International Legal Compliance Specialist
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, International Programs, Institutional & Business Affairs, Assessment, Accreditation & Compliance, Legal Affairs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), International Operations (IO) department is currently recruiting for an International Legal Compliance Specialist. The Specialist will support UMB’s compliance with regulatory and legal requirements of its operations outside the U.S. They will help establish and oversee policies and standards; build and share specialized knowledge and guidance with faculty, staff and students conducting international work; and support effective governance of UMB’s non-profit affiliate, the Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC). The Specialist with report to IO’s Director of Risk Management. *** Employees must reside in Maryland or its contiguous states. Telework is allowed per UMB policy. ***
Benefits:
UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Analyzes current and forecasted business and regulatory requirements relevant to UMB’s international presence and affiliate operations.
- Advises UMB community members, including faculty, staff, and students, on business, legal, and regulatory requirements pertinent to the university’s international activity.
- Maintains accurate records on corporate legal requirements, including country registrations, affiliate governance, business taxation, audits, and insurance coverage.
- Facilitates new country office registrations and updates, required compliance filings, and engagement of in-country legal counsel.
- Manages and supports relationships with UMB units, vendors, and service providers in functional areas of this position.
- Maintains organizational policies, standards, and procedures under the purview of International Operations, and manages revisions to them as needed to ensure relevance and accuracy vis-a-vis UMB’s broader policy framework.
- Reviews non-personnel operational contracts and advises senior management on terms and conditions to mitigate compliance risk.
- Supports MGIC Board’s adherence to corporate bylaws, governance policy, and statutory duties and obligations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in international relations, business administration, or related field.
Experience: Three (3) years of experience in international business operations, international program operations support, international law, or related field, with at least two (2) years of experience in the international development or relief sector.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of position requirements.
- Excellent proficiency with Office 365 suite (including Teams and SharePoint), Zoom, Webex and other virtual collaboration platforms.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English required. Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese is a plus.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, to present ideas and information clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, to perform mathematical computations, to present statistical material in chart and graph form.
- Experience in cross-cultural teams, global settings, and low-resource communities or countries is highly desirable.
- Able to work flexible hours when needed, including outside of normal Eastern US office hours, given the global activity supported by this position.
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to communicate effectively and build constructive working relationships in a diverse, international working environment.
- Demonstrates follow-through, efficiency, self-direction, and clear and effective communications.
Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: International Operations
Job Posting: Nov 21, 2022
Unposting Date: Dec 21, 2022, 10:59:00 PM
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
Campus Data
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Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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