Compliance Director/Associate General Counsel (Fairbanks, AK)

Overview:

 

Doyon, Limited's mission is to continually enhance our position as a financially strong Native corporation to promote the economic and social well-being of our 20,000+ shareholders. We provide exceptional career opportunities for individuals who value professionalism, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. We understand the importance of treating our employees well and the impact motivated employees have in helping us succeed in our vision to be the leader in all we do.

 

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE: 

Doyon, Limited offers a highly competitive benefits package that make up a significant portion of an employee's total compensation. Eligible employees may participate in the following benefits (these details are for informational purposes only and are subject to any policy or plan changes):

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Plan & Employer Match
• Profit sharing
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance

JOB SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the General Counsel, the Compliance Director/Associate General Counsel is responsible for the strategic management and operational leadership of Doyon’s compliance, ethics, and records management programs, while serving as legal counsel on personnel, human relations, labor relations, employment law, and related corporate matters. This position will provide advice and consultation on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure proper evaluation, investigation and resolution. The Compliance Director/Associate General Counsel will collaborate with corporate management to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; and will be responsible for the development and management of compliance effectiveness, tracking and reporting. This position will also provide legal services to Doyon, Limited and its subsidiaries with an emphasis on personnel and human relations issues.

 

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 

COMPLIANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT

• Promote Doyon’s culture of integrity that encourages ethical conduct
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for Doyon’s compliance program
• Direct and manage compliance activities related ethics, conflict of interest, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with business leaders to identify, assess and prioritize compliance risks and develop recommendations for risk reduction
• Design, implement, and maintain, policies, procedures and practices to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, contractual and regulatory requirements
• Prepare appropriate policy and process changes to ensure compliance with the law and contract requirements
• Collaborate with other departments (Legal, Human Resources, Finance, and Information Technology) to direct compliance issues to appropriate channels for investigation and resolution
• Conduct compliance audits, assessments, and monitoring activities across Doyon and its subsidiaries
• Develop, implement, and oversee compliance communication, education and training program

ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

• Provide legal advice, guidance, and consultation to internal clients on personnel, human relations, labor relations, employment, and other corporate matters
• Balance legal services responsibilities with compliance program leadership and oversight

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

• Direct and Oversee Doyon’s Corporate Records Management program
• Supervise records management employees
• Provide records management guidance and support to subsidiary human resources departments

GENERAL

• Develop and manage compliance budget
• Signing authority for department expenditures
• Direct, supervise, mentor and evaluate legal administrative staff
• Other duties as assigned
• Occasional travel is required

 

DOYON LIMITED CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Commitment to Excellence – Identifies what needs to be done and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations.
• Corporate Values - Understands, embraces, and integrates Doyon corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities.
• Customer Service – Identifies and responds to current and future client needs by providing excellent service to internal and external clients.
• Safety and Security – Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers.
• Teamwork – Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization.

 
JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changing conditions and work assignments, sets priorities and manages multiple assignments and tasks.
• Analytical Skills - Visualizes, articulates, and solves a variety of problems and concepts and makes appropriate decisions based on available information.
• Attention to Detail - Ensures one's own and others’ work and information is complete and accurate.
• Communication Skills - Listens, writes, and speaks effectively, and positively relates and interacts with co-workers and others.
• Conflict Resolution - Prevents, manages, and/or resolves conflict.
• Management - Plans, organizes, directs, monitors, and controls a group of one or more employees or one or more entities to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.
• Negotiating - Identifies and balances the needs and requirements of various parties and obtains consensus on finding a solution.
• Problem Solving - Anticipates and identifies problems, distinguishes between symptoms and causes, and determines alternative solutions involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity and risk.
• Process Improvement – Manages, leads and enables the process of change and transition while helping others to deal with the process.
• Project Management - Plans, organizes, and manages resources to bring about the successful completion of specific projects.
• Reporting - Generates reports that are accurate, objective and complete in a timely manner.
• Risk Management - Assesses and quantifies risks, then takes measures to eliminate, mitigate, monitor, and control them.

 

SUPERVISION:
This position supervises Legal Administrative employees.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to practice law in the State of Alaska
• Minimum 10-years professional level experience in compliance management, personnel law, human resources, employment law, labor relations or related field
• Minimum 2-years direct supervisor experience

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)
• Experience & knowledge of personnel, labor, and employee relations matters
• Experience & knowledge of in-house client legal services

 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Most work is performed in a professional office setting with various people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is generally sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending, and carrying items weighing less than forty pounds. [Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions].

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Doyon’s business philosophy and practice is to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

 

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Doyon grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

 

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This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

 

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

 
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.