Grand Canyon University! One of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning. Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University.
Do you want to be part of a growing university where dedicated Public Safety professionals make a positive impact on our campus every day? If that sounds exciting to you, we want to talk to you. Apply today!
The Emergency Preparedness Program Manager plays a critical role in enhancing the University's resilience by strengthening emergency preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities across all Grand Canyon University (GCU) locations.
What you will do:
Oversee and manage university wide emergency planning, including development, maintenance, and execution of GCU’s Critical Incident Management Plan (CIMIP), hazard specific annexes.
Provide leadership in development of emergency preparedness strategies, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for critical incident response and recovery initiatives.
Lead multidisciplinary teams, influence policies and emergency planning efforts to improve all phases of emergency management.
Standardize emergency preparedness procedures and methods to ensure proactive approach for identifying potential campus risks and threats.
Serve as primary emergency preparedness lead, coordinated response and recovery efforts and decision making in absence of Director of Emergency Preparedness.
Adapt principles of Department of Homeland Security and FEMA National Response Framework to ensure alignment with city, county, and state emergency management standards.
Ability to measure and apply risk-based assessments plan improvements from Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) or Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA). Plan, develop, schedule, and conduct periodic GCU-wide disaster drills and exercises.
Ability to adapt the Incident Command System (ICS), and National Incident Management System (NIMS) for university setting; coordinates the training of GCU students, faculty and staff of Department/Program roles and responsibilities Lead preparedness efforts and activities with GCU Public Safety, Health Center, Residence Life, Student Affairs, Athletics and Facilities Operations for sustaining campus operations and essential services.
Plan, develop, schedule, and conduct periodic GCU response and recovery drills. Serve a liaison officer with GCU and GCE Departments, Divisions and Programs ensuring collaboration, and knowledge of critical incident response roles and responsibilities.
Represent GCU as liaison with City of Phoenix, Maricopa County and State of Arizona for improving emergency preparedness response capabilities.
Support the development, maintenance, and training of GCU’s emergency operations center (EOC) are current, operational; maintains ability to activate any level of critical incident management plan for incidents and planned events.
Manage, operate, and maintain the EOC when activated; activates and coordinates EOC staffing in the event of an emergency, disaster, or planned event; coordinates all notifications during activation and deactivation of the EOC.
Other duties as assigned.
What you need:
Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in emergency preparedness, emergency management, disaster response, emergency operations center (EOC)/Incident Management Team (IMT), group collaboration and continuity planning.
Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree is preferred, in field such as emergency management, public safety, public administration, homeland security, or closely related field.
Completion of FEMA ICS 100,200, 700, 800, 300 and 400
Must have valid and current Arizona’s Driver License and clean driving record.
Must pass a pre-employment background investigation, including fingerprinting.
Why work at GCU:
Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan.
Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events.
Free covered parking
We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
Free on-site gyms on campus
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