Risk Management Specialist (Remote Option)

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: North Carolina (USA) Competitive Compensation & Benefits Package! Position eligible for – • Annual incentive bonus plan • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with low deductible/low Zenvora health plan • Generous vacation and sick time accrual • 12 paid holidays • State Retirement (pension plan) • 401(k) Plan with employer match • Company paid life and disability insurance • Wellness Programs • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Qualifying Employer See attachment for additional details. Office Location: Available for any of the Partners' NC locations; Remote option Projected Hiring Range: Depending on Experience Closing Date: Open Until Filled Primary Purpose of Position: This position’s primary responsibility is to support enterprise risk management, compliance, and audit readiness efforts by identifying, assessing, monitoring, and reporting operational, financial, regulatory, and strategic risks. In addition, this position will further support the Risk Management program by developing, maintaining, organizing, and governing the organization’s policies and procedures, as well as program descriptions and/or plans. This position plays a key role in supporting internal and external audits, managing audit related risks, and ensuring timely remediation of audit findings/corrective action plans Role and Responsibilities: Include, but not limited to: Policy and Procedures • Coordinates the revision, vetting and approval by management, leadership and the Board. • Oversees the revision and creation of Policies & Procedures by Partners’ staff to ensure policies align with regulatory, accreditation, contractual, and organizational standards. This can also include Program Descriptions, and Plans. • Publishes policies in centralized systems or repositories. • Maintains standardized templates, formatting, and naming conventions. • Supports policy attestation and acknowledgment processes. • Tracks version control, effective dates, and approval history. • Manages the policy lifecycle from drafting through approval, publication, review and archival. • Facilitates governance committees/workgroups and/or approval bodies for policy review. • Enforces review cycles and triggers reminders for business owners. • Maintains policy inventory, master policy index, review schedules, and approval schedules. • Supports internal and external audits by providing policy documentation and evidence of governance controls. • Identifies gaps, conflicts, or outdated policies and drives remediation efforts. • Assists with training materials and guidance related to policy implementation. • Generates reports on policy status, review cycles, and compliance metrics. Internal and External Audit Risks • Supports internal and external audits • Identifies audit related risks and control weaknesses/opportunities across departments • Coordinates collection, validation and submission of audit evidence and documentation • Tracks internal and external audit findings and supports prioritization of remediation efforts • Performs root cause analysis for audit issues and supports sustainable mitigation strategies • Supports audit readiness activities and ongoing control monitoring • Supports vendor and subcontractor audit related risks. Risk Identification, Assessment, Monitoring and Mitigation • Identifies and assesses enterprise, operational, compliance, internal audit, and external audit risks • Creates and manages various process flows mapping and related diagrams as well as tools and resources for Risk Management program • Conducts routine and focused staff training related to risk management • Supports enterprise risk assessments, control assessments, and gap analyses • Maintains risk registers, audit risk logs, and risk scoring methodologies • Identifies emerging risks related to audit findings, regulatory changes, and operational processes • Prepares risk reports, dashboards and summaries for leadership and committees Performs Other Duties as Assigned Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Effective negotiation & consensus building skills • Knowledgeable of auditing practices and investigative report writing • An elevated level of professionalism, integrity, and trust • Working knowledge and understanding of hardware and software applications applicable to this organization and/or ability to quickly learn • Proficient interpersonal and communication skills (both orally and in written form) • Effective project management skills. • Ability to take complex information and synthesize into user friendly, concise, and meaningful reports for various audiences • Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management framework, policy/procedure management and/or process improvement methodologies • Strong analytical, documentation and issue tracking skills • Knowledge of auditing practices • Ability to manage multiple deliverables and timelines • Proficient in MS Office platforms Education/Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree.

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