Director of Emergency Management and Business Continuity

SUNY Delhi seeks an experienced and collaborative Director of Emergency Management and Business Continuity to lead the College's emergency preparedness, continuity planning, resilience, and recovery efforts.

The Director serves as the institution's lead professional for emergency management planning and preparedness and is responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving comprehensive emergency management and business continuity programs that support the safety and operational resiliency of the College.

Working closely with the Chief of University Police, Facilities Management, Information Technology, Student Life, Residence Life, Human Resources, Academic Affairs, and external partners, the Director coordinates preparedness initiatives across all areas of campus operations. The position serves as the College's subject matter expert on emergency planning, continuity of operations, training and exercises, risk assessment, recovery planning, and organizational resilience.

This position is responsible for planning and preparedness functions and does not supervise law enforcement operations or assume responsibilities assigned to the Chief of University Police, including police operations, criminal investigations, Clery Act administration, or emergency notification system administration.

• Emergency Management Program Administration
• Develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate the College Emergency Operations Plan and supporting emergency response annexes.
• Coordinate institutional preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation, and resilience activities.
• Facilitate annual reviews and updates of emergency plans, procedures, and protocols.
• Develop after-action reports and corrective action plans following exercises and incidents.
• Serve as the campus subject matter expert for FEMA, NIMS, and Incident Command System (ICS) standards.
• Business Continuity and Continuity of Operations

• Develop and maintain the College's business continuity and continuity-of-operations framework.
• Conduct business impact analyses and continuity assessments.
• Assist departments in identifying critical business functions, operational dependencies, and recovery priorities.
• Coordinate continuity planning efforts among administrative, academic, residential, athletic, agricultural, and auxiliary units.
• Develop recovery strategies for operational disruptions and prolonged campus emergencies.
• Coordinate continuity planning with Information Technology disaster recovery efforts.

• Develop and deliver emergency preparedness training programs for faculty, staff, students, and campus leadership.
• Design, facilitate, and evaluate tabletop, functional, and full-scale emergency exercises.
• Coordinate campus-wide evacuation drills and preparedness activities.
• Maintain training and exercise documentation.
• Promote a campus culture of preparedness through outreach and awareness initiatives.
• Emergency Operations and Incident Support
• Coordinate Emergency Operations Center (EOC) planning, staffing, and activation procedures.
• Serve on the College Emergency Management Team.
• Provide planning, logistics, situational awareness, documentation, and resource coordination during emergency incidents.
• Responsible for the annual updates to the emergency response plan
• Support executive leadership during campus emergencies and recovery operations.
• Participate in after-hours emergency response as required.

• Serve as coordinator for the College's multidisciplinary Threat Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Team.
• Facili…