Compliance Program Specialist

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence.  We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime. 


Salary $63,000

Reporting directly to the Assistant Vice President of Internal Audit and Compliance, the Compliance Program Specialist will:

• Conduct internal compliance audits across all NY Foundling business lines
• Work with relevant internal stakeholders to support and build capacity to perform compliance-related activities, including but not limited to monitoring, corrective actions, and reporting
• Support the on-going development, strengthening and implementation of the organization-wide compliance program
• Collect/collate/summarize compliance-related data as requested in support of various requirements, including quarterly reporting to Board, reporting to internal Compliance Committee, and conducting annual risk assessment
• Work with internal auditing unit and internal stakeholders to develop and update annual work plans connected to the agency compliance program, including the monitoring plan and internal audit plan
• Work to liaise as needed with external oversights on audit, reporting, and compliance related issues
• Responding to formal concerns and complaints filed against the New York Foundling and its related entities
• Assist in developing and drafting compliance related policies and procedures
• Provide technical support to stakeholders on federal, state, and local regulations, and on the NY Foundling policies and procedures
• Support other Compliance/Quality units in their quality-related tasks and responsibilities
• Assists New York Foundling leadership with special projects as needed
• Represent Systems & Quality division in organizational meetings with a variety of internal stakeholders

• Masters level degree in related area, or a minimum 2 years’ experience in service provision with Child Welfare, Health Services, People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities or related systems
• Experience with implementing and supporting quality assurance functions, including regulatory compliance, risk management and incident management/investigations is preferred
• Excellent critical thinking and written and verbal communication skills required
• Demonstrated competence in Microsoft 365 products, including but not limited to Sharepoint, as well as the Foundling’s various EHR platforms, and the ability to access and use the Foundling’s various databases
• Ability to manage projects and work with a wide variety of stakeholders and manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Familiarity with accessing and navigating regulatory and performance requirements for the Child Welfare (ACS/OCFS), Health and Behavioral Health (DOH and OMH) and Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) systems