Compliance Specialist

Company: City of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Responsibilities Job Posting Open Until Filled Salary Range: $58,977.96 - $84,519.00 Hiring Department: Department of Grants and Community Development 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 Compliance Specialist – Inspector • Complete annual HQS, Special inspections, and reinspection for the City’s Mod Rehab units • Communicate changes to regulations, best practices, notices, etc., promptly to management and all impacted parties • Manage the review of Relocation plans and other compliance with the URA process in collaboration with Programs 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 Qualifications A bachelor’s degree in a related field • Relevant 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.

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