Chief Resilience & Continuity Officer

St.-John; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John’s University seeks a Director of Emergency Management and Continuity to lead enterprise-wide resilience across all campuses, domestic and international.

You will coordinate crisis planning, travel risk management, and continuity programs, exercising preparedness with stakeholders, and guiding incident response. Strong leadership and communications are essential for governing safety and ensuring mission continuity.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in crisis and continuity planning.
• Familiarity with FEMA, NIMS, HSEEP, and regulatory frameworks.
• Familiarity with travel risk management frameworks and traveler tracking.
• Completion of ICs courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800.
• Valid driver’s license (or ability to obtain NY license).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead committees to develop and maintain emergency and continuity plans.
• Conduct risk assessments and hazard mitigation planning.
• Create and update the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP).
• Tailor EOPs for each campus, including international locations.
• Ensure regulatory and accessibility compliance.
• Coordinate continuity plans with departments and schools.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management and international campus leaders.
• Establish travel risk governance and travel insurance standards.
• Oversee travel security program and traveler communications.
• Design and deliver HSEEP-compliant training and exercises.
• Maintain a multi-year training and exercise calendar.
• Develop outreach programs for students, faculty, and staff.
• Build partnerships with NYC Emergency Management and universities.
• Develop campus-wide education and outreach on preparedness.
• Foster shared responsibility and proactive risk reduction.
• Serve as standards champion for institutional resilience.
• Identify risk reduction strategies and track corrective actions.
• Integrate continuity into emergency response planning.
• Implement travel risk monitoring with centralized visibility.
• Act as Incident Commander during EOC activations.
• Lead emergency response setup and international operations.
• Establish partnerships with peer institutions and private sector.

Skills

Crisis planning

Continuity planning

Regulatory frameworks

Travel risk management

IS 100/200/700/800

Driver's license

Communication & collaboration

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management/Public Administration/Business

Job description

St. John’s University seeks a Director of Emergency Management and Continuity to lead enterprise-wide resilience across all campuses, domestic and international.

You will coordinate crisis planning, travel risk management, and continuity programs, exercising preparedness with stakeholders, and guiding incident response. Strong leadership and communications are essential for governing safety and ensuring mission continuity.