JOB TITLE:  Manager, Risk & Insurance

DEPARTMENT:  Legislative Services

POSTING NUMBER:  106688

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:  1

JOB STATUS & DURATION:  Full Time Permanent

HOURS OF WORK:  35-hour workweek

LOCATION:  Hybrid Model*– when working onsite, you will report to the location of West Tower.

SALARY GRADE:  8

HIRING SALARY RANGE:  $125,264.00 - $140,922.00 per annum

MAXIMUM OF SALARY RANGE:  $156,580.00 per annum

JOB TYPE:  Management and Administration

POSTING DATE:  April 1, 2025

CLOSING DATE:  April 14, 2025

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to the Commissioner, Legislative Services, Responsible for the development, implementation and overall administration of the City’s Enterprise Risk Management Program which includes the development of appropriate risk criteria, ongoing risk assessments, loss prevention and insurance strategies; providing strong professional advice and directions on all matters relating to the mitigation of the Corporation’s risk; oversee corporate-wide risk management activities; provide direct leadership and authority over the Insurance and Risk Management Section; and ensure that an adequate City Insurance program is in place for the most efficient cost. 

• Oversees the development, implementation and overall administration of the City’s Enterprise Risk Management Program
• Provides expertise to ensure that the Enterprise Risk Management Program is integrated effectively into all departments throughout the corporation.
• Develops appropriate risk criteria, policy documents and other elements that allow strong risk assessments to be performed for new programs and initiatives
• Project management to ensure the ERM program is successful in mitigating the corporation’s most critical exposures including reputation risk
• Provides technical advice and direction on all matters relating to the coordination, oversight and mitigation of the City’s risk
• Works with all departments to ensure a strong understanding of their ongoing risks as well as emerging corporate risks
• Guides the departments to determine effective mitigation strategies through various strategies including risk assessments and mitigation techniques
• Provides training programs to coordinate underlying concepts of enterprise risk management and the positive results that can be achieved through compliance
• Manages the City’s insurance and liability claims processes and provides support in the development of appropriate loss prevention and insurance strategies
• Attends pre-trials, settlement conferences, mediations and arbitrations to ensure the City’s claim matters are handled in an appropriate and cost effective manner
• Signification negotiation skills are required to minimize the City’s claim exposures
• Ongoing review of the claims operational budget to ensure that sufficient funds are available to pay for the outstanding claim matters falling within the City’s retention
• Prepare a complete claims review annually to ensure that the program remains effective while maintaining a significant deductible level
• Negotiates the City of Brampton’s insurance contracts
• Ensures adequate insurance coverage is in place for ongoing and emerging risks
• Develops unique insurance products to support the City’s new programs and services to support these initiatives
• Leads negotiations for insurance terms and conditions on an annual basis
• Manages and motivates staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance
• Identifies staff training needs and ensures divisional knowledge of changes in regulations and court decisions is current
• Ensures the annual work plan encompasses the advancement of the team’s knowledge and expertise

SELECTION CRITERIA:

EDUCATION:

• A degree in business along with completion of a series of university courses in risk management resulting in the designation of Certified Risk Management (CRM), along with courses through the Insurance Institute of Canada for the designation of Canadian Insurance Professional (CIP).

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 5 years progressively responsible and related experience in enterprise risk management and insurance matters along with a minimum of 5 years supervisory experience.

OTHER SKILLS AND ASSETS:

• A strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management and knowledge of municipal functions and departments
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
• Exceptional communication skills along with superior report writing
• Knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel
• CRM and CIP

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

Interview:  Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation.  Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available. *Our Hybrid Model is subject to change.

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online quoting reference #106688 by April 14, 2025 and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions.  Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question.  All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable.  The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.

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