Summary

Manages insurance programs. Manages institutional liability exposures through proactive loss prevention and enterprise risk management (ERM) practices.

Essential Job Functions

• Manages the university’s insurance programs, including policy procurement, policy renewal, and negotiations with brokers and carriers
• Submits claims and coordinates with brokers, claim adjusters and carriers
• Reviews broker and carrier contracts with the Office of the General Counsel and reviews third-party contract insurance provisions for compliance
• Supports institutional risk mitigation functions, including carrier-recommended or required trainings and related functions
• Supports institutional ERM initiatives through risk identification, analysis and reporting
• Conducts ongoing department risk assessments and provides recommendations to mitigate risks
• Contributes to business continuity and emergency preparedness planning
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree
• Moderate amount of experience working in insurance and risk management in academia or other industry related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or greater in business or a related field of study

Compensation:  $110,000 - $113,000/annualized 

Benefits: This full-time position offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid holidays, sick time, vacation time, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA), educational assistance benefits, and an employee assistance program. Participation in any benefit is subject to meeting eligibility criteria. The university reserves the right to modify, amend or terminate any benefit or benefit programs as they apply to any participants, including but not limited to current and former employees. This is only a summary; the full details, which control, are in the applicable plan documents.

Please Note:

Preference shall be given to qualified candidates who live or relocate within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire. However, remote candidates from the following states will also be considered: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, or Virginia.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

Our students, faculty and staff have varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that unite us as one community and contribute to our success. Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.