Coordinator, RSO Compliance

Department Overview

The Campus Activities department significantly impacts the student experience for a campus of approximately 50,000 students. The department is responsible for the key functional areas of Recognized Student Organization support and services, Student Government advisement and support, campus-wide student programming, and leadership of the Trojan Welcome Experience programming and planning.

Position Description

The RSO Compliance Coordinator is part of the Campus Activities team and reports to the Assistant Director of Campus Activities, with a dotted reporting line to the Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life. The position will play a key role in the management and oversight of the nearly 1,000 Registered Student Organizations with special attention to high-risk organizations. Key responsibilities of this position include:

· In partnership with the assistant director, manage the campus RSO recognition process, including applications, approval processes, and administration of the application platform (EngageSC)

· Support student leaders in moving their organizations through the recognition process, answering questions, troubleshooting challenges, and training on the process

· Educate student leaders on university policies pertaining to event planning, financial processes, and group responsibility

· Assist in the creation of training modules for student leaders and advisors

· Create strong communication channels for RSO advisors

· Follow up on RSO compliance; track policy and elevating high-risk issues to help mitigate risk and ensure policy enforcement

· Collect and assess data and create reports for compliance

· Liaise with the Office of Culture, Ethics, and Compliance and the Office of Risk and Insurance to implement a framework of risk management

· Collaborate with the Office of Community Expectations, the Campus Activities Director, and Assistant Director on Student Handbook recommendations and revisions (annually)

· Review and approve RSO fundraising requests

· Advise student orgs in the development of constitutions and by-laws

· Liaise with departments who assist with management of high-risk RSOs including Youth Protection, Clinical Services, and Rec Sports

· Serve on the review team for the University Event Permits Application process for RSOs

· Partner closely with Fraternity & Sorority Life with compliance projects, as needed

· Maintain and update the RSO resource guide as well as RSO forms and documents related to RSO policies and procedures

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degrees; Master’s Preferred

3 years of relevant experience

In addition, the successful candidate must also demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values.

The annual base salary for this position is $68,640. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws.

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Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree. 3 years of relevant experience. Preferred Requirements Master's degree in related field.