About The Role

Compliance Specialist II

Posting Expires: September 1, 2026

Salary Range: $68,500 - $71,500/annually

Compliance Specialist General Roles and Responsibilities

Provide staff and service providers with updated grant guidance and regulations
Ensure proper record keeping of notices, policy alerts, and guidance
Assist with the development and implementation of programmatic and fiscal policies, guides, and manuals
Provide technical assistance and training on compliance requirements for staff and service providers
Support the development of a programmatic training curriculum for staff and service providers

Competitive Compliance and Section 8

Provide staff and service providers with updated federal guidance and regulations
Ensure proper record-keeping of federal notices, policy alerts, and guidance
Support the development of a training curriculum for staff and service providers
Research competitive grants for city departments on grant sites such as grants.gov, grantsolutions.com, justgrants.gov, etc.
Maintain metrics of competitive grant applications shared with city departments, applied for, and awarded for quarterly tracking purposes
Provide writing support for departments when requested
Maintain grant portfolio and participate in grant writing for department needs
Assist the section 8 team with writing needs
Assist section 8 by completing EIV and LSO checks
Communicates changes to regulations, best practices, notices, etc., promptly to management and all impacted parties
Schedule and complete annual recertifications for Mod Rehab tenants
Coordinate with property managers to ensure accurate lease end dates
Maintains Mod Rehab wait lists for all properties
Share with tenants opportunities to increase income
Communicates changes to regulations, best practices, notices, etc., promptly to management and all impacted parties

Training and Development Expectations

Department Policies and Processes
Program Specific Curriculums (based upon responsible programs)
HOPWA
CDBG
ESG
HOME

System Access Expectations

ATLCloud (Oracle)
HUD IDIS
HUD DRGR
HUD Exchange Account
HMIS
Office 365 – Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a related field
Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with government entitlement programs and mortgage underwriting experience, loan servicing and intake, credit counseling, banking, and federal program management experience
A degree can be substituted with relevant work experience in federal program management, mortgage underwriting experience, loan servicing and intake, credit counseling, banking, and federal program management experience.

Preferred Education & Experience

Master’s degree in a related field
At least three years of direct experience in federal grants management related to HOPWA, HOME, ESG, CDBG, Section 8 Moderate Rehab, underwriting, and fiscal management.

Essential Capabilities & Work Environment

Physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are required to perform the job successfully under typical environmental conditions associated with employment.