Contracts & Compliance Manager

Location: Remote

Employment status: Full-time

Reports to: CFO

Application Deadline: 1/6/2025

Start date: ASAP

Salary range: $79,100 - $92,700, commensurate with experience

Who We Are

Saga Education is the nonprofit leader in high-impact tutoring, with an ROI that is among the best nationwide. We leverage the power of human capital and technology to accelerate student outcomes and create more equitable learning for students. Rigorous research shows that high-impact tutoring raises grades and fosters student confidence and a sense of belonging. Saga co-designs and collaborates to develop and implement high-quality tutoring models, offering learning technology and resources to enable effective tutoring. To find out more about Saga Education, visit saga.org.

We are proud to have helped tens of thousands of students over our first decade-now the goal is to partner with states and districts to support the 3 million underserved students who struggle with early literacy and 6th-12th-grade math. Find out how you can be a part of the meaningful change needed to accelerate educational equity. Visit saga.org/change.

Saga Education | Change the Equation

What You'll Do

As the Contracts & Compliance Manager you are a skilled leader and as passionate about the details of contract compliance as you are about the strategy to help people successfully implement the contracts required to support Saga's program. You are responsible for monitoring, improving, auditing, and managing existing and new contracts, policies, and systems for the purposes of program compliance. You will also be responsible for all matters of policy, implementation, and compliance related to the AmeriCorp national program. Central to that effort you will ensure that Saga's staff is equipped to meet the requirements unique to this program successfully.

The Contracts & Compliance Manager will report to Saga's Chief Financial Officer and work closely with leadership to manage Saga's regulatory compliance related to local, state, and federal guidelines and government contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor adherence to federal grantor and district requirements, ensuring all terms and conditions are met
• Review each program-related contract or agreement and offer guidance to the relevant departments
• Manage all aspects of our AmeriCorp program including compliance, reporting, communication, and more
• Act as the primary point of contact for AmeriCorps, and district contracts, providing guidance during onboarding and managing compliance during implementation
• Maintain and update a centralized repository for all contracts and compliance-related documentation
• Establish and implement self-audit and compliance monitoring programs, conduct regular audits to identify compliance issues, recommend corrective actions, and oversee the development and resolution of corrective action plans
• Prepare and submit required compliance reports to federal, state, and grant funding agencies.
• Lead the creation, review, and implementation of policies, procedures, and training programs based on legal and regulatory changes
• Serve as a subject matter expert on compliance-related policies, interpreting relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards
• Provide compliance-related training and support to staff, ensuring clear understanding of roles and responsibilities
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, grantors, and regulatory bodies
• Partner with finance, procurement, and program teams to align operational procedures with compliance requirements
• Monitor grant and contract-related budgets, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with fiscal guidelines
• Oversee grant reimbursement processes, ensuring timely and accurate submission of invoices and reports
• Represent the organization during federal audits and reviews conducted by funding agencies

What We'll Use To Measure Success

• Mission Alignment - You acknowledge and can articulate understanding of education inequity
• Nimble Learning - You use both successes and failures to actively learn new lessons
• Action Oriented - You take on new opportunities and have a solutions-oriented approach
• Collaborates - You build partnerships and work collaboratively to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively - You deliver clear, multi-mode communication to various audiences
• Ensures Accountability - You hold yourself and others accountable to meet commitments

What You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a related discipline
• 3-5 years of experience leading regulatory compliance, internal auditing or consulting
• Experience running a federal award or contract program
• Experience leading and managing complex projects
• Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Strong command over policies, system,s and compliance issues and comfort working with executive leaders to implement compliance frameworks around business concepts
• CRCM certification, p referred, but not required
• Experience negotiating and monitoring government contracts within a non-profit setting, preferred, but not required

What We'll Provide

Saga Education offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, IVF coverage, paid parental leave, an optional FSA, and telehealth benefits. Saga provides a generous PTO package, which includes a paid Winter Wellness Break, an optional 401(k) with discretionary matching, and company-provided technology. All employees have access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, Saga 360 Wellness Program, and DEIB events and initiatives.

Saga is committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. In compliance with the ADA, we provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, contact recruitment@saga.org.

To remain at the cutting edge of educational innovation and impact, we celebrate and leverage our diversity in all of its intersectional identities and nurture a sense of belonging at all levels of the organization. We welcome ideas and perspectives from all employees to fulfill the full promise of our mission. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage veterans and people of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this and all available roles.

Thank you for applying to Saga Education.

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Saga Education is a national nonprofit aimed to confront education inequity by providing high-dosage math tutoring to ninth and tenth grade students. In partnering with public school districts, Saga Education provides mentorship and academic instruction during the school day.