RISK MANAGEMENT ANALYST (DEPARTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT)

Job Summary

Support operations and conduct analyses and operational studies related to employee benefits, workers compensation, general liability, and overall risk management.

Keep abreast of external regulations related to the County's self-insured functions and recommend procedures to ensure compliance with applicable government and vendor requirements.

Coordinate procurement activities and duties for risk management. Recommend modifications to programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate, drive process improvements, and support budget operations for risk management and the Self Insurance Fund.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree
• Two (2) years of experience in insurance, risk management, budget development, or a directly related field or
• An equivalent combination of education and / or experience.

Candidates who are contacted will be required to produce original required documents (e.g., current driver’s license, diploma, school transcript, certifications, etc.

listed on the Notice of Job Opportunity within five (5) days of being extended an offer, in writing, by the Bureau Chief of BHR (or designee).

Candidates will be notified of how to submit required documents.

Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States territories and Canada, must be credentialed by the World Education Services (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or a National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES) member organization.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

Knowledge of external regulations related to risk management, risk management software, and data mitigation

processes. Ability to recommend procedures to ensure compliance with applicable government and vendor requirements. Ability to assess data, interpret ambiguous situations, and make decisions under pressure.

Skill in written and verbal communications and presentations. Skill in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access. Skill in executing moderately complex data collection, synthesis, analysis, reporting, and development of recommendations to support functional area(s), where analysis is often procedural and straightforward.

Ability to provide support and collaborate with team members and entry-level management to drive accuracy and precision in analysis.

Knowledge of procedural analytical practices to perform moderate studies and continually adopt new methods.

Physical Requirements

Sedentary Work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.

VETERAN’S PREFERENCE When applying for employment with Cook County Government, preference is given in the application process to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for more than 180 consecutive days, or during War Time.

To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must :

• MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION.
• IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS A VETERAN ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION BY ANSWERING YES TO THE QUESTION Are you a military veteran?
• ATTACH A COPY OF THEIR DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (NOTICE OF SEPARATION) AT TIME OF APPLICATION FILING. IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE DD 214S, 215S, OR NGB 22S, PLEASE SUBMIT THE ONE WITH THE LATEST DATE.

COAST GUARD MUST SUBMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE MILITARY SEPARATION FROM EITHER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (BEFORE 911) OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (AFTER 911).

The Cook County Department of Veterans Affairs can assist you with obtaining a certified DD214 and having it recorded for you at no charge.