Executive Director of Risk Management

·   Supports the mission, vision, values, and goals of the YMCA.

·   Promotes character development and the values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith.

·   Actively participates in Association task forces, committees, and other groups to promote center unity through Association policies, strategies, and goals.

·   Promotes and participates in YMCA fundraising efforts, including Annual Campaign, Capital, and United Way campaigns.

Child Abuse Prevention & Youth Protection
·   Serves as the Association's executive leader for Child Abuse Prevention and Youth Protection initiatives.

·   Works with the Childcare Executive to advance compliance with Praesidium Accreditation standards and YMCA Child Abuse Prevention requirements.

·   Maintains enterprise-wide child protection strategies, policies, accountability systems, and operational standards.

·   Leads organizational efforts to continuously strengthen child safety practices and culture.

·   Oversees child abuse prevention practices across childcare, camp, sports, aquatics, transportation, teens, and community-based programming.

·   Ensures appropriate response to all allegations, reports, and concerns involving child abuse, misconduct, boundary violations, or other child safety matters.

·   Provides oversight of mandatory reporting procedures and coordination with Child Protective Services, law enforcement, and regulatory agencies.

·   Works with the Childcare Executive to direct organizational audits and quality assurance efforts related to child protection standards.

·   Partners with Childcare Executives on annual abuse prevention campaigns, educational initiatives, and staff development opportunities designed to increase awareness and accountability throughout the Association.

Enterprise Risk Leadership & Safety Culture
·   Leads the Association's Enterprise Risk Management strategy and framework.

·   Facilitates identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of organizational risks.

·   Leads the Association Risk Management Cabinet and other cross-functional safety committees and manages the related chart of work.

·   Establishes organization-wide risk priorities, scorecards, benchmarks, and accountability measures.

·   Champions a proactive culture where risk management and safety are integrated into daily decision-making.

·   Develops and implements Association-wide safety initiatives, training programs, and communication strategies.

·   Promotes leadership accountability for safety performance at all levels of the organization.

·   Works with executive leadership to strengthen organizational readiness, crisis response capabilities, and emergency preparedness.

Incident Management & Organizational Readiness
·   Oversees investigation, documentation, trend analysis, and resolution of significant incidents.

·   Works with the Executive Team to direct emergency response planning and readiness efforts, including facility, aquatic, transportation, camp, and program-specific risks.

·   Maintains standards for incident reporting, escalation, corrective action planning, and communication.

·   Analyzes injury and incident data to identify trends and implement strategies designed to reduce risk exposure.

·   Works with the Executive Team to ensure routine safety audits, facility inspections, and emergency drills are conducted throughout the Association.

·   Prepares statistical, analytical, and narrative reports regarding incidents, claims, audits, inspections, and organizational risk as needed.

Compliance, Legal & Governance
·   Provides leadership and oversight with the Childcare Compliance Executive for compliance with applicable local, state, federal, and YMCA standards.

·   Ensures compliance with OSHA, transportation standards, employment regulations, and other applicable laws.

·   Monitors regulatory changes and coordinates implementation of compliance requirements across operational departments.

·   Develops and oversees corrective action plans resulting from audits, inspections, or compliance reviews.

·   Partners with legal counsel regarding subpoenas, investigations, claims, contracts, and risk mitigation strategies.

·   Provides leadership in evaluating organizational liability exposures and recommending risk reduction measures.

·   Aids in contract review processes to ensure appropriate certificates of insurance, indemnification, and risk transfer provisions.

·   Maintains policies and procedures that support legal compliance and effective risk management practices.

Insurance, Inspections & Operational Risk
·   Oversees the Association's insurance programs, claims administration, and loss prevention initiatives.

·   Serves as the primary liaison with insurance carriers, brokers, adjusters, and risk management partners.

·   Works with the VP of Programs and Risk Management to present risk, compliance, safety, and child protection updates to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

·   Maintains policies, standards, reporting systems, and governance structures supporting organizational risk management.

·   Provides executive oversight for Association-wide inspection and maintenance risk priorities, including corrective action, follow-through, and accountability.

·   Provides strategic oversight of transportation operations, regulatory requirements, and fleet management practices related to risk and safety.

Security Infrastructure
·   Works with the Property Executive on the Association's security needs assessment and security strategy.

·   Provides strategic oversight of security camera systems and related monitoring technologies with the Director of IT.

·   Coordinates safety and security infrastructure priorities across Association facilities.

·   Establishes standards, accountability measures, and continuous improvement plans for security-related systems and practices.