Risk and Legal Associate Part-time

Job Title: Risk and Legal Associate (Parttime)

Reporting Relationship: Director of Risk Management

Unit: Central Administration

Department: Risk ManagementCentral Administration

Campus Location: Elder Hall Marion IN

Duties and Responsibilities

• General Duties:
  • Composes and edits correspondence reports and other documents including legal and business filings
  • Processes purchase orders check requests expense reports purchasing cards (Pcards) invoices journal entries and other related business transactions
  • Organizes gathers and manages information needed for specific projects and initiatives
  • Provides scheduling and calendar maintenance
  • Oversees the maintenance of filing systems including document imaging tasks and scanning
  • Performs other duties as assigned including but not limited to phone mail coverage and additional support during absences and vacations
• Risk Management:
  • Reviews and evaluates offcampus activity (OCA) requests facilitating the petition process when necessary
  • Registers and coordinates international travel insurance for trip participants
  • Serves as the Universitys travel management system administrator
  • Tracks various contracts through review edit and stages
  • Ensures travelers meet the requirements set forth for each trip
  • Obtains information on various incidents claims and accidents maintaining complete files on each
  • Regularly corresponds with insurance carriers plan and claims administrators and claimants
  • Gathers security information for travel petitions
  • Serves as backup emergency contact for trip crisis response
  • Processes incoming and outgoing certificates of insurance (COIs)
  • Assists with the gathering of information for various insurance applications
  • Maintains various schedules of insurance
  • Assists with various compliance efforts including annual music licensing filings
  • Assists with maintenance of the Risk Management and Legal Affairs Portal page
  • Administers the University Policy Warehouse and coordinates the publication and review of all university policies
  • Administers the University Contract Management and Contract Signature systems and coordinates the workflow review signature and storage of all university contracts
  • Administers the University Compliance Calendar including sending notifications to responsible parties

Qualifications:According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

Education

• The minimum of an Associates degree or equivalent is required with a Bachelors degree preferred

Experience

• Experience working in higher education risk management property and casualty insurance and/or the legal profession is highly preferred
• Two 2 years minimum experience in a professional office environment is required

Required Skills

• A high level of proficiency utilizing Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook is required
• Exceptional grammatical skills with proper verb tense usage required
• Ability to legally work in the United States and successfully pass a comprehensive criminal background check
• Must possess a high degree of personal integrity and be trusted to handle sensitive and protected information
• Must be polite confident and possess excellent customer service skills including listening and questioning skills
• Must possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills organizational and time management skills initiative computer proficiency filing writing and editing
• Must possess a strong attention to detail including strong numerical competence
• Ability to act independently organize workload and the ability to work under time pressures and deadlines
• Strong analytical skills and ability to think and operate strategically
• Must establish rapport with other coworkers and constituents throughout the university
  
  

IWU Kingdom Diversity Statement

IWU in covenant with Gods reconciling work and in accordance with the Biblical principles of our historic Wesleyan tradition commits to build a community that reflects Kingdom diversity. We will foster an intentional environment for living teaching and learning which exhibits honor respect and dignity. Acknowledging visible or invisible differences our community authentically values each members earthly and eternal worth. We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement that exhibits Christs commandment to love all humankind.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion 42 U.S.C. Sections 2000e1 and 2000e2.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other jobrelated instructions and to perform other jobrelated duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.