What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Manager position at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens?
About Us
At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do - from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies. We are better together. We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.
Job Description
About the Role
Working under minimal supervision, the Risk Manager will oversee The Huntington's insurance program and provide risk management support to the institution under the supervision of the Legal Counsel. With considerable autonomy, the Risk Manager will manage the insurance renewal process, serve as the key liaison between the institution and its brokers, review insurance provisions in contracts and related certificates of insurance, support the institution through the claims process, and provide guidance on risk mitigation measures. The Risk Manager will frequently interact with all levels of staff and leadership and will report to the Legal Counsel.
Essential Duties
The Risk Manager will be responsible for daily management of the institution's insurance policies and claims process, broker communications, advising staff on risk mitigation and risk management measures in connection with institutional programming, daily operations and large-scale projects across all departments, and reviewing insurance provisions in contracts and certificates of insurance.
More specifically, the Risk Manager will :
- Work closely with the institution's insurance brokers and senior management to select adequate insurance programs and coverage.
- Prepare documents, applications and reports for annual insurance renewals, including presentations to the Audit Committee.
- Advise on and coordinate additional insurance coverage as needed, such as Builders Risk Insurance.
- Review incident reports and coordinate with and report applicable incidents to brokers, including managing any required investigations, initiated and ongoing claims and all required follow up.
- Coordinate requests for broker input on managing liability and insurance requirements in contracts.
- Review third party certificates of insurance.
- Work with all departments in collaboration with the Legal Counsel to track, record, and verify implementation of risk management and risk mitigation measures.
- Play an integral role in the development and oversight of policies and procedures to address institutional-wide risk management and risk mitigation.
- Work with staff and the Legal Counsel to develop releases and waivers as appropriate for institutional programming.
- May perform other related duties as assigned.
Candidate Requirements and Experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Working Conditions :
Ability to sit in an office setting for long periods of time with periodic walks around the campus to meet with departments, evaluate and assess risk, and review the implementation of adopted procedures and steps in response to risk management measures.
Compensation & Benefits
We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees including :
The Application Process
Visit us at https : / / huntington.org / careers to apply directly.
Please submit a cover letter and CV / resume as a single PDF attachment.
You will have the opportunity to submit additional documents on the "My Experience" section of the application.
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Salary : $90,000 - $105,000
