Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Article Alert: Voices of Experience in ethikos.

Recently, those of you subscribing to ethikos may have noticed an interesting article in the September/October 2006 issue.

"The Voices of Experience: Advice from the Field" (September/October 2006, Vol. 20, No. 2) is an article we put together demonstrating some of the insights contained in the interview chapter of the book.

Below is a small excerpt.


It's about more than money
Although it has not always been so in this line of work, most interviewees now describe favorable compensation--pay and benefits--comparable to other jobs on a similar level. (Since conducting these interviews we have read that one compliance officer, as part of a corporate merger, received severance compensation estimated at over $5,700,000. No vows of poverty in this order!) In general, however, pay is not such a large concern. "There is a sense that, for some people, you're making a difference if you do the job right, that you do stand for something good," said William Prachar, a former compliance officer and now outside counsel...

You can see the rest of the article by ordering a back issue from ethikos.

IAPP and Ponemon Institute - Privacy Salary Survey

Working for Integrity: Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field contained in the Privacy chapter (and Appendix 15D) several references to a salary survey of Privacy professionals conducted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Ponemon Institute. The book contains references to the 1st joint salary survey in 2003, but the organizations have more recently released a 3rd joint survey, performed in 2005. The full title of the survey is the "2005 Privacy Professional’s Role, Function & Salary Survey".

We were unable to find equivalent information to update all of our statistics, but we did find this interesting bit: the average yearly salary for a Chief Privacy Officer is $157,055.

For more information, visit the website of either organization, as linked above.

New to the Blog: Labels/Categories

Among the offerings of the new Blogger in Beta is a label/category system. You will now be able to find posts within certain categories by clicking on the relevant label in the sidebar, or by coming back to this post and following a link below (this post will also be accessible via the link “About Labels” in the label section). As we add new resources and topics to the blog, we will update this post to reflect the new labels.

Many posts will have more than one label attached.


Labels/Categories
(arranged in alphabetical order)

About this Blog – This label will be attached to posts with information about changes or problems with the blog. To see all posts tagged with “About this Blog” click here.

Conferences – This label will be attached to posts announcing compliance and ethics conferences, specifically those where the book will be available, or where Joe or Josh will be speaking. To see all posts tagged with “Conferences” click here.

First Look – This label will be attached to posts with new materials related to the Working for Integrity project. Materials you can expect to find include images of book covers, excerpts of upcoming publications, etc. To see all posts tagged with “First Look” click here.

Help Us – This label will be attached to posts where we the authors ask you for help. People in this field love to share resources and information and from time to time, we may ask you to send us things for the project. To see all posts tagged with “Help Us” click here.

Job Titles – This label, often used in conjunction with the label Tidbits will be attached to posts including job titles we have found in the compliance and ethics field. We include a list of over 800 titles in Working for Integrity: Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field. To see all posts tagged with "Job Titles" click here.

Links - This label will be attached to posts where we announce the addition of new links to the link section in the sidebar. In these posts, we will offer a brief explanation of each link. To see all posts tagged with "Links" click here.

Links: Blogs – This label will be attached to posts where we announce the addition of new blogs to our blog link section in the sidebar.

Links: WFI (Working for Integrity) – This label will be attached to posts where we announce new links relevant to the Working for Integrity project. Most links will be included in the sidebar Link section. Such links may include stores where you can buy the book, sites with information about the book, and even online reviews of the book. To see all posts tagged with "Links: WFI" click here.

Links: CE (Compliance and Ethics) – This label will be attached to posts where we announce new links relevant to the compliance and ethics field. These links will also typically appear in the sidebar. Such links may include organizations, publications, job listings, and other sites devoted to the field. To see all posts tagged with "Links: CE" click here.

Marshaling Integrity – This label will be attached to posts including excerpts from interviews we have done for the project. Some excerpts will be from interviews included in the book. To see all posts tagged with "Marshaling Integrity" click here.

News: SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics) – This label will be attached to posts including generic (non-Working for Integrity) news from SCCE, typically from their emails. To see all posts tagged with “News: SCCE” click here.

News: WFI – This label will be attached to posts containing news about the Working for Integrity project. To see all posts tagged with "News: WFI" click here.

News: CE – This label will be attached to posts containing general news about compliance and ethics issues, including new legislation affecting the field, scandals, and public notice for compliance efforts. To see all posts tagged with "News: CE" click here.

Our Articles – This label will be attached to posts providing information about articles we the authors have published, specifically those promoting or including parts of the book. To see all posts tagged with “Our Articles” click here.

Our Books – This label will be attached to posts providing information about books we the authors have published, specifically those related to compliance and ethics.

Publicity – This label will be attached to posts including information about publicity efforts, including announcements of published reviews, discussions of the book in forums, etc. To see all posts tagged with "Publicity" click here.

Tidbits: CE (Compliance and Ethics) – This label will be attached to posts including little tidbits of information about the compliance and ethics field. Materials we may post include job titles, position descriptions, and information about other resources we have found. To see all posts tagged with “Tidbits: CE” click here.

Tidbits: WFI (Working for Integrity) – This label will be attached to posts including tidbits (excerpts) directly from our Working for Integrity publications. To see all posts tagged with "Tidbits: WFI" click here.

Updates: WFI (Working for Integrity) – This label will be attached to posts alerting you about updates or changes to the Working for Integrity publications you may own. We are always updating our information, including interviews, and this blog will be the first place you can find such changes. To see all posts tagged with "Updates: WFI" click here.


Above you may find some labels that do not include links and cannot be found on the blog. These labels have been included in anticipation of future use on the blog. Links will be added once those labels are in use.

If you have any questions about the labels on this blog, please email Josh Leet or reply in a comment on this post.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Tidbits: Compliance and Ethics

Working for Integrity is an ongoing project. As part of the project, we gather materials that either are not included in the book, or have been found since its publication. Some of these materials are things like compliance and ethics job titles, position descriptions, and statistics about the field. Though these materials may eventually find their way into articles or updates of the book, we have decided to also post them on this blog for your benefit. The sheer number of titles and the myriad position descriptions can be very revealing about the field.

Job Titles
Within our book Working for Integrity: Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field, we included a large list of compliance and ethics job titles (over 800 titles). These titles were found on jobsearch sites like Monster and Yahoo, as well as in attendance lists from compliance conferences. Below are 54 job titles not present in Working for Integrity:

Assistant Director of Compliance
Assistant Integrity Officer
Assistant System Privacy Officer
Associate Integrity Officer
Billing Compliance Educator
Coding & Compliance Educator
Compliance & HIPAA Privacy Officer
Compliance & Privacy Coordinator
Compliance Department Auditor
Compliance Education Specialist
Compliance Educator Coordinator
Compliance Integrity/Privacy Officer
Compliance Monitoring Consultant
Compliance Process Reviewer
Compliance Review Specialist
Corporate Compliance & Integrity Program Manager
Corporate Integrity & Privacy Officer
Corporate Integrity Director
Corporate Integrity Program Administrator
Deputy National Compliance Officer
Director Compliance Education
Director National Compliance Audit Team
Director of Appeals & Compliance
Director of Compliance & Policy
Director, Health Care Compliance & Privacy
Director, Integrity Office
Ethics & Compliance Educator
Executive Director, Corporate Integrity
Federal Compliance Officer
HIPAA Training Specialist
Hospital Compliance Manager
Institutional Compliance Officer
Managing Director Corporate Compliance
Medical Center Compliance Officer
Medicare Compliance Officer
Medicare Compliance Specialist
Medicare D Compliance Officer
National Director, Quality & Compliance
Network Compliance & Privacy Officer
Operations Compliance Officer
Organizational Integrity Coordinator
Organizational Integrity Specialist
Privacy Project Leader
Program Administrator of Privacy & Compliance
Regional Coordinator Organizational Integrity
Senior Compliance Investigator/Analyst
Senior Financial Compliance Analyst
Senior Staff Analyst Compliance
Senior VP Compliance & Integrity
Supervising Compliance Specialist
Supervisor, Compliance Section
SVP Audit Ethics & Compliance
VP Corporate Business Integrity
VP, Organizational Integrity


Know of some compliance and ethics job titles not listed here or in the book?

Send them to us via e-mail (Joe Murphy & Josh Leet) or in a comment on this post.

Friday, November 17, 2006

Excuse the Mess

This blog is currently being updated to fit the new Blogger in Beta framework.

Old elements are being adapted, and we will be adding new information and sections.

Expect regular updates at least every Friday.