Emergency Management Business Continuity Specialist

Department:
Emergency Management

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Emergency Management
Position Title:
Emergency Management Business Continuity Specialist
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
Under the guidance of the Director of Emergency Management, the Business Continuity Specialist will provide technical and specialized support for the five mission areas of emergency management – prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery – for the University of Kansas Medical Center. Support organizational continuity of operations (COOP) planning relating to the organization’s assets, data, and operations. This position will support innovative strategies and the ability to cultivate cross-function relationships to achieve strategic objectives.
Job Description:

Job Responsibilities

Administrative Planning

• Support Emergency Management and Business Continuity planning. 

• Work with business teams to conduct business impact analyses (BIA) and risk assessments, identify critical services, define recovery objectives, and map critical dependencies. 

• Author after action reports from incidents and exercises and complete or support necessary improvement plan actions.

Collaboration and Training

• Build and maintain relationships with internal business units to understand their specific emergency management, business continuity and contingency needs. 

• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business units. 

• Coordinate tabletop exercises and simulations to test and improve resiliency capabilities.

• Update plans based on lessons learned.

• Maintain competency in professional field, such as knowledge of best practices and situational awareness including federal, state, and local regulations and issues impacting campus safety.

Emergency Response and Readiness

• Proactively monitors the environment for potential threats to the organization and communicate with necessary stakeholders, provides support and expertise during emergency response and recovery initiatives. 

• Support testing/training/real life incidents including but not limited to emergency situations and incident management team activations. 

• Maintain disaster equipment and supplies and ensure they are readily deployable in the event of an emergency.

Work Environment: This position will participate in an on call rotation for emergency situations.

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience in emergency management, business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• FEMA Independent Study 100, 200, 700, 800 (or obtain within 120 days of hire)

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications:

• Professional certifications such as:

  • Certified Emergency Management

  • CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional)

  • CFCP (Certified Functional Continuity Professional) or equivalent

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Health or related field. Experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. 

Work Experience:

• FEMA 300 & 400

• Project management experience. 

Skills

• Communication

• Organization

• Prioritization

• Project management

• Critical thinking

• Microsoft Office

• Project Management software

• Business Continuity platforms

• Team-oriented

• Collaborative

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Salary

Compensation Statement:

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above. 

Pay Range:
$70,200.00 - $105,300.00

Minimum

$70,200.00

Midpoint

$87,700.00

Maximum

$105,300.00