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Emergency Management

The Emergency Management Manager provides strategic oversight to the University's emergency management efforts, focusing on mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

• Responsible for the oversight and direction of the Office of Emergency Management; set goals and priorities for the unit
• Provide leadership and direction to the University regarding emergency management issues
• Oversee and direct the operations of the University Police and Public Safety Operations Center
• Function as part of the University Police and Public Safety leadership team
• Research and purchase safety equipment for the Operations Center; keep up to date on technologies in the field, changing methods, and laws and regulations for doing business in a Public Safety Access Point
• Oversee emergency management policy and procedure compliance
• Represent emergency management interests of the University to our partners at the local, county, state and federal level
• Provide emergency management services to the twenty-two Commonwealth Campuses
• Develop, maintain, and monitor budgets
• Provides oversight to the University Police and Public Safety Operations Center
• Advise on policies, procedures, and current events to University leadership and management

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00