The Director of Institutional Risk and Compliance provides strategic leadership and oversight for the College’s comprehensive risk management, insurance, and compliance programs. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources, this position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, and programs designed to protect the College from operational, financial, legal, and reputational risks. The Director manages the College’s EHS insurance portfolio, oversees claims administration, and conducts legal and contractual risk reviews to ensure institutional interests are protected. This role leads the institutional compliance committee, coordinates campus-wide audits, and manages the compliance matrix and risk priority list. The Director is the primary administrator of the risk management software system, ensuring all required campus-wide training is tracked and regulatory documentation is maintained. The Director supervises the (EHS manager) and student labor, oversees the department budget, and collaborates with leadership to develop and implement risk mitigation and emergency response plans.
- Strategic Risk Oversight: Develops and implements policies, procedures, and programs designed to protect the College from risks that could adversely affect operations, including environmental protection, occupational health and safety, campus fire safety, and other loss prevention and control functions.
- Insurance and Claims Management: Serves as the primary administrator for the College’s EHS insurance portfolio; manages the procurement of insurance policies, coordinates with brokers, and oversees the processing and resolution of all insurance claims, including Workers’ Compensation claims.
- Legal and Contractual Risk Review: Conducts formal risk reviews of institutional contracts, waivers, and legal agreements; identifies potential liability exposure and recommends language or insurance requirements to mitigate risk to the College.
- Compliance Committee Leadership: Leads the institutional compliance committee, manages the comprehensive compliance matrix, and coordinates multi-departmental audits; organizes and updates the risk priority list; leads campus mitigation plans by engaging key stakeholders and reporting on progress.
- Training System Administration: Coordinates and tracks all required campus-wide training programs using the designated software system, ensuring full documentation, employee accountability, and regulatory compliance.
- Programmatic Oversight: Ensures that all programs and procedures for OSHA, fire/life safety, and environmental compliance are effectively managed and executed in partnership with the Fire and Safety Manager.
- Administrative Management: Oversees the department budget, manages vendor relationships, and provides direct supervision and performance evaluation for the Fire and Safety Manager and student labor positions.
- Software Integration: Serves as the lead administrator for risk management software, leveraging the platform to streamline training, incident reporting, and data-driven risk assessment.
- Policy Development: Drafts and updates campus-wide safety and risk policies to reflect current best practices in higher education and evolving legal requirements.
- Emergency Response Planning: Works with department leadership to develop risk mitigation plans that address training, emergency response, communication systems and procedures, job safety analysis (JSA), process guidelines, documentation, and reporting.
- Safety Committee Participation: Serves as a leader and full-time member on the campus Safety Committee.
- Student Labor Development: Schedules, assigns, and approves work performed by student labor; develops students’ workplace acumen and provides tangible work experience in alignment with the College’s Labor Program goals.
- Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned to assist the College in attaining its goals and enhancing a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
- Undergraduate degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Project Management Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
- 3- 5 years preferable in higher education and experience Enterprise risk management in safety, accident/incident prevention, loss control, industrial hygiene, environmental and safety regulatory compliance, and program management and supervision.
