DEPARTMENT PURPOSE

Develops, administers and manages the city’s risk management program to ensure the protection and preservation of the city’s financial and personnel assets, and to maintain the city’s continuity of operations.

POSITION PURPOSE

Responsible for identifying, analyzing and minimizing the city’s exposure to financial, personal injury, property damage, personnel and property losses. Select and implement risk management techniques to best meet the city’s needs in the area of risk identification, loss control, and risk financing.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Exercises a great deal of independent judgment in performing work of considerable difficulty. This position works independently under direction as established by the Chief Financial Officer.

The following Responsibilities and Requirements are functions the individual who holds or desires the position must be able to perform unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Plans, directs and coordinates the city’s Risk Management Program to avoid, eliminate and control risks and losses. Analyzes and classifies risks as to frequency and potential severity and measure of financial impact of risk on the City.
• Evaluates existing policies and procedures to find weaknesses and make recommendations.
• Identifies facilities, conditions and/or situations conducive to potential loss and recommends appropriate action, including evaluating employees’ risk awareness and helping to develop appropriate training when necessary.
• Provides technical advice to various departments regarding insurance and liability provisions to be included in construction contracts, leases, and other agreements.
• Accumulates and analyzes loss data and provides management information to city departments.
• Establishes and maintains records regarding insurance coverage, claims and loss experience, and related information.
• Prepares recommendations regarding methods of coping with various risks, i.e. changes in procedures and funding, etc.
• Allocates insurance and other risk management-related costs among city departments/funds.
• Prepares recommendations relative to the purchase of insurance or the self-assumption of risks. Supervises self-insurance funds and investments. Recommends insurance fund limits and ways to achieve them.
• Makes recommendations toward the improvement of safety and loss control programs.
• Reviews and analyzes changes (or proposed changes) in state and/or federal legislation applicable to the areas of insurance, liability, employee benefits and safety.
• Monitors activities of city departments to assure compatibility of insurance coverage with realities of departmental functions.
• Manages various contracts related to insurance procurement, loss control programs and third-party claims administration.
• May participate in or advise in collective bargaining negotiations and/or grievances.

REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of:

• Current theories, techniques, legislation and developments in the area of risk management;
• Economics, finance, workers compensation, safety and loss control, insurance, employee benefits and law as applied to risk management;
• Safety, security and other loss prevention methods;
• City organization, operations, policies and objectives;
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and city employees;
• Outline and direct risk management studies and analyze and formulate substantive recommendations;
• Exercise sounds judgement in resolving difficult and complex risk management situation;
• Express technical data and conclusions in verbal and written form;

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is conducted primarily in an office setting. It involves frequent attendance at meetings to include some irregular hours and potentially out-of-town travel. Also includes local travel to facilities and/or construction sites. Incumbents in this classification are expected to communicate verbally, in person, and by telephone. A computer terminal is used and requires the use of repetitive arm-hand movements.

Any combination equivalent to the experience and education that would likely provide the relevant knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. Generally this will include:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, insurance, risk or safety management, or related field.

Experience:

• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of risk management, loss prevention, insurance administration or directly related field, preferably within the public sector.
• Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations are desirable.

EEO STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status, genetic information, veteran/military status, or disability status.