Institutional Risk Manager

Appalachian State University • Boone, NC

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About The Position

The Institutional Risk Manager oversees and facilitates Appalachian’s Institutional Risk Management Program. The role leads the university’s annual institutional risk assessment, synthesizes findings into the annual Top Risk Report for university leadership and governance bodies, and prepares follow-up reports and dashboards tracking mitigation strategies and action plans.

The position designs and continually refines a practical, scalable institution-wide risk management framework; facilitates Risk Review Board discussions and decisions; and recommends policy or procedural improvements to address key exposures. It advises institutional leadership on financial, operational, regulatory and compliance, reputational, and safety risks, while monitoring industry trends, regulatory developments, and higher-education risk events.

The Institutional Risk Manager also supports campus partners’ risk management initiatives, maintains knowledge of institutional insurance operations to provide backup administrative support, and promotes a risk-aware campus culture through guidance, training materials, presentations, and brief risk updates. The role partners with university risk holders and the Office of Compliance and Ethics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in insurance and risk management, business, public administration, or another related field.

Nice To Haves

• RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) certification.
• Experience providing insurance services or risk management services for a college or university.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the university’s annual institutional risk assessment across academic, operational, administrative, and strategic units.
• Synthesize risk assessment findings and develop, refine, and present the annual Top Risk Report to university leadership and governance bodies.
• Develop periodic follow-up reports, dashboards, and progress updates on risk mitigation, treatment strategies, and implementation of action plans for top institutional risks.
• Design, build, and continuously refine a practical, scalable institution-wide Risk Management framework suited to the institution’s structure and capabilities.
• Facilitate discussion and support Risk Review Board decisions concerning risk identification, valuation, prioritization, and ownership.
• Recommend institutional policy updates or procedural enhancements to address key risk exposures identified through risk reviews.
• Advise institutional leadership on evaluating financial, operational, regulatory and compliance, reputational, and safety risks.
• Monitor and analyze industry trends, emerging regulatory issues, and higher-education risk events to inform campus leadership about potential vulnerabilities.
• Support campus partners with institutional risk management initiatives and programs, as appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of institutional insurance operations and procedures and provide backup administrative support for insurance-related activities.
• Develop user-friendly risk guidance, education, and brief training materials for unit heads and risk owners.
• Prepare presentations and brief risk updates at the request of the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer or Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity.
• Partner with relevant university risk holders in support of institutional risk management and the Office of Compliance and Ethics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time