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Director, Systemwide Risk Management

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of Director, Systemwide Risk Management. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education.

The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $170,004 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Administrator III

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Director, Systemwide Risk Management to assist the Senior Director, Systemwide Risk Management (SRM) in the management of day-to-day risk management operations of the CSU.

Working closely with the Sr. Director, SRM, the incumbent assists in developing and managing comprehensive risk management initiatives, with a focus on Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and insurance programs for the system. This position is responsible for ensuring systemwide risk management programs are clearly communicated and understood at the campus and auxiliary level, and for providing proactive measures and services / products to all CSU campuses and auxiliaries, as well as coordinating with the California State University Risk Management Authority (CSURMA) and the Auxiliary Organizations Risk Management Alliance (AORMA).

The position will also serve as the primary SRM/CSURMA risk management consultant and liaison with AORMA members.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Senior Director, Systemwide Risk Management, the Director, Systemwide Risk Management will:

-Represent the CSURMA at underwriters' meetings and assist in the coordination of CSURMA insurance renewal marketing efforts.

-Serve as the primary SRM/CSURMA risk management consultant and liaison with AORMA members.

-Assist in the development of campus data and risk management resources and attend the regularly scheduled campus visits and outreach endeavors.

-Serve as the primary contact and subject matter expert for faculty training, resource sharing and CSURMA/SRM program orientation, updates and outreach. Will occasionally attend meetings of the campus Provosts.

-Serve as SRM's primary point-of-contact and liaison with internal and external auditors, while taking a primary role in addressing and responding to audit findings.

-Oversee the EHS program in directly managing the Assistant Director EHS (currently vacant) and Systemwide EHS Training and Compliance Administrator.

-Lead, chair, and participate in various systemwide committees, including but not limited to: affinity groups, academic affairs working committees, and various ad hoc project groups.

-Support the collaboration, consultation and coordination of the CSU WERCS affinity groups, attending the group meetings, preparing agendas and minutes for the quarterly WERCS EC meetings (Chairs and Co-chairs of the 5 groups – Business Continuity, Environmental Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Risk Management, and Workers Compensation); assisting the groups in holding meetings when there is a vacancy in the chair position;

and assisting the groups in setting up special workshops or in-person meetings.

-Perform high-level and specialized functions involving the analysis, interpretation, integration, compilation, application, and presentation of complex data and information, including but not limited to, the CSURMA and AORMA insurance programs, systemwide claims data, systemwide unemployment insurance costs, industry/university risk exposure data, EHS endeavors and compliance, related compliance training programs, committee projects, and financial/accounting and budget calculations.

-Utilize and maintain proficiency in the various claims systems (iVOS, Via One,…