Montgomery City County Personnel

Director of Risk Management (#CI0575)


Pay Grade

A13

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to direct and oversee all aspects of the City of Montgomery’s risk management programs in an effort to minimize cost and liability.  The Director of Risk Management is the liaison for the City to other departments, outside government agencies, vendors, and the community in risk management matters.  The work responsibilities include the following: directing and overseeing all risk management/loss prevention policies, procedures and strategies; directing and overseeing the administration of all employee benefits, services, and insurances; directing and overseeing city-wide safety and training initiatives and programs; managing the acquisition of risk management services and benefits; ensuring compliance of programs with internal policies/procedures, state laws, and any other external requirements; analyzing data, trends, financial information/reports, and other information for risk management purposes; providing guidance and advice; coordinating risk management projects, ideas, & purchases with other entities; managing and supervising the work of employees; and performing department-specific administrative duties.  The Director of Risk Management receives supervision and evaluation from the Director of Finance.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to direct and oversee all aspects of the City of Montgomery’s risk management programs in an effort to minimize cost and liability.  The Director of Risk Management is the liaison for the City to other departments, outside government agencies, vendors, and the community in risk management matters.  The work responsibilities include the following: directing and overseeing all risk management/loss prevention policies, procedures and strategies; directing and overseeing the administration of all employee benefits, services, and insurances; directing and overseeing city-wide safety and training initiatives and programs; managing the acquisition of risk management services and benefits; ensuring compliance of programs with internal policies/procedures, state laws, and any other external requirements; analyzing data, trends, financial information/reports, and other information for risk management purposes; providing guidance and advice; coordinating risk management projects, ideas, & purchases with other entities; managing and supervising the work of employees; and performing department-specific administrative duties.  The Director of Risk Management receives supervision and evaluation from the Director of Finance.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Public Administration, Risk Management, or a closely related field and eight (8) years of increasingly responsible management experience in all aspects of risk management including safety, loss prevention, insurance administration, property/casualty claims, and risk assessments. 

Note:  Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

 


CLASS: CI0575; EST: 8/6/2018 4:03:00 PM; REV: 7/2/2018;