Director, Risk - Jobs in Regina

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At GMS Health Insurance, we #39;ve been helping Canadians feel protected and live well for more than 70 years. We care about our customers, our community and each other, giving back with our time and talents, not to mention our support for vital health programs in cardiac care and trauma services. We #39;ve also been named one of Saskatchewan #39;s Top Employers for ten years running.Think you #39;d like to be part of a team that truly takes care of our customers, our communities and each other All in all, we #39;re a pretty awesome bunch to work with!Here #39;s the roleReporting to the Presidentamp; CEO, the Director, Risk will lead the overall management of GMS #39; Risk and Compliance programs as the second line of defence. This role will be responsible for leading, administering and providing recommendations on risk, privacy, compliance, ombudsperson, and business continuity management.Position Responsibilities•Overseeamp; lead Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policies and frameworks ensuring the business is proactively leveraging ERM as it relates to the strategic direction of the organization. •Ensure all corporate and operational policies and framework remain relevant and appropriate to business needs. This could include research, reviewing internal trendsamp; issues and making process and procedure recommendations back to the business as necessary•Monitor and maintain up to date knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements as well as internal policies to ensure that GMS is compliant with all regulatory and legislative requirements. •Build a high performing team by fostering a collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.•Ensure regulatory filings, including corporate annual returns and annual licenses are filed on time in each operational jurisdiction. •Develop employeeamp; board training as required and ensure all training requirements are met. •Prepare risk, compliance, and privacy reporting to the Board. •Provide correspondence and consultation across the organization as it relates to risk, privacy and compliance concerns. •Investigate, assess, and action recommendations regarding privacy incidents and ombudspersons complaints within prescribed service standards. •Develop, integrate, and implement business continuity management. This includes responsibility for business continuity engagement in a timely manner in the case of an event. •Responsible for organization contract management and managing all legal action. •Manage GMS #39; representation of industry forums (i.e. CLHIA working groups) and participate in those groups related to legislation, compliance, risk, emergency preparedness, and privacy.Set yourself apartHere #39;s the nuts and bolts of what we #39;re looking for. Use these as a guide for how you can truly differentiate yourself from the competition.•Critical thinking - identifies problems and/or patterns, determines the cause and impact, and provides a recommendation for resolution within area of knowledge and experience. Strong knowledge of risk, controls and governance practices.•Qualityamp; detail - sets high expectations for self, focuses on completing tasks and responsibilities with a high level of attention to detail, and understanding of internal customer needs.•Planningamp; Organizing - ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines by organizing and prioritizing own work.•Interpersonal Skills - strong communications skills focused on interaction with stakeholders across the organization to enable cooperative and productive interactions. Ability to deal with conflicting points of views. Ability to educate staff on compliance best practices. •Leadership - Promotes organization mission, vision, values, and goals; builds strong understanding of context and considers multiple angle #39;s prior to making decisions and providing recommendations.Your must haves•University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. •Legal degree considered as asset.•Minimum 5 years work experience in Compliance, Audit, Legal and/or Risk Management ideally in regulated industry.•Industry knowledge - thoroughly versed in regulations affecting the insurance industry in applicable jurisdictions.Are we a fitIf you think so, please apply by March 18, 2024. We #39;d love to reach out to everyone who applies, but we just don #39;t have enough hands! If you #39;re selected for an interview, we #39;ll be in touch. If not, please consider us again in the future.