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DIR, CORP RISK MANAGEMENT
Job Title: DIR, CORP RISK MANAGEMENT
Job Code: 1689
FLSA: E
Job Level: 98
Revised Date:
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
Work Performed
Manage the activities of the University Insurance Office to protect the University, its faculty and staff from fortuitous loss.
Advise senior administration of potential sources of loss; recommend mechanisms to minimize or eliminate loss.
Establish and maintain retention levels, loss prevention mechanisms and risk transfer devices; process claims and handle claims settlements. Supervise the processing of unemployment insurance claims; prepare unemployment compensation reports for the Employment Security Commission as required.
Maintain interface with safety office and administration to identify, evaluate and control risks in a cost effective manner.
Develop and maintain familiarity with insurance markets, legislative activity and court decisions related to insurance and other risk management issues; recommend changes in policy and/or procedure as appropriate.
Evaluate and update insurance values as required; allocate premiums to appropriate account codes; develop data for the actuarial study of the hospital professional liability self insured trust as necessary.
Attend conferences, seminars and courses to maintain continued awareness of risk management theory and practice.
Plan and conduct meetings with designated employees to keep them informed of current standards and changes in policies and procedures.
Determine fiscal requirements and prepare budgetary recommendations; monitor, verify and reconcile expenditures of budgeted funds.
Recommend various personnel functions, including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions and vacation schedules.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
N/A
Experience
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
