implemented.

Human Resources

Develop, update and maintain policies and procedures for the Ethics and Compliance program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct and to ensure continued applicability and relevance.
Formulate, interpret and review internal processes to ensure compliance to business plans, policies and procedures, regulations, laws, directives and audit recommendations (including but not limited to ordinances and resolutions) and are consistent with the county’s goals, mission and vision.
Serve as county’s ADA coordinator (Title II), financial disclosure coordinator (through the Florida Commission on Ethics), and civil rights coordinator (Title VI). Ensure compliance with all related state and federal laws. Update all related polices and published materials.
Maintain list of ADA liaisons from each department. Provide support to ADA liaisons and presents training at designated intervals to ensure their ability and willingness to serve as department resources.
Develop effective ethics and compliance training programs, including appropriate training for new employees as well as ongoing training for employees and managers. Disseminate information to, and educate, employees regarding a broad spectrum of compliance-related issues. Conduct ethical decision-making training for senior management on ethics issues and avoiding conflicts of interest.
Monitor and coordinate compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and identify trends.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM

About You
Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business, Finance, Planning or job-related field AND five (5) years of professional job-related experience.
Master’s degree preferred and can count for one year of experience.
OR Nine (9) years professional job-related experience in management of technical projects/programs and strategic planning may substitute for the required education.

Preferred Qualifications:

Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) certification

About Everything Else
Pay: $100,000.00 - $108,000.00, based on your experience

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)
2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)

Benefits:

Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​
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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

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