The Director, Risk and Insurance is accountable for providing comprehensive risk management consulting to GSUSA internal units and to chapters that protects GSUSA and chapters financially and assists in insuring the health and safety of all Girl Scout employees, volunteers, and girl members. She/he serves as a thought partner in providing training and consultation to chapters on development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures. She/he is a subject-matter expert on how to deal with various types of risks – those that may be covered by insurance, and those risks that require the application of specialized risk management knowledge. She/he provides guidance to GSUSA and chapters in understanding the risks being faced and suggests strategies to address those risks, in the areas of property/casualty, directors and officers, employee benefits, workers compensation, volunteers and others. She/he actively advises chapters of Girl Scout sponsored insurance and employee benefit products and recommends adjustments, as appropriate, to ensure GS sponsored programs are meeting the needs of chapters (including employees, volunteers and girl members) at the lowest cost.

The Director, Risk and Insurance will be expected to produce policy guidelines, updated tools/templates/models for risk management related issues, and training at local or regional levels, board orientation and a risk management infrastructure advising best practices.