Assistant Vice President, Emergency Management, Resilience, & Security Operations

Assistant Vice President of Emergency Management and Security

Reporting to the Vice President of Safety and Facilities, this position is responsible for all emergency management and campus resilience efforts, as well as the overall leadership of the security department. Responsibilities include the development of an institutional strategy and educational awareness around business continuity, emergency preparedness, and resilience efforts appropriate for an urban university campus. The Assistant Vice President oversees security operations and the direct supervision of the security leadership team. Duties include drafting emergency preparedness plans, training others on emergency protocols, and initiating emergency response measures. This position will be the main emergency management liaison to all students, staff, and faculty.

The New School is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who are committed to our mission and who seek to work collaboratively with all members of our community.

Responsibilities

Emergency Management and Resilience

• Assess business continuity risks, develop mitigation plans, and socialize those plans with the campus community.
• Serve as a business resilience and continuity subject matter expert based upon knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices.
• Collaborate with division and unit leaders to prepare and evaluate continuity plans for their respective areas.
• Research, strategize responses, and educate key leaders related to potential threats from natural disasters, social unrest, or any other form of disruption to university operations.
• Build relationships and broaden network to include local organizations, nearby institutions, federal, state, and local agencies that could be a resource during an emergency.
• Oversee, develop, and coordinate appropriate emergency response training for leaders, faculty, staff, and students. Conduct tabletop training exercises on a quarterly basis.
• Maintain knowledge of institutional resilience management practices including crisis management, emergency preparedness, information technology disaster recovery and physical security.
• Publication of all emergency protocols; establish and maintain an emergency response webpage.
• Conduct post-event evaluations and issue related reports and recommendations for future occurrences.

Security Operations

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Work Mode

On Campus This position is required to be on-campus, full-time, Monday-Friday. Weekend and evening hours required for special events.

Salary Range $175,000 $200,000 annually

We look forward to receiving your application!