Associate Director, Risk Management & Investigations

What does it take to build a campus where safety, trust, and accountability are not just expectations but the standard? In the Associate Director, Risk Management and Investigations role, you’ll play a critical part in shaping that environment for the entire TMU community.

As the Associate Director, Risk Management & Investigations, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership for key functions essential to Community Safety & Security. Working closely with the Executive Director, you will lead the evolution of investigations and risk management practices, ensuring they are proactive, responsive, and aligned with the university’s commitment to a safe, inclusive, and welcoming campus.

You will drive the development and implementation of programs, services, and partnerships that strengthen community safety, while fostering trust and collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups. Your leadership will help ensure that complex situations are navigated with sound judgment, professionalism, and care.

In this role, you will also serve as a trusted advisor. You will offer expert guidance on operational and liability risk, and contribute to the development of strategies that protect both people and the institution. Your ability to assess risk, anticipate challenges, and provide clear, thoughtful direction will be key to supporting informed decision-making at the senior level.

This is an opportunity for a principled and strategic leader who is committed to creating safer environments, managing complexity with confidence, and making a meaningful impact across the university community.

Leaders at TMU are required to demonstrate the following Leadership Competencies:

• Acts with Integrity: Demonstrates behaviors aligned with high ethical standards and personal integrity and acts in accordance with TMU values.
• Builds Relationships of Trust & Collaboration: Actively builds a culture of trust and fosters meaningful relationships.
• Leads Inclusively: Creates an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, recognized, empowered to achieve their potential, and valued for their differences.
• Demonstrates Organizational Acumen: Understands and respectfully navigates complex internal and external environments using sound judgment, diplomacy, and tact.
• Drives Vision & Results: Creates and implements a vision grounded in sound decision-making to achieve desired outcomes.

Qualifications

To help us learn more about you, please provide a cover letter and resume describing how you meet the following required qualifications:

• Completion of a post-secondary degree in Criminology, Justice Studies, or equivalent
• Completion of specialized training in Violence Risk Assessment showing comprehensive skills in assessing and managing violent risk such as Protect International's foundational and advanced risk assessment workshops, WAVR-21, VTRA levels 1 & 2.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in law enforcement or security and emergency services management at a senior level, with a focus on investigations and event and violent risk management roles
• Experience supervising staff including those in a unionized environment.
• Completion of an investigations certificate from a recognized certification agency; such as Toddington International.
• ASIS International PCI or CPP certification is an asset;
• Recognized training in statement analysis investigative interviewing, open source, and cybersecurity investigations;
• Ontario Private Security and Investigative Services License.