Director, Compliance & Risk Management

Department: Compliance & Risk Management

Location: District Administration

Reports To: Pres, Corp College/Sr. Advisor

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Employment Type: Administration and Professionals

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College

Hours:

M-F, 8:30am-5pm

Number of Openings: 1

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Coordinates, supports, and directs activities related to Compliance, Programmatic Accreditation, and Environmental Health & Safety on a College-wide basis. Major areas of responsibility focus on compliance activities and internal controls related to accreditation of College programs and Federal, State, and Local regulations such as:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Public Employee Risk Reduction Program (PERRP), Bureau of Underground Storage Tanks (BUSTR), and Cleveland Air Pollution Control.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides direct oversight of the College’s compliance program.
• Leads, supervises, trains, and evaluates the work of assigned staff in accordance with College policies, collective bargaining contracts and labor laws.
• Oversees College-wide Compliance Committee.
• Supports Campus Police and Security Services with College-Wide Safety Governance committee and serves as the Administrative Officer.
• Supports the Associate Vice President, Accreditation & Health Career Initiatives by being a resource in the efforts to ensure continued accreditation for all College programs.
• Collaborates with Marketing & Communications and the Public Safety Institute on matters of risk mitigation.
• Stays current with compliance and accreditation trends and keeps the College-wide community informed and equipped with resources to maintain compliance.
• Assists programs with developing systems and protocols to monitor, satisfy, and provide evidence of compliance and accreditation requirements.
• Serves as the Budget Unit Leader (BUL) for Compliance & Risk Management.
• Supports the oversight in conjunction with Campus Police and Security Services and the General Counsel of the College’s Business Continuity and Incidence Response.
• Provides oversight of the College’s property and casualty insurance policies in consultation with General Counsel.
• Analyzes the College’s property and casualty insurance needs and periodically conducts RFP’s for insurance brokers in consultation with General Counsel.
• Monitors compliance of safety training for college employees with Human Resources, Facilities, and Academic units overseeing laboratories and other programs with inherent safety risks.
• Oversees the review and clearance of international travel, intaking incident reports, and identifying systemic issues requiring immediate attention. Reviews paperwork submitted by departments to confirm the disposal of regulated hazardous waste, infections waste, and universal waste was disposed of properly and in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Conducts regular and as-needed College-wide safety audits in conjunction with Facilities and Human Resources.
• Partners with Facilities and Campus Police & Security Services to administer the AED program.
• Performs an annual review of College-wide compliance documentation (i.e., Chemical Hygiene Plan, Exposure Control Plan, etc.)
• Performs annual testing of all laboratory fume hoods.
• Coordinates Phase I and Phase II property site assessments.
• Responds to general health and safety issues (Meningitis, SARS, Bed Bugs, etc.
• Responds to, and evaluates, issues related to indoor air quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • Significant related experience may substitute for education.
• Minimum of seven years of demonstrated experience in overall compliance, accreditation, risk…