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Working Title: Risk and Internal Controls Director

Job Class: State Program Administrator, Manager Senior

Agency: Housing Finance Agency

+ **Job ID** : 87862

+ **Location** : St. Paul

+ **Telework Eligible** : Yes, up to 50% of scheduled workdays. Teleworking employees are required to live in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the St. Paul office if in Wisconsin.

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited

+ **Date Posted** : 07/29/2025

+ **Closing Date** : 08/19/2025

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Housing Finance-Managerial

+ **Division/Unit** : Human Resources Processing / Manager-HR & PAE

+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday

+ **Travel Required** : No

+ **Salary Range:** $43.38 - $62.41 / hourly; $90,577 - $130,312 / annually

+ **Classified Status** : Classified

+ **Supervisor** : Rachel Robinson

+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 220 - Manager/Unrep

+ **FLSA Status** : Exempt - Administrative

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

This position requires an employee to be onsite at 400 Wabasha Street North, St Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location.

+ Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) is available on a limited basis.

+ Only candidates residing in Minnesota or a state bordering Minnesota (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) within 50 miles of the work address listed above are eligible for telework.

+ Candidates residing in Minnesota and more than 50 miles from the primary/principal work address above may be eligible to telework more than 50%.

+ Candidates residing 50 miles or more from the primary/principal work address in a state bordering Minnesota (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are not eligible to be hired, unless planning to relocate within 50 miles of the work location.

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Minnesota Housing is hiring! We’re a mission-focused financial institution looking for a Risk and Internal Controls Director who is the Agency's key risk management, internal control and fraud/waste/abuse of funds expert and internal advisor. The Director also maintains Minnesota Housing's reporting to Minnesota Management and Budget and other enterprise bodies. This Agency-wide role sets the tone from the top for all risk activities and is critical to achieving good audit results with external auditors.

Essential Job Duties

+ Serve as the Agency's risk management, internal control and fraud/waste/abuse of funds expert and internal advisor.

+ Lead the Agency’s standard internal controls reporting obligations to the state enterprise and in particular with Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB).

+ Partner with the Operations team to guide and track investigations related to fraud/waste/abuse of funds in any Agency program.

+ Perform risk assessments and internal controls assessments on critical Agency programs and business processes to determine if adequate internal controls are in place and operating effectively and efficiently within Agency programs and business processes.

+ Risk management program administration including facilitation of the Risk Management Committee, Suspension Committee and other working groups necessary to conduct the risk management activities for the Agency.

+ Communicate, consult, and train Agency staff and leadership, grantees, and developers on risk management and internal controls-related matters.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all of the minimum qualifications listed below. Ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Only applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each of these minimum qualifications will be considered for this position.

+ **Four (4) years of risk management program leadership experience including developing and recommending to senior leadership planning strategies regarding risk management programs and policies and providing managerial leadership to the development and implementation of a risk management strategic planning process.**

+ **A bachelor’s degree in a criminology, risk management, financial accounting may substitute for 12 months of experience or a master’s degree in these fields may substitute for 18 months of experience.**

+ **Demonstrated leadership experience, including at least one of the below:**

+ Experience as a manager, supervisor or team lead

+ Completion of a State leadership development program, such as Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) or Senior Leadership Institute (SLI)

+ Completion of a similar or equivalent leadership development program through another organization

+ A paid or unpaid position leading a project or program or chairing a committee, such as an Employee Resource Group (ERG). This experience must include:

+ 1+ years of identifying issues, goals, and strategic actions and

+ 100+ hours per year time commitment

+ **(Resume must clearly document how experience meets these requirements)**

+ **Negotiation and mediation skills sufficient to resolve differences between competing or different positions and to influence the endorsement, acceptance and priority for risk management positions and policies.**

+ **Human relations skills sufficient to influence thinking among Agency leadership, a diverse workforce and stakeholders, and to guide and coach Agency staff effectively.**

+ **Experience providing detailed and convincing reports, e-mails, and other documents and presenting to groups or large audiences using plain language.**

+ **Cultural competency as demonstrated by skills for communication and interaction across cultures and awareness of one’s own world view and that different world views exist.**

Preferred Qualifications

+ Risk Management Certification

+ Experience applying knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the United States Government Accountability Office Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government to internal control work (aka “the Green Book”) in practical situations.

+ Experience as an auditor or program evaluator

+ Our employees are dedicated to ensuring cultural responsiveness. Preferred candidates will have a variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

Physical Requirements

Requires moving office items such as file folders and small office tools.

Additional Requirements

This position requires successful completion of the following:

+ Reference Checks.

+ Job related background checks.

+ Conflict of Interest Disclosure.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.