Manager, Risk Management Services - Surrey, Canada - School District #36 (Surrey)

School District #36 (Surrey)
School District #36 (Surrey)
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Surrey, Canada

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The Surrey School District respectfully acknowledges that our schools reside on the traditional, unceded, and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples: The q? íc?? y? - Katzie, the q'wa: n??'?n? - Kwantlen and the SEMYOME - Semiahmoo First Nations, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district, where equity is deeply embedded and diversity welcomed.

We are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families.

We work to continuously grow and improve our practices, celebrate our differences, and empower people to promote positive change in our communities.

Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and tolerance and recognize the importance of diversity of identity and thought.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.


Surrey Schools, recipient of the BC Top Employers and Canada's Greenest Employer awards, is the largest school district in BC and the second largest employer in Surrey.

Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 77,000 students with 124 schools sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students.

The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works tirelessly every day to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, providing the preparation to be our leaders of tomorrow.


Working in a dynamic environment and reporting to the Director, Risk Management Services, this excluded management position is responsible for developing, implementing, and reporting on the districts' Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, manages the district's insurance program and claims process and provides advisory services as a trusted risk advisor to the organization.

The Manager will identify, monitor, and report on the management of material risks to Surrey Schools.

In developing policy, risk tolerance standards, risk practices, risk transfer processes, governance models and compliance programs, the Manager works closely with the district's Leadership Team to inspire and drive change.

The nature and scope of work requires a significant degree of independence and judgement in a specialized area of practice.

A minimum of five (5) years recent experience in risk management with demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility. Experience in a management/leadership role desired

Post-secondary degree in business management, project management, or related business discipline

CRM, CRMP or RIMS Fellow designation is desired

Experience with business contract law and FIPPA/privacy is desired

Experience in the public sector is an asset.

For more details on the areas of responsibility, please refer to Appendix A, below.

The ability to be proactive, organized, and able to pivot to respond to risk events.

Self-motivation and can work with mínimal direction and oversight by the Director.

A solid understanding of Risk Management techniques including risk identification, assessment, mitigation tactics and monitoring.


Strong organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and to shift priorities in response to business demands, using effective prioritization and time management.

Proven ability to lead and manage projects and deliver results in a rapidly changing environment.


Excellent verbal communication, written, interview and facilitation skills and an ability to liaise with senior management level stakeholders in a confident and articulate manner.

Ability to analyze business situations and foresee implications of major decisions with in-depth understanding of risk analysis and management.

Ability to manage, influence and empower others and to work cooperatively and collaboratively across teams.

Strategic thinking and change management skills.


Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels in the organization and to work as part of a management team.

Interpersonal, presentation and communication skills including the ability to facilitate, negotiate and persuade others.

Proven ability to be detail oriented with excellent analytical and problem solving and project management skills.


Advanced planning and project management skills to develop operating plans, processes, methods, and standards, and to coordinate execution of audits and delivery of other audit services.


Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to diagnose challenges and issues; develop business solutions; and to assess risks and opportunities that may affect the department.

Manager, Risk Management Services - Appendix A

The general duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following ar
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