Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.
Dickinson College offers full time employees a broad range of Benefits including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.
In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community, Dickinson College strongly encourages all members of the campus community to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.
Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.
Position Information
Position Title
Director of Compliance and Risk Management
Working Title
Director of Compliance and Risk Management
Division and Department Information
Division
Finance and Administration
Department
Environmental Health Safety
Posting Information
Job Summary/Basic Function
The Director of Compliance and Risk Management (DCRM) reports to Vice President for Finance and Administration and works closely with the College’s General Counsel. The DCRM promotes taking a broad, enterprise-wide view of compliance and risk; viewing risk as both hazards and opportunities; aligning compliance and risk response with resources and strategic objectives; and integrating compliance and risk management with regular planning, resource allocation, operations, and other activities. The DCRM increases awareness and consideration of compliance and risk, the effective mitigation of risk and risk tolerance in decision-making throughout the organization.
Essential Functions:
- The Director of CRM will work as a compliance and risk management partner, protecting the College’s assets, meeting legal obligations, protecting the health and safety of students and members of the campus community while being mindful of the internal and external image of the College. The Director of CRM’s efforts are all to be undertaken in support of the College’s goals as an institution of higher learning.
- Oversee environmental health and safety: Managing the activities of staff in the Office of Environmental Health & Safety and Risk Management; developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental, occupational, and fire safety programs and records.
- Oversee compliance and risk exposures: Analyzing and addressing the College’s risk exposure and limiting losses to human, financial, and physical assets; overseeing the compliance efforts of the College in collaboration with others engaged in such efforts.
- Best Practices/Trends: Researching risk management and insurance trends and information from a variety of resources; reviewing sources for best practices for the various risks confronting an institution of higher learning; identifying the value of information in its relation to Dickinson College; monitoring governmental agencies for information and governmental trends that may involve the College; and attending risk management and insurance classes, seminars and conferences.
- Training/Support/Guidelines/Policies: Providing support, education and training to faculty, students and staff to build compliance and risk awareness within the institution; developing compliance and risk management guidelines and policies and communicating to senior management, faculty, staff and students.
- Program Development: Evaluating safety standards and processes which enable the college to meet regulatory and College compliance requirements for maintaining a safe workplace and educational environment; developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental, occupational, and fire safety programs and records; providing assistance in identifying and managing compliance issues associated with international programs and activities.
- Insurance: Analyzing and determining the College’s risks that can be cost-effectively insured through insurance self- insurance programs, or transferred to third parties through contracts, agreements or other risk transference techniques; Coordinating the purchase of insurance including but not limited to worker’s compensation, general liability, educators’ legal liability, professional liability, foreign liability, vehicle liability, crime, building and contents property, as well as other insurances recommended or required to protect the college’s interest; Managing the various insurance claims relating to the College’s conventional insurance coverage; Collaborating with general counsel, outside counsel, and insurers in managing compliance, investigations and claims; managing requests for Certificates of Insurance and International Travel Insurance.
- Leadership: Leading the Workplace Safety Committee; Organizing and leading the Compliance Committee; Leading College wide contingency planning and business continuity planning; Leading the International Travel Risk Assessment Committee (ITRAC).
- Assisting with training, communication, and testing of emergency operations plans.
Preferred Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree – Environmental health related
Certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professional and/or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene also preferred. Experience or certification in Risk Management, Emergency Management, or Business Management would be useful.
Valid Driver’s License
5-8 years work experience
Preferred:
Master’s Degree
A valid Driver's Licence is required. Employees (operators) must have been in possession of a valid operator’s license for not less than three (3) years and the license must have been in good standing without interruption during that time period.
Yes
Successful candidate will also be required to complete ACT 153 Clearance
No
This position is considered "Emergency Staff." As such they may be required to report to work even when the college is closed or is operating under a delayed start.
No
Posting Detail Information
Application Review Begin Date
Is this a Temporary Position?
No
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full Time
If Full-Time, please specify
12 month full-time (52 weeks)
If Part-Time, please specify
Not Applicable
EEO/Diversity Statement
The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.