Emergency Manager Jobs

Who We Are: At Gonzaga we don't just state our mission. We live it every day as a Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic University. It is the reason we exist and the foundation for our purpose: educating students for lives of leadership and service. From students to faculty and staff members, everyone here knows what we stand for -- and they know how valuable our mission is to the success of our institution. Our diverse selection of benefits is part of Gonzaga's commitment to care for and meet the needs of our employees and their families. The University provides full-time employees in their first year: a PPO Medical plan administered by Premera Blue Cross, employer-paid dental programs through Delta Dental, vision coverage through VSP, employer-paid Life Insurance, and optional employee-paid Life Insurance through Lincoln Financial, TIAA 403(b) Retirement plan including free onsite financial planning and advising, Employee Assistance Program through Supportlinc, Zagfit Wellness program with access to GU's onsite fitness center and Spokane Transit Authority (STA) bus passes. Additionally, full-time (40 hours per week) staff employees accrue 4 hours of sick time per pay period (pro-rated for less than 40 hours/week), vacation time starting at 5 hours per pay period (pro-rated for less than 40 hours/week) and 17 paid holidays. Additional benefits such as Long Term Disability and Tuition Waivers are available after the first year of employment. For more information, click here {rel="nofollow"}. Job Purpose: As a member of the risk and safety services team, which includes risk management, environmental health and safety and emergency management, the Emergency Manager will administer the Emergency Operations Plan for the University, lead university response, continuity, and recovery operations, and support the other functions of safety and risk mitigation of the team. Minimum Qualifications:
An understanding of all five mission areas for emergency preparedness (prevent, protect, respond, recover, mitigate) and collaborative planning standards.
Experience establishing and managing an EOC.
The ability to research, develop and write guidelines, procedures, and planning documents.
A general understanding of safety and risk mitigation practices and procedures.
Ability to analyze factors concerning risk, liability, safety, and occupational hazards which lead to effective solutions based upon the human and financial resources available to address the issue.
Ability to maintain effective relationships with a wide constituent group of university employees, students, other universities, public safety officials, and the general public.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in both verbal and written form to audience members that posses various levels of knowledge regarding emergency preparedness and risk management practices.
Ability to accumulate a large amount of data, organize the data into a comprehensive, cohesive fashion, provide ready access to this data for those needing access, and ensure the data is reviewed/updated as required.
Ability to use Microsoft Office 365 software and programs. Experience in working with emergency notification software.
Knowledge of applicable state laws, regulations, codes and guidelines as related to program areas.
Computer skills, including the ability to evaluate software applications to maximize efficiency.
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