What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Specialist III position at Prince George's County, MD Government?
Nature and Variety of Work
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The Prince George’s County Office of Procurement is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Compliance Specialist III, grade G24, in the Compliance Unit.
About the Position
This is senior/lead level professional and analytical work developing and establishing quality assurance standards for the organization for the implementation of planned and systematic processes that provide confidence of a product or service's effectiveness. Incumbent plans, prepares, and implements work environment or product related audits, assessments, evaluations, reviews, testing, troubleshooting, policy creation and enforcement, reporting documentation, and reviews work of lower and peer level analysts. May lead subordinate staff in the implementation of quality assurance projects and programs. Work is performed under the general supervision of a higher level Quality Assurance Analyst or other designated supervisor. Work is evaluated in terms of analytical ability, accuracy, efficiency, completeness, and adherence to policies and procedures.
About the Agency
The Office of Procurement was launched on July 1, 2024, and comprises three main divisions: the Office of Accountability, Business Services, and Office of Administrative Services. These divisions will house critical functions including Contract Compliance, Contract Administration & Procurement, and Supplier Development & Diversity, formerly managed under the Office of Central Services. The Office of Procurement will help foster transparency and efficiency in our procurement process every day while also providing a high impact means to promote equity. Through the new Office of Procurement, small, local, and minority-owned businesses are supported, creating new opportunities for our residents to work in and improve the community where they live.
Examples of Work
- Leads subordinate staff in planning and implementing quality control activities.
- Evaluates products, services, applications, and/or systems under consideration for purchase to ensure quality compliance.
- Conducts audits of existing procedures, practices, and materials for compliance with current standards.
- Evaluates products, data, hardware, software, systems, vendors, environment, processes, projects, programs, or services.
- Submits detailed analysis reports of progress and improvements to a new project or existing administrative program.
- Ensures functional requirements, system compliance, end user requirements and technical specifications are met.
- Analyzes formal test results in order to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws.
- Presents test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management.
- Creates, reviews, and analyzes documentation and technical specifications to determine its intended functionality.
- Willingly and cooperatively performs tasks and duties which may not be specifically listed in the class specification or position description, but which are within the general occupational category and responsibility level typically associated with the employee's class of work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, business or public administration or a closely related field.
- Two (2) years' experience in managing product or service testing, monitoring service levels, inspections, benchmarking, creating metrics, evaluations, IV&V, quality reports, auditing, assessments, quality control activities, interfacing with configuration management, release management, troubleshooting, problem resolution, data or information analysis; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Three (3) years of experience managing and directing subordinate staff
- Seven (7) years of experience in the fields of contract compliance and procurement
- Five (5) years of experience in regulatory audits, inspections
EACH APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.
Additional Information
Job Location: 1400 McCormick Dr., Largo, Maryland 20774
Conditions of Employment: Upon selection, the candidate must:
- Meet all training and performance standards and demonstrate proficiency as required by the agency.
- Wear and use agency protective apparel and equipment in the performance of their assigned duties, if applicable.
- May be required to successfully pass preemployment checks which may include reference checks, background investigations, and drug screenings, where applicable.
- Essential employees are expected to report during standard or non-standard hours as operations necessitate, or during emergencies. Essential employees are expected to report or remain at work when other County employees are granted Administrative Leave.
ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
Eligibility to Work: Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to provide and verify authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov/E-Verify.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS: If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice. Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and/or union representative for their grievance procedure.
Prince George's County Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
General Plan Information:
The Prince George’s County benefits plan year is from January 1 to December 31.
A spouse (to include a same sex spouse) can be added to the health benefit plans. A marriage certificate and social security number is required to add a spouse.
Children under the age of 26 are eligible for coverage under the health benefit plans. This includes stepchildren and children of the same-sex spouse. A birth certificate(s) and social security number(s) is required to add a child(ren). If you are only adding the stepchildren or child(ren) of a same-sex spouse, you will need to submit a marriage certificate. You will also need to submit the birth certificate of the child(ren) and your spouse must be listed as a parent.
The premiums for health benefits are deducted on a pre-tax basis with the exception of Long-Term Disability, Extra Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits (Short-Term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Cancer Indemnity, Hospital Indemnity Protection, Accident Indemnity Plan, Supplemental Dental and Group Legal Services).
New employees must enroll in the County’s health benefit plans within thirty (30) days of the hire date.
The effective date of the health benefits coverage is the beginning of the month following a waiting period of forty-five (45) days from the date of hire.
After enrolling in the County’s benefit plans, employees may only make changes to the plans either during the open enrollment period, which occurs annually (usually each October), and/or during the year, due to a family status change (i.e., marriage, births, divorce and adoption).
Employee Benefits
Prince George’s County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:
For additional details, please visit: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/human-resources-management/employees/benefits
Prince George’s County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:
- Medical/Prescription/Dental/Vision Insurance Coverage (part time employees are eligible for medical insurance if they work 15 hours, per week)
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Long & Short-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Dependent Care Assistance Program
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Leave (Annual, Personal, & Sick)
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Retirement Benefits
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Employer Contribution Rate-11.71%
- Supplemental Pension Plan
- Employee Contribution Rate (Pre-Tax)-3.48%
- 457(b)
- 403(b)
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits
- Critical Illness
- Whole Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Legal Services
For additional details, please visit: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/human-resources-management/employees/benefits
