Business Continuity Program Manager - Emergency Management

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.

Responsibilities

• Establish 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 developing 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.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for emergency situations.

Requirements

• Six (6) years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, and/or crisis management.
• FEMA Independent Study 100, 200, 700, and 800 certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Business, Information Technology, or equivalent field (preferred).
• Project management experience (preferred).
• Experience with project management software or business continuity platforms (preferred).
• Experience with business continuity standards & large-scale program implementation (preferred).
• Certifications: CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) or CFCP (Certified Functional Continuity Professional) (preferred).

Skills

• Organizational & Multi-Project Management
• Communication Skills
• Microsoft Office

Benefits

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

More details on benefits.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $80,600.00 - $120,900.00, with a starting pay range estimated at the minimum to midpoint ($80,600.00 - $100,800.00) based on education, experience, qualifications, and funding.