Job Summary/Basic Function | The Director of Compliance and Risk Management (DCRM) reports to Vice President for Finance and Administration and works closely with the College’s General Counsel. The DCRM promotes taking a broad, enterprise-wide view of compliance and risk; viewing risk as both hazards and opportunities; aligning compliance and risk response with resources and strategic objectives; and integrating compliance and risk management with regular planning, resource allocation, operations, and other activities. The DCRM increases awareness and consideration of compliance and risk, the effective mitigation of risk and risk tolerance in decision-making throughout the organization.
Essential Functions:
- The Director of CRM will work as a compliance and risk management partner, protecting the College’s assets, meeting legal obligations, protecting the health and safety of students and members of the campus community while being mindful of the internal and external image of the College. The Director of CRM’s efforts are all to be undertaken in support of the College’s goals as an institution of higher learning.
- Oversee environmental health and safety: Managing the activities of staff in the Office of Environmental Health & Safety and Risk Management; developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental, occupational, and fire safety programs and records.
- Oversee compliance and risk exposures: Analyzing and addressing the College’s risk exposure and limiting losses to human, financial, and physical assets; overseeing the compliance efforts of the College in collaboration with others engaged in such efforts.
- Best Practices/Trends: Researching risk management and insurance trends and information from a variety of resources; reviewing sources for best practices for the various risks confronting an institution of higher learning; identifying the value of information in its relation to Dickinson College; monitoring governmental agencies for information and governmental trends that may involve the College; and attending risk management and insurance classes, seminars and conferences.
- Training/Support/Guidelines/Policies: Providing support, education and training to faculty, students and staff to build compliance and risk awareness within the institution; developing compliance and risk management guidelines and policies and communicating to senior management, faculty, staff and students.
- Program Development: Evaluating safety standards and processes which enable the college to meet regulatory and College compliance requirements for maintaining a safe workplace and educational environment; developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental, occupational, and fire safety programs and records; providing assistance in identifying and managing compliance issues associated with international programs and activities.
- Insurance: Analyzing and determining the College’s risks that can be cost-effectively insured through insurance self- insurance programs, or transferred to third parties through contracts, agreements or other risk transference techniques; Coordinating the purchase of insurance including but not limited to worker’s compensation, general liability, educators’ legal liability, professional liability, foreign liability, vehicle liability, crime, building and contents property, as well as other insurances recommended or required to protect the college’s interest; Managing the various insurance claims relating to the College’s conventional insurance coverage; Collaborating with general counsel, outside counsel, and insurers in managing compliance, investigations and claims; managing requests for Certificates of Insurance and International Travel Insurance.
- Leadership: Leading the Workplace Safety Committee; Organizing and leading the Compliance Committee; Leading College wide contingency planning and business continuity planning; Leading the International Travel Risk Assessment Committee (ITRAC).
- Assisting with training, communication, and testing of emergency operations plans.
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Preferred Qualifications | Required:
Bachelor’s Degree – Environmental health related
Certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professional and/or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene also preferred. Experience or certification in Risk Management, Emergency Management, or Business Management would be useful.
Valid Driver’s License
5-8 years work experience
Preferred:
Master’s Degree |