Director of Regulatory Affairs, Academic Affairs Office, Penn Law
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Posted Job TitleDirector of Regulatory Affairs, Academic Affairs Office, Penn Law
Job Profile TitleDirector B
Job Description SummaryThe University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished law schools. The School offers a distinctive cross-disciplinary legal education, drawing on the depth and breadth of the University of Pennsylvania. The resulting intellectual opportunities and professional relationships bridge traditional boundaries and disciplines, making the Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for its scholars and students alike.
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School staff play a critical role in providing a world-class educational experience, supporting faculty, students, alumni, and fellow staff members in a collaborative and ambitious environment.
The Law School's Academic Affairs Office collaborates with many other offices at Penn, to foster a student-centered environment in which each learner is inspired to do his or her best work.
The Director of Regulatory Affairs serves as the point person for all regulatory issues related to the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's program of education and ensures compliance, accurate data collection and reporting, and communication of internal and external rules and regulations throughout the Law School. The position reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and has responsibilities in the following areas below.
Job DescriptionAcademic Regulations: - In coordination and consultation with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, develop, maintain, and communicate a firm understanding of Penn Law's rules and regulations about the academic program, faculty rights and responsibilities, and student rights and responsibilities.
- In coordination and consultation with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, develop, maintain, and communicate a firm understanding of the relevance of all the regulations of the American Bar Association, Bar Examiners, other accrediting organizations, and other external regulators to Penn's program of legal education across the JD, LLM, LLCM, ML, and SJD programs.
- Continually assess relevance of regulations the Law School's program of legal education; report on this assessment to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Deputy Dean and members of the Educational Program Committee, and to the Dean and faculty as appropriate.
- Develop and implement operational systems that comply with faculty and regulatory requirements.
- Work with Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to support faculty Educational Programs Committee and ensure implementation of Committee decisions.
- Ensure that Penn Carey Law's policies and procedures are well-communicated (including via Faculty and Adjunct Faculty Handbooks and Student Policies and Procedures Manual) and updated to comport with faculty decisions on curriculum, credit requirements, and other academic requisites.
- Collaborate with Student Affairs colleagues to communicate academic protocols to students and consult with them on application of policies to individual student situations as appropriate.
Data Analysis and Reporting: - Maintain and interpret statistical data and other information on a host of academic issues. Ensure compliance with FERPA regulations in the management of all data.
- Develop strategic reports from this data with programmatic recommendations as appropriate.
- Maintain data on accreditation issues, collaborating with departments throughout Penn Cary Law to collect ABA required and Law School required information.
- Serve as the main point person on annual collection of academic, curricular, enrollment, and bar passage data required by the ABA. Maintain historical reports on this and other relevant data sets.
- Collaborate with Business Affairs, Communications, and other departments on all internal and external requests for ABA and other informational data.
- Ensure compliance with all data requests from accreditors. Manage a host of reports and historical records on data provided to external news and media sources and other organizations.
Registrar's Responsibilities: - Participate in the coordination and scheduling of the Law School curriculum and oversee a host of faculty/student curricular issues.
- Develop expertise in and maximum use of the University's Next Generation Student System (Pennant). Interpret and ensure best communication of procedures to students, faculty around Pennant and other tools, including Canvas.
- Assist with the scheduling and administration of exams; oversee the proctoring program. Ensure compliance with University regulations about grading systems, including the recording of grades.
- Work with colleagues to prepare for graduation, including coordination with Student Affairs, to identify students eligible for awards and prizes.
- Represent Penn Carey Law Registrar as necessary and appropriate in faculty committee meetings and other campus engagements. Liaise with University's Registrar's Office to ensure Law School compliance with University policies and procedures.
Student Support: - Collaborate with colleagues to offer thoughtful and comprehensive academic advising support and programming to students.
- With Student Affairs Colleagues, support administration of Journal writing competition.
- Ensure excellent communication of policies and procedures throughout the Academic Affairs staff and establish best practices in communicating these to students via drop in sessions, ticketing systems, on-line resources, trainings, etc. Respond to questions and direct students to appropriate resources.
Participate in other special projects as assigned and as needed.
Qualifications: The successful candidate will hold an advanced degree, J.D. or experience in data analysis preferred, and have a minimum of five years of increasing responsibility in administration, accreditation, and/or strategic statistical data management and reporting; or equivalent combination of education and experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to design, plan and implement organizational strategies and will have a track record of detail-oriented data management and interpretation skills. The successful candidate will have a history of working effectively with diverse constituencies, including faculty, current students, external agencies, alumni, and colleagues. We seek candidates who have established track records as collaborators in the workplace. Commitment to the University of Pennsylvania Law School Staff Ideals of collaboration is required.
A cover letter is required with application materials.
Job Location - City, StatePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / SchoolLaw School
Pay Range$59,703.00 - $95,524.33
Affirmative Action Statement Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits- Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
- Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
- Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
- Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.
- Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
- Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
- Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
- University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University's libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There's always something going on at Penn, whether it's a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you're right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
- Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
- Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
- Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
- Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.
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