Business Continuity Coordinator I

Texas Workforce Commission; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,800 - 66,960; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Various leave types

Job summary

The Texas Workforce Commission is hiring a Business Continuity Coordinator I to oversee operations in the Regional Support and Risk Management division. The role involves significant responsibilities in business continuity and crisis management, including supervising TWC's COOP and developing emergency plans.

Candidates should have a relevant bachelor's degree and experience in emergency management. The position requires travel within Texas, on-call duties, and offers a salary of $5,258.66 per month with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Credentials in business continuity or emergency management preferred.
• Three years as Incident Commander is advantageous.
• Two years as a contract or grant administrator for emergency management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Continuity of Operations Program for TWC.
• Develop emergency management plans and procedures.
• Advise agency officials on planning issues.

Skills

Business continuity planning

Crisis management

Emergency management

Supervisory skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Planning, Emergency Management, or related field

Four years of relevant experience

Job description

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. TWC strengthens the Texas economy by providing the workforce development component of the Governor's economic development strategy. Texas boasts an incredibly skilled workforce ready to attract enterprise to the Lone Star State. By focusing on the needs of employers, TWC gives Texas the competitive edge necessary to draw business here.

Job Description

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is seeking to fill a Business Continuity Coordinator I in Regional Support and Risk Management of the Business Operations Division which is located at 1117 Trinity Austin, Texas 78778.

The Business Continuity Coordinator I performs highly complex to advanced (senior-level) business continuity, emergency management, and disaster recovery planning and research work. Work involves developing local, regional, or state plans or programs; developing procedures for implementing plans or programs; and developing procedures for measuring progress. May assign and/or supervise the work of others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Supervises, directs and oversees the TWC Continuity of Operations Program.
• Develops and identifies emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operations and governance principles.
• Develops, implements, or evaluates business continuity and crisis and emergency management strategies, plans, and procedures.
• Develops and implements mitigation strategies and creates limited to full scale exercise scenarios to re-establish operations in the event of business operations interruptions.
• Advises agency officials on planning problems and technical phases of comprehensive planning projects.
• Monitors participation in business continuity plans and programs, and provides assistance to agency officials in matters related to the plans and programs.
• Researches and prepares technical material for planning contracts and reports on planning projects.
• Reviews and evaluates risk assessment, business impact analysis plans and planning proposals, and materials from local and regional agencies.
• Serves as liaison with federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate continuity and restoration activities, plans, and services.
• Assists in researching and coordinating disaster recovery vendor contracts.
• Assists in the coordination and review of planning proposals and may prepare applications to the federal government for planning assistance.
• May oversee the preparation and monitoring of recovery vendor contracts.
• May serve as an incident commander during emergencies.
• May prepare budgets.
• Works with all TWC owned, leased, co-located and board locations regarding COOP plans, activations, emergency management and drills.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for business continuity and emergency management.
• Completes bill analysis or responds to legislative, TDEM or SORM requests regarding business continuity and emergency management.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Position requires up to 35% travel (within the state of Texas) and the ability to lift 20 pounds.

Position may involve working hours other than 8A-5P, Monday-Friday, including overnight travel. Position is required to be on call 24/7, for emergency management and business continuity activities for all TWC agency locations.

The salary for this position is $5,258.66 per month. TWC not only offers a competitive salary but the State of Texas benefits package includes everything from health insurance, a retirement plan, and a variety of leave types. Learn about TWC jobs and benefits at www.texasworkforce.org/twcjobs.

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Credentials and/or certifications related to business continuity or emergency management or obtained within the first year of employment.
• Three year experience as an Incident Commander in the field.
• Two years experience as a contract or grant administrator for emergency management.
• One year supervisory experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with courses in planning, emergency management, or business or public administration plus four years of full‑time experience in planning, research or emergency management work.
• Twelve semester hours of graduate study from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each year of the required qualifying experience.
• A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for three years of the required qualifying experience.
• One additional year of full‑time qualifying experience may be substituted for each year (30 semester hours) of the required education.

How to Apply

To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and submit only ONE of the following ways: apply online at www.workintexas.com by choosing the option: “I’m interested in this job” and clicking save (Preferred Method); or fax a completed State of Texas Application to 512-463-2832; or mail a completed application to Texas Workforce Commission, Human Resources Department, Room 230, 101 East 15th Street, Austin, Texas 78778-0001.