Director Of Risk Management

• Supervises department staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensures staff are trained, follow policies and procedures and maintains a healthy and safe work environment, and makes hiring, termination and disciplinary decisions.
• Exercises considerable independent judgment and initiative in combining a broad scope of professional risk and safety knowledge and sophisticated, analytical judgments so the effective decision are made in assigned areas.
• Establishes procedures and develops administrative policies in areas of loss control, Risk Management, safety and health and accident investigations, including meetings with DCIQ to review root cause analyses of Client Staff Injuries.
• Serves as liaison with brokers making coverage, policy, and claims decisions with the TPAs, and outside counsel and manages broker/underwriter and vendor relationships for continued success during renewals and year round.
• Acts independently within appropriate position authority to carry out assignments without detailed instruction or guidance.
• Is a key leader of the corporate strategy as it relates to risk mitigation and insurance.
• Provides leadership and/or participates in meetings for the purpose of learning about and/or presenting information or facilitating discussion and/or resolving complex, technical and professional risk and safety issues.

• Directs the Risk Management program to include developing, implementing and disseminating plans, policies, standards, and procedures for effective Risk Management and loss control and training options to mitigate risks.
• Responsible for representing the organization to outside regulators such as OSHA.
• Remains current on changing regulations and obtains certifications as required.
• Addresses a variety of safety, insurance and liability matters pertaining to overall Risk Management of Company’s exposures with program management and staff.

• Oversees financial and accounting reviews, transactions and journal entries in General Ledger system as well as quarterly reconciliations and reporting.  Directs premium Audits and Quarterly review of insurance reserve status. 
• Provides responses to Annual Audit inquiries from corporate auditors.
• Provides recommendations including cost/benefit analyses of Fleet options v. area alternatives, including reduced environmental impact and energy initiatives for future consideration.
• Evaluates extent of Risk exposure and, where feasible, develops programs to minimize financial risk to the Company based on risk tolerance levels.
• Collaborates with accounting and financial management on reserve setting and financial reporting.
• Oversees the gathering of information and analysis of data necessary for the renewal of Company’s insurance coverage.

• Oversees the management of the collection of infectious disease data during outbreaks, (e.g., COVID case data) from programs, supervises the data entry into database and reviews process for accuracy.  Reviews issues related to contact tracing, infectious disease questions and trends for risk mitigation actions to recommend operational changes to reduce disease transmission based on CDC guidance.
• Provides guidance and reporting for the Safety and Risk Compliance issues as member of the Board Compliance Committee and identifies areas requiring improvement and special attention as well as recommendations for resolution.
• Oversees compliance with OSHA regulations, OSHA annual reporting and works with outside consultant to resolve any formal OSHA complaints.
• Oversees Corporate Safety Function and provides supervision and guidance to RHD Safety Manager as well as ensures compliance with established safety and health policies and procedures.

• Seven years of increasingly responsible professional level administrative experience.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Experience with principles, procedures, methods, techniques, and strategies relative to the management of auxiliary service programs, Risk Management techniques and insurance brokerages.
• Working knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations, and codes related to assigned duties and activities
• General knowledge of and the ability to apply the principles and practices of program administration, office management, accounting and financial principles and budgetary control.

• A bachelor’s degree required from an accredited four-year college or university, with major coursework in accounting, finance, business, public administration, insurance or a related field.
• Professional designation and/or a Master’s degree preferred in related field. 

• Computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, database and accounting software and insurance systems.
• Ability to: Analyze complex information related to contracts, Risk Management, and lease agreements and insurance coverage contracts.
• Consistently perform under the pressure of deadlines and other administrative demands.
• Familiarity with the multistate Workers’ Compensation systems, court systems and processes in multi-state environment.

RHD is a national, comprehensive human services organization. Our mission is to provide caring, effective, and innovative services that empower people of all abilities as they work to achieve the highest level of independence possible while building better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities. RHD currently supports programs in: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota & Tennessee!