Business Continuity Manager

Business Continuity ManagerEnterprise Risk Services

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

The Business Continuity Manager will report to the Director of Disaster Cost Recovery and Business Continuity and will oversee Tulane’s Business Continuity program. The Business Continuity Manager will lead the development, testing, and maintenance of Tulane’s university-wide Business Continuity plan and will ensure effective plan development, testing, and maintenance for those departments and divisions with essential functions and services which cannot be interrupted without causing serious harm to Tulane’s academic and research mission.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring the university's resilience in the face of disruptions by identifying potential risks, developing strategies to mitigate those risks, and creating plans to ensure the continuity of essential functions. The responsibilities of the Business Continuity Manager also includes conducting risk assessments to identify potential threats to business operations and assessing their potential impacts; developing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive Business Continuity plans and procedures; working cross-functionally to integrate continuity plans across departments, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and resources; maintaining and test existing Business Continuity plans regularly, running drills and exercises to validate effectiveness; managing the invocation of continuity plans during actual disruptions; assisting with response efforts; analyzing response efforts following disruptions to identify areas for improvement in continuity plans and staying up-to-date on industry best practices and standards for Business Continuity management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Continuity Management, Emergency Management, or a related field. • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Business Continuity planning, administrative analysis, or an equivalent combination of education and experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience utilizing cloud-based Business Continuity planning software such as Kuali Ready• Experience working in higher education • Experience in coordination of continuity and recovery operations with risk management operations and business interruption/extra expense insurance coverages• Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) or similar certification (preferred)