Job Summary:
The WIDA Compliance Specialist position is located within the Administration/Operations IT department and will report to the Director of IT. This position will be responsible for:
* Understanding and documenting evolving data security, data privacy, and accessibility landscape practices, requirements, laws, and regulations.
* Creating externally facing security and privacy practices information for consumption by customers.
* Communicate applicability of and adherence to laws, regulations, and requirements with respect to WIDA’s solutions and offerings.
* In collaboration with other WIDA departments, crafting written responses of technology compliance in the form of policies, contracts, and procurement requirements.
* Collaborating with customers and partners to respond to their requests related to data security, data privacy, and accessibility.
* Working with technology vendors to understand, assess, improve, and communicate their capabilities around data security, data privacy, and accessibility practices with internal and external audiences.
* Researching, tracking, reviewing, and coordinating resolutions of WIDA content misuse.
* Developing internal staff resources to increase adherence, adoption, knowledge, and awareness of data management practices.
Working fully remote is an option for this position within the United States (working remotely internationally is not an option). Requests to work remotely would need to be reviewed based on the UW and School of Education (SoE) remote work policies and go through the SoE implementation process. To learn more about these policies, visit https://businessoffice.education.wisc.edu/human-resources/remote-work/.
WIDA is committed to challenging linguistic discrimination, cultural biases, and racism in education. WIDA values linguistic and cultural diversity both as an end and a means for success in the field of education. As such, we strongly encourage applications from a diverse pool of candidates who champion social justice as a core value.
Responsibilities: Compiles and classifies reports, issues notifications, assists with creation and maintenance of manuals and public information; and manages unit administrative documents in support of a specific compliance program to ensure compliance with institutional rules and or laws/regulations.
- 30% Collects, compiles, and organizes reports for a defined compliance program and communicates data to internal and external stakeholders when appropriate
- 10% Issues compliance notifications and provides education and resources to inquiring entities
- 40% Assists with the creation and the maintenance of manuals, communication materials, and other compliance materials in accordance with established laws and regulations
- 5% Collaborate with our technology vendors to assess, improve, and communicate to external audiences their capabilities around data security, data privacy, and accessibility practices
- 5% Research, catalog, and assess evolving data security, data privacy, accessibility landscape practices, requirements, laws, and regulations from a Federal, State, and international perspective
- 5% Work with UW entities to process and protect UW and WIDA interests and assets associated with WIDA products and service offerings
- 5% Respond to customer inquiries and requests regarding our data security and privacy practices
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Qualifications:
* Demonstrated exceptional communication skills (listening, written, and verbal) to both internal and external audiences.
* Experience in consumption, comprehension, and interpretation of complex texts in one or more subject areas of law, technology, and procurement.
* Experience in the creation and execution of policies, procedures, and practices to manage, control, and secure IP content, data, and information.
* Experience crafting technology requirements for solution procurements and crafting responses to technology requirements of procurement requests.
* Experience training and awareness building of technology-related data privacy and security practices both internally and externally.
* Experience collaborating with and managing technology vendors.
* A value of promoting and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.
* A willingness to engage in and deepen knowledge of WIDA’s Social Justice value.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position will be remote and requires work be performed at an offsite, non-campus work location. WIDA Core hours: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CT.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Additional Information:
What is WIDA? For nearly 20 years, WIDA has provided a trusted, comprehensive approach to supporting, teaching, and assessing multilingual learners. We are an educational services organization that advances language development and academic achievement for multilingual children in early childhood and grades K-12. In short, we provide educators around the world with high-quality language standards, assessments, professional learning, and research. We are proud to be a part of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) within UW-Madison’s nationally ranked School of Education. Visit https://wida.wisc.edu/about/careersand watch our Introduction to WIDA video to see why WIDA is an incredible place to work!
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), established in 1964, is one of the first, most productive, and largest university-based education research and development centers in the world. WCER’s researchers and staff work to make teaching and learning as effective as possible for all ages and all people. WCER’s mission is to improve educational outcomes for diverse student populations, impact education practice positively and foster collaborations among academic disciplines and practitioners. To this end, our center helps scholars and practitioners develop, submit, conduct, and share grant-funded education research.
WCER’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison and The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Individual differences and group diversity inspire creative and equitable outcomes. WCER actively affirms values and seeks to increase diversity in our everyday interactions, practices, and policies.
For more information and news about our center, please go to https://wcer.wisc.edu/.
How to Apply:
Our center is conscious of inequities in the field of education and how these disproportionately harm the most marginalized members of our society- including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) individuals, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ people. We firmly believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or members of other marginalized groups.
Please click on the “Apply Now” button to start the application process. As part of the application process, you will be required to submit:
– A cover letter describing your experience and qualifications.
– A current resume or CV.
– A list of at least three professional references, including contact information.
A successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment
Contact:
Kelly Krahenbuhl
humanresources@wida.us
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Compliance Specialist II(CP019)
Department(s):
A17-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
286392-AS