Regional Regulatory Affairs Advisor

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Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is :

Grade : Professional 307

Pay Range : $66,300.00 - $99,500.00

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Remains knowledgeable of state laws and regulations; national, state, and professional regulations; and trends within higher education-maintaining a multi-state tracking system to monitor changes which may or will affect WGU's students and / or operations.
• Secures and maintains state-specific authorization and, when need, other approvals within the region.
• Understands all requirements to obtain state authorization-even if the university utilizes state authorization reciprocity to teach students in a specific jurisdiction.
• Liaises with other university departments to support compliance activities and to provide information about requirements to ensure overall university compliance.
• Manages communications (e.g., complaints and questions) from state portal agents.
• Raises issues with planned changes that require different resourcing or problem solving and participates in addressing the planned changes.
• Applies national, regional, state, and programmatic standards and regulations and rules to determine effects on college, regional, or state operations; raise issues that require different resourcing or problem solving; and coordinate project plans to support departmental initiatives.
• Assures representation of the university at strategic meetings in each jurisdiction, personally attending when defence of WGU's position is needed.
• Assists with region-specific events that affect the university's compliance,
• Liaises, as needed, with / for students and / or graduates seeking professional licenses in the region.
• Works with other regional teammates, answering questions using defensible research methodologies.
• Creates and earns the trust of external and internal stakeholders
• Participates in intra- and inter-departmental initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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Leadership & Talent Management

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Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours) : This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply : If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer : The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations : Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.