Emergency Management Coordinator
Rice University•Houston, TX
•$52,896 - $60,800•Onsite
About The Position
Under the Director's supervision, the Emergency Management Coordinator executes administrative and technical tasks. The coordinator manages and maintains university plans, programs, and training for all hazards and all phases of emergency management across all university locations. Work assignments are received verbally and in writing. This is an entry-level emergency management position. The position provides support in a challenging yet fulfilling environment where growth is expected and a culture of care for one another is demonstrated.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management or a related field
- 1+ years of experience in disaster planning, response, or recovery
- ICS training, including G-400
- Thorough understanding of emergency management
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others and build resilience
- Strong writing skills, including technical documentation
- Strong technical abilities, including proficiency in file management, advanced document management and styling, and a basic working knowledge of HTML and CSS
- Ability to analyze and resolve problems collaboratively
- Action-oriented, task-driven, and organized
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects, meet deadlines, and communicate changes to affected parties
- Ability to make decisions and function effectively in stressful situations
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a university setting
- Experience with WebEOC and Everbridge
- Experience using GIS tools
- Experience working with radio systems
- Project-management certification
- Proactive facilitator skilled in multi-departmental planning and guiding the long-term evolution of emergency management plans, policies, and procedures
- Experience with whole-community planning processes
- Strong familiarity with CPG 101, CPG 201, and HSEEP
- Strong communication skills
- Demonstrate a growth mindset
- Maintain a good work-life balance
- Self-starters who can identify problems and design solutions
- Embrace rapidly changing technology to achieve departmental goals
- Personable and capable in social situations where disagreements are common and are skilled at building consensus
- Forward-thinking collaborators committed to strengthening university-wide resilience and preparedness
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains emergency-response and mass-notification software templates, tools, and operating procedures
- Develops and maintains contact lists, SOPs, SOGs, policies, critical documents, and web-based document systems
- Helps identify planning teams, coordinate planning meetings, and draft plans
- Conducts outreach to the university community through social media, websites, email, outreach fairs, and events
- Assists with exercise design, exercise coordination, development of after-action reviews, and management of improvement plans
- Serves on the Incident Management Team
- Assists in developing and delivering training to members of the Rice community
- Attends meetings as directed to support university-wide collaboration and coordination
- Attends meetings external to the university, as directed by emergency management leadership, to build and maintain regional partnerships
- Collaborates with incident-response personnel to identify and resolve potential emergency-management issues
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Professional development
- Learning and development program
- Wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
