Business Continuity Program Manager - Emergency Management
About The Position
Under the guidance of the Director of Emergency Management, the Business Continuity Program Manager will support the development, implementation, management, and sustainment of the University of Kansas Medical Center's comprehensive Business Continuity Program, advancing organizational resilience and operational preparedness. The Program Manager will collaborate with academic, research, clinical, and administrative stakeholders to identify critical business functions, assess operational risks and vulnerabilities, and develop strategies that ensure continuity of operations during disruptions, emergencies, disasters, and technology outages. The Program Manager will serve as a key partner in strengthening the institution's capacity to anticipate, withstand, respond to, and recover from disruptions while maintaining its mission of patient care, education, research, and service.
Requirements
- Six (6) years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, and/or crisis management.
- FEMA Independent Study 100, 200, 700, and 800.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Business, Information Technology, or equivalent field.
- Project management experience.
- Experience with project management software or business continuity platforms.
- Experience with business continuity standards & large-scale program implementation.
- CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional).
- CFCP (Certified Functional Continuity Professional).
- Organizational & Multi-Project Management
- Communication Skills
- Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
- Establishes a framework and methodology to manage all business continuity lifecycle activities including risk assessment, business impact analysis, strategy development, implementation, testing and review, plan maintenance and updates.
- Perform business continuity tasks and oversight, including facilitating business impact analyses and facilitate readiness through development of business continuity plans.
- Work with internal business units to understand their specific business continuity and contingency needs.
- Collaborate closely with Information Technology to ensure the IT Disaster Recovery (DR) and Cybersecurity plans are integrated into the overall BC program.
- Develop and execute regular business continuity training, exercises, and required testing. Update plans regularly based on lessons learned.
- Serve as the primary administrator for the Riskonnect Business Continuity platform, overseeing system configuration, user access, data quality, reporting, and ongoing maintenance to support enterprise business continuity, resilience, and operational risk management objectives.
- Monitor the environment for potential threats to the organization and communicate with necessary stakeholders, provide support and expertise during emergency response and recovery initiatives.
- Respond during emergency situations and incident management team activations.
- Co-chair the BC/DR Committee.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health expense accounts with generous employer contributions
- Employer-paid life insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- various additional voluntary insurance plans
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick
- ten paid holidays
- One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment
- 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
- additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
