Job/Position Title:

Director of Risk Management

Location:

San Bernardino, CA

Company:

California State University, San Bernardino

Job Description:

Another Source is assisting California State University, San Bernardino, in recruiting a Director of Risk Management (internally titled: Executive Director of Risk Management) to join their team.

California State University, San Bernardino is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually.

Cal State San Bernardino has set records in enrollment, diversity of faculty and students, grant and contract funding, overhead funds, fundraising and international programs development. CSUSB ranks as the second-safest among all 33 public universities in California.

Cal State San Bernardino is listed among the best colleges and universities in the western United States, according to The Princeton Review, Forbes and U.S. News and World Report, in their respective annual rankings. It also is part of the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, With Distinction – the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. In addition, it is a "Military Friendly School" according to G.I. Jobs. The university has an annual statewide economic impact of more than half a billion dollars, along with more than $32 million in yearly statewide tax revenue.

Job Responsibilities:

Position Overview: Under the direction of the Vice President for Administration and Finance, the Director of Risk Management provides executive and administrative support to the Vice President of Administration and Finance, and must be able to handle complex and confidential matters and respond to queries from faculty, staff, students, and other constituents of the University with tact, discretion, and the exercise of sound independent judgment.

Typical Activities
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct responsibility for the department of Environmental Health and Safety, as well as all Risk Management programs and services.
• Holds day-to-day responsibility for risk identification, mitigation and management issues.
• Collaborate with campus constituents to perform risk assessments, identify risk metrics, then develop monitoring and reporting protocols designed to mitigate and manage the risk.
• Manage claims against the university to achieve quality results and expense controls, working closely with the California State University Risk Management Authority (CSURMA) and California State University (CSU) general counsel in coordination of sensitive risk issues and litigation.
• As CSUSB's Executive Director of Risk Management, represent the campus on the California State University Risk Management Authority ("CSURMA") Board of Directors by attending bi-annual meetings.
• Engage, either directly or indirectly, other departments and offices (e.g. Academic Affairs, Administration and Finance, Student Affairs, Athletics, Recreation and Wellness, College of Extended Learning, Parking and Transportation Services, University Police, Human Resources, etc.), reasonable measures and best practices to control events and situations, appropriately limit exposure to risk, and strategically plan for the ever-changing environment of risk, compliance, safety, business continuity and emergency management.
• Ensure that the Risk Management program assists university personnel through policies and practices designed to minimize the adverse effects of losses experienced by CSUSB, its employees, volunteers, students, and visitors.
• Ensure that the development and implementation of programs are in compliance with statutory and CSU polices and related laws.
• Develop strategic plans and comprehensive initiatives for the management of risk in the above areas with additional consideration directed at international study abroad, international travel, and other campus programs and activities.
• Build University-wide support and visibility for risk management and loss control programs and initiatives, obtaining stakeholder buy-in on program goals and objectives.
• Ensure excellent customer service in Risk Management at the University.

Job Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong comprehension skills and the ability to understand, research and interpret issues of varying degrees of complexity.
• Ability to lead and manage new projects and assignments through completion that may include areas for which there is no prior knowledge or experience.
• Effective and excellent communications skills; written and oral.
• Knowledge and ability to use proper formats, grammar and punctuation, and ability to edit, proofread and ensure accuracy and high quality of work.
• Ability to research and compile information, analyze it and exercise judgment in selecting what to include in communications and documents.
• Effective interpersonal skills that include tact, patience, diplomacy, the ability to adapt communication style to a constituent, and the ability to remain calm and poised in challenging and difficult situations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a rapport with various constituencies and engender trust and credibility.
• Demonstrated ability to compose/draft original written correspondence and documents such as policy documents, reports, memos, agendas and letters.
• Ability to act with a high degree of personal integrity, adapt to the climate and culture of the campus and become familiar with procedures, policies, and processes.
• Intermediate proficiency and skills in a variety of computer programs including Word and Excel with the ability to use spreadsheet programs with a high degree of accuracy.
• Should have proficiency with Internet based systems and the ability to learn other University software.
• Strong analytic, problem solving, critical thinking and research skills.
• Requires strong consultative management skills, coupled with strong listening skills.
• Ability to exercise a high degree of accurate and independent judgment, tact and discretion.
• Ability to work with a broad and diverse campus community.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and ability to work multiple projects and tasks with minimal supervision, with demonstrated organization, follow-up time management, and multi-tasking skills and ability to meet deadlines and attend to details in a busy, high-paced environment.
• Familiarity with scanning equipment, electronic filing and sensitivity to maintaining confidentiality and confidential files.
• Knowledge of office management methods, procedures and techniques that includes financial recordkeeping and purchasing procedures.
• Demonstrated skills in managing a risk management program.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to (1) communicate with discretion, tact and professionalism on sensitive and confidential matters; (2) achieve mastery of complex substantive areas through individual effort and study; (3) work timely and effectively on matters requiring independent judgment; and (4) exercise initiative in carrying out assigned projects.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the administration of risk management, including experience with principles of Risk Management.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.

• Master's degree in related field.
• Previous experience in an institution of higher education.
• Previous experience assisting attorneys on substantive matters.
• Supervisory experience.
• Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Certificate

Contact Info:

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Expires:

05/30/2018