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Director of Risk Management roles involve leading enterprise-wide risk frameworks, a function that typically requires a graduate degree in finance, business, or a related field. F-1 OPT students have up to 12 months of work authorization, with STEM OPT extensions available for qualifying degrees, giving you meaningful time to prove your value at the senior level.
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The Director of Institutional Risk and Compliance provides strategic leadership and oversight for the College’s comprehensive risk management, insurance, and compliance programs. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources, this position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, and programs designed to protect the College from operational, financial, legal, and reputational risks. The Director manages the College’s EHS insurance portfolio, oversees claims administration, and conducts legal and contractual risk reviews to ensure institutional interests are protected. This role leads the institutional compliance committee, coordinates campus-wide audits, and manages the compliance matrix and risk priority list. The Director is the primary administrator of the risk management software system, ensuring all required campus-wide training is tracked and regulatory documentation is maintained. The Director supervises the (EHS manager) and student labor, oversees the department budget, and collaborates with leadership to develop and implement risk mitigation and emergency response plans.
Your Key Responsibilities:
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Strategic Risk Oversight: Develops and implements policies, procedures, and programs designed to protect the College from risks that could adversely affect operations, including environmental protection, occupational health and safety, campus fire safety, and other loss prevention and control functions.
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Insurance and Claims Management: Serves as the primary administrator for the College’s EHS insurance portfolio; manages the procurement of insurance policies, coordinates with brokers, and oversees the processing and resolution of all insurance claims, including Workers’ Compensation claims.
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Legal and Contractual Risk Review: Conducts formal risk reviews of institutional contracts, waivers, and legal agreements; identifies potential liability exposure and recommends language or insurance requirements to mitigate risk to the College.
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Compliance Committee Leadership: Leads the institutional compliance committee, manages the comprehensive compliance matrix, and coordinates multi-departmental audits; organizes and updates the risk priority list; leads campus mitigation plans by engaging key stakeholders and reporting on progress.
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Training System Administration: Coordinates and tracks all required campus-wide training programs using the designated software system, ensuring full documentation, employee accountability, and regulatory compliance.
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Programmatic Oversight: Ensures that all programs and procedures for OSHA, fire/life safety, and environmental compliance are effectively managed and executed in partnership with the Fire and Safety Manager.
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Administrative Management: Oversees the department budget, manages vendor relationships, and provides direct supervision and performance evaluation for the Fire and Safety Manager and student labor positions.
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Software Integration: Serves as the lead administrator for risk management software, leveraging the platform to streamline training, incident reporting, and data-driven risk assessment.
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Policy Development: Drafts and updates campus-wide safety and risk policies to reflect current best practices in higher education and evolving legal requirements.
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Emergency Response Planning: Works with department leadership to develop risk mitigation plans that address training, emergency response, communication systems and procedures, job safety analysis (JSA), process guidelines, documentation, and reporting.
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Safety Committee Participation: Serves as a leader and full-time member on the campus Safety Committee.
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Student Labor Development: Schedules, assigns, and approves work performed by student labor; develops students’ workplace acumen and provides tangible work experience in alignment with the College’s Labor Program goals.
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Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned to assist the College in attaining its goals and enhancing a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
What You'll Bring:
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Undergraduate degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Project Management Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
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3-5 years preferable in higher education and experience Enterprise risk management in safety, accident/incident prevention, loss control, industrial hygiene, environmental and safety regulatory compliance, and program management and supervision.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
Description:
The Director of Institutional Risk and Compliance provides strategic leadership and oversight for the College’s comprehensive risk management, insurance, and compliance programs. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources, this position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, and programs designed to protect the College from operational, financial, legal, and reputational risks. The Director manages the College’s EHS insurance portfolio, oversees claims administration, and conducts legal and contractual risk reviews to ensure institutional interests are protected. This role leads the institutional compliance committee, coordinates campus-wide audits, and manages the compliance matrix and risk priority list. The Director is the primary administrator of the risk management software system, ensuring all required campus-wide training is tracked and regulatory documentation is maintained. The Director supervises the (EHS manager) and student labor, oversees the department budget, and collaborates with leadership to develop and implement risk mitigation and emergency response plans.
Your Key Responsibilities:
-
Strategic Risk Oversight: Develops and implements policies, procedures, and programs designed to protect the College from risks that could adversely affect operations, including environmental protection, occupational health and safety, campus fire safety, and other loss prevention and control functions.
-
Insurance and Claims Management: Serves as the primary administrator for the College’s EHS insurance portfolio; manages the procurement of insurance policies, coordinates with brokers, and oversees the processing and resolution of all insurance claims, including Workers’ Compensation claims.
-
Legal and Contractual Risk Review: Conducts formal risk reviews of institutional contracts, waivers, and legal agreements; identifies potential liability exposure and recommends language or insurance requirements to mitigate risk to the College.
-
Compliance Committee Leadership: Leads the institutional compliance committee, manages the comprehensive compliance matrix, and coordinates multi-departmental audits; organizes and updates the risk priority list; leads campus mitigation plans by engaging key stakeholders and reporting on progress.
-
Training System Administration: Coordinates and tracks all required campus-wide training programs using the designated software system, ensuring full documentation, employee accountability, and regulatory compliance.
-
Programmatic Oversight: Ensures that all programs and procedures for OSHA, fire/life safety, and environmental compliance are effectively managed and executed in partnership with the Fire and Safety Manager.
-
Administrative Management: Oversees the department budget, manages vendor relationships, and provides direct supervision and performance evaluation for the Fire and Safety Manager and student labor positions.
-
Software Integration: Serves as the lead administrator for risk management software, leveraging the platform to streamline training, incident reporting, and data-driven risk assessment.
-
Policy Development: Drafts and updates campus-wide safety and risk policies to reflect current best practices in higher education and evolving legal requirements.
-
Emergency Response Planning: Works with department leadership to develop risk mitigation plans that address training, emergency response, communication systems and procedures, job safety analysis (JSA), process guidelines, documentation, and reporting.
-
Safety Committee Participation: Serves as a leader and full-time member on the campus Safety Committee.
-
Student Labor Development: Schedules, assigns, and approves work performed by student labor; develops students’ workplace acumen and provides tangible work experience in alignment with the College’s Labor Program goals.
-
Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned to assist the College in attaining its goals and enhancing a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
What You'll Bring:
-
Undergraduate degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Project Management Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
-
3-5 years preferable in higher education and experience Enterprise risk management in safety, accident/incident prevention, loss control, industrial hygiene, environmental and safety regulatory compliance, and program management and supervision.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Director Of Risk Management
Target industries with established OPT sponsorship track records
Financial services, insurance, healthcare systems, and large consulting firms regularly sponsor OPT students for senior risk roles. These organizations have dedicated immigration counsel and predictable hiring timelines, making them far more likely to support H-1B visa sponsorship after your OPT period ends.
Lean into your STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies
A master's in finance, data analytics, statistics, or a STEM-designated business program can extend your OPT to 36 months. That runway gives employers three full years to assess your leadership fit before committing to H-1B sponsorship, which meaningfully reduces their perceived risk.
Lead with quantifiable risk outcomes in your application materials
Directors are hired on results, not credentials. Frame your experience around loss reduction percentages, audit findings resolved, or capital exposure metrics you managed. Concrete numbers make your sponsorship case easier for hiring managers to justify internally to finance and legal teams.
Clarify your OPT timeline early in the interview process
Raise your authorization status before the offer stage, not after. Directors have longer hiring cycles involving multiple stakeholders, so surprises about visa timelines can derail late-stage offers. Framing it as a planning conversation rather than a constraint tends to land better with senior interviewers.
Pursue relevant certifications to strengthen your sponsorship case
Credentials like the FRM, CRISC, or PRM signal specialized expertise that directly supports a specialty occupation argument for H-1B purposes. Employers and immigration attorneys use these designations to demonstrate that the role genuinely requires a high level of professional knowledge.
Build relationships within risk and compliance professional networks
Many Director-level roles are filled through referrals before they are ever posted publicly. Active participation in RIMS, GARP, or compliance roundtables puts you in contact with hiring managers who already understand immigration sponsorship and have done it for previous team members.
Director Of Risk Management OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as a Director of Risk Management in the United States?
Yes. F-1 OPT work authorization permits you to work in any role directly related to your field of study, including senior positions like Director of Risk Management. Your degree in finance, business administration, or a related discipline must align with the role. Standard OPT provides 12 months of authorization, and STEM-eligible graduates can extend that to 36 months.
How do I find Director of Risk Management jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
The most direct approach is to use Migrate Mate, which lists jobs from employers with demonstrated visa sponsorship histories. Filtering for Director of Risk Management roles on Migrate Mate surfaces employers in financial services, healthcare, and consulting who actively hire OPT students and support H-1B transitions, saving you from applying to positions where sponsorship was never on the table.
Does a Director of Risk Management role qualify for a STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If your underlying degree is in a STEM-designated field such as financial engineering, data analytics, statistics, or a qualifying STEM business program, your OPT is eligible for a 24-month STEM extension. Degrees in general business administration or management may not qualify. Check your program's designated CIP code with your DSO.
Will employers view my OPT status as a barrier for a Director-level role?
Some will, but many established organizations in risk-intensive industries sponsor OPT candidates at the Director level regularly. The strongest candidates address the topic proactively, frame their STEM OPT runway as sufficient time for an H-1B sponsorship cycle, and come in with certifications like the FRM or CRISC that make the specialty occupation argument straightforward for immigration counsel.
What happens to my Director of Risk Management job if my OPT expires before H-1B approval?
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your OPT expires and your STEM OPT extension is still valid, you may be covered by cap-gap protection, which extends your authorization while the petition is pending. Timing the H-1B registration in April is critical for Director-level candidates on OPT. Work closely with your employer's immigration attorney to map out the exact dates.