Business Continuity Coordinator, Business Continuity

University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at San Antonio is seeking a Business Continuity Coordinator to lead the university's continuity program across academic, research, healthcare, and hospital operations. You will drive BIAs, exercises, governance, and IT disaster recovery planning while advising stakeholders and ensuring alignment with regulatory standards.

On campus role with potential for collaboration across departments, and responsibility for continuous improvement, training, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in business continuity, emergency management, project management, IT or healthcare preparedness.
• Ability to comply with security and integrity requirements as needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer the university's business continuity program and governance.
• Maintain BC planning software, templates, dashboards, and documentation systems.
• Lead BIAs, dependency mapping, and recovery objective identification.
• Develop and update continuity frameworks, guidance, and design standards.
• Provide consultation, training, and technical assistance to departments.
• Coordinate planning activities and ensure plans stay current with institutional requirements.
• Identify recovery strategies, workarounds, and resource needs for essential functions.
• Plan and evaluate BC exercises to improve readiness and capabilities.
• Collaborate with IT, facilities, research, healthcare, and safety stakeholders.
• Collect and present metrics to support leadership decisions.
• Support accreditation and regulatory compliance activities and reviews.
• Participate in emergency activations and post-incident recovery efforts as assigned.
• Develop after-action reports and recommendations for improvement.

Skills

BCM

BIA

IT Disaster Recovery

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Change Management

Policy Development

KPI Monitoring

Technical Writing

Microsoft 365

NIMS/ICS Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree in related field (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Business Continuity Coordinator, Business Continuity & Emergency Management

Location: San Antonio, TX

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job ID: 16054

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Position Information

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT SanAntonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public researchuniversity that unites the power of higher education, biomedicaldiscovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As thethird-largest research university in Texas and a CarnegieR1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access andexcellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public healthacross South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science,engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity,business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT SanAntonio has also been recognized as a Top Employer in Texas byForbes Magazine. Learn more online, on UT San Antonio Today or on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn.

Salary Range: Commensurate with education,experience, and qualifications.

Job Type: Full Time

Posting Close Date: Applications will beaccepted through 11:59 PM CDT on 9/6/2026. At the discretion of thehiring department, this posting may close once a sufficient numberof qualified applications have been received.

Required Application Materials

• Resume is required.
• Cover letter is required.

Job Details

Job Summary

Coordinates and administers the university'sbusiness continuity program, including governance processes,planning methodologies, standards, software administration, andinstitution-wide resilience initiatives across academic, research,healthcare, and hospital operations. Leads Business Impact Analyses(BIAs), continuity exercises, and program assessments whileproviding consultation, training, and technical support todepartmental stakeholders responsible for developing, maintaining,and validating their own business continuity and IT disasterrecovery plans. Collaborates with institutional partners to supportcompliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and industrystandards, including Joint Commission, AAAHC, and relatedcontinuity requirements.

Core Responsibilities

1. Coordinates and administers the university's businesscontinuity program, including policies, methodologies, planningstandards, governance processes, and continuous improvementinitiatives.
2. Administers and maintains business continuity planningsoftware, templates, reporting tools, dashboards, and relateddocumentation systems.
3. Leads institution-wide Business Impact Analyses (BIAs),facilitates dependency mapping efforts, and identifies criticalfunctions, recovery objectives, and organizational resiliencepriorities.
4. Develops, maintains, and periodically updates institutionalbusiness continuity planning frameworks, guidance documents, andplan design standards.
5. Provides consultation, training, and technical assistance todepartments responsible for developing, maintaining, and validatingtheir own business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans.
6. Coordinates departmental planning activities and workscollaboratively with stakeholders to ensure continuity and ITdisaster recovery plans remain current, complete, and aligned withinstitutional requirements.
7. Assists departments in identifying and documenting recoverystrategies, manual workarounds, alternate operating procedures,succession plans, and resource requirements necessary to sustainessential functions during disruptions.
8. Plans, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates businesscontinuity exercises and workshops to assess organizationalreadiness and improve departmental capabilities.
9. Collaborates with information technology, facilities, research,healthcare, hospital, and public safety stakeholders to identifycritical dependencies and maintain viable recovery strategies.
10. Collects, analyzes, and presents continuity metrics, trends,and program performance measures to support strategic planning andleadership decision-making.
11. Supports compliance activities associated with applicablefederal, state, and accreditation requirements, including JointCommission, AAAHC, and other continuity and emergency preparednessstandards or best practices affecting healthcare, research, andclinical operations.
12. Participates in accreditation reviews, audits, surveys, andpreparedness activities involving business continuity, continuityof operations, and organizational resilience programs.
13. Supports Emergency Operations Center activations, incidentmanagement activities, situational reporting, and post-incidentrecovery efforts as assigned.
14. Develops after-action reports and corrective actionrecommendations following exercises and real-world incidents tosupport institutional improvement initiatives.
15. Maintains awareness of emerging threats, regulatoryrequirements, higher education trends, and professional bestpractices related to business continuity and organizationalresilience.
16. Participates in professional associations, committees,conferences, and collaborative partnerships related to businesscontinuity, resilience, and emergency preparedness.
17. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a relatedfield.
• Three (3) years of related work experience in businesscontinuity, emergency management, project management, informationtechnology, healthcare preparedness, or a related field.
• Experience and education may be substituted on a one for onebasis.
• This position may require the ability to maintain the securityand integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per TexasEO-GA-48.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, PublicAdministration, Emergency Management, Organizational Resilience, ora related field.
• Experience coordinating projects and collaborating withstakeholders across multiple organizational units.
• Certificates of completion in FEMA IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, andIS-800.
• ICS related courses G-300 and G-400.
• Certified Business Continuity Practitioner (CBCP), AssociateBusiness Continuity Professional (ABCP), or ability to attaincertification within two (2) years of hire.
• Valid Texas Driver's License.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, AAAHC, CMS, and relatedhealthcare accreditation requirements.
• Experience supporting business continuity or IT disasterrecovery planning efforts within higher education, healthcare,research, or hospital environments.
• Experience facilitating Business Impact Analyses (BIAs),continuity exercises, or organizational resilienceinitiatives.
• Experience responding to local, state, and/or federalemergencies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Business Continuity Management (BCM)
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
• Organizational Resilience
• IT Disaster Recovery Concepts
• Regulatory & Accreditation Compliance
• Project/Program Management
• Change Management
• Process Standardization
• Exercise Management
• KPI/Metric Monitoring
• Policy Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Technical Writing
• Microsoft 365 Proficiency
• NIMS/ICS Knowledge

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment with regular interaction acrossacademic, research, healthcare, and hospital facilities.
• May work evenings, weekends, and extended hours duringemergencies, planned exercises, special events, or continuityactivities.
• Position is designated as on-call and subject to recall duringcampus incidents, emergencies, and Emergency Operations Centeractivations.
• Occasional travel between university campuses and affiliatedfacilities may be required.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb stairs, andmove throughout academic, research, healthcare, and hospitalenvironments.
• Ability to conduct facility assessments and participate inexercises, emergency response activities, and continuity planningefforts across multiple campus locations.
• Ability to lift and transport materials and equipment weighingup to 25 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.

This position will work primarily on campus. Travel and parking expenses are the employee's responsibility.

This position is contingent upon a successful background check. Verification of a valid driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record(MVR) may be completed as applicable. Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative actionemployer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at SanAntonio to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for allindividuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, genderidentity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability orgenetic information, and veteran status. The University iscommitted to the Affine