Director, Compliance & Risk Management

SUMMARY Coordinates, supports, and directs activities related to Compliance, Programmatic Accreditation, and Environmental Health Safety on a College-wide basis. Major areas of responsibility focus on compliance activities and internal controls related to accreditation of College programs and Federal, State, and Local regulations such as: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Public Employee Risk Reduction Program (PERRP), Bureau of Underground Storage Tanks (BUSTR), and Cleveland Air Pollution Control.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides direct oversight of the College’s compliance program.
• Leads, supervises, trains, and evaluates the work of assigned staff in accordance with College policies, collective bargaining contracts and labor laws.
• Oversees College-wide Compliance Committee.
• Supports Campus Police and Security Services with College-Wide Safety Governance committee and serves as the Administrative Officer.
• Supports the Associate Vice President, Accreditation Health Career Initiatives by being a resource in the efforts to ensure continued accreditation for all College programs.
• Collaborates with Marketing Communications and the Public Safety Institute on matters of risk mitigation.
• Stays current with compliance and accreditation trends and keeps the College-wide community informed and equipped with resources to maintain compliance.
• Assists programs with developing systems and protocols to monitor, satisfy, and provide evidence of compliance and accreditation requirements.
• Serves as the Budget Unit Leader (BUL) for Compliance Risk Management.
• Supports the oversight in conjunction with Campus Police and Security Services and the General Counsel of the College’s Business Continuity and Incidence Response.
• Provides oversight of the College’s property and casualty insurance policies in consultation with General Counsel.
• Analyzes the College’s property and casualty insurance needs and periodically conducts RFP’s for insurance brokers in consultation with General Counsel.
• Monitors compliance of safety training for college employees with Human Resources, Facilities, and Academic units overseeing laboratories and other programs with inherent safety risks.
• Oversees the review and clearance of international travel, intaking incident reports, and identifying systemic issues requiring immediate attention.
• Reviews paperwork submitted by departments to confirm the disposal of regulated hazardous waste, infections waste, and universal waste was disposed of properly and in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Conducts regular and as-needed College-wide safety audits in conjunction with Facilities and Human Resources.
• Partners with Facilities and Campus Police Security Services to administer the AED program.
• Performs an annual review of College-wide compliance documentation (i.e., Chemical Hygiene Plan, Exposure Control Plan, etc.) Performs annual testing of all laboratory fume hoods.
• Coordinates Phase I and Phase II property site assessments.
• Responds to general health and safety issues (Meningitis, SARS, Bed Bugs, etc. Responds to, and evaluates, issues related to indoor air quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.