Program Manager of Business Continuity and Planning

Emergency Management & Business Continuity Program Manager

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Salary Range : $68,000.00 - $120,500.00

Reporting to the Director of Emergency Management, this position plays an important role in Yale's Emergency Management & Business Continuity Program. The following duties are the key aspects of the Emergency Management & Business Continuity Program. Specific responsibilities of the position will be based on the successful candidate's particular skills and experience.

Duties include :

• Working closely with the University's schools, departments and research laboratories to develop business continuity plans and procedures tailored to the specific needs of each school, department and laboratory that also complement the University's overall emergency management strategy in ensuring critical and essential business functions can continue with minimum disruptions or down time when interrupted by a disaster or disruptive event.
• Implementing a business continuity tabletop exercise program that prepares University personnel for effective response to and recovery from a disaster or major disruption of operations and the ability to analyze results of tests / exercises and implement corrective actions.
• Maintaining an integrated network of emergency management and business continuity tools and technologies to support an effective business continuity plan lifecycle including development, testing, updates, and activation as needed. Supporting university-wide planning initiatives.
• Collaborating with Emergency Management Program & Disaster Recovery Program to ensure a consistency between programs and ability to minimize major disruptions to operations.
• Developing initiatives to engage faculty and staff to help them understand the importance of a business continuity plan thereby enabling Yale to respond and minimize the impact of a disaster or major disruption of operations.
• Being on-call for emergency response operations as needed, and being considered "essential" staff. May work nights and weekends during emergencies or special events.

Required Skills and Abilities :

Preferred Skills and Abilities :

Principal Responsibilities :

Required Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.