Job Description

Serving students, staff, faculty and our wider community across all three campuses, the VPFA (Vice President Finance and Administration) leads and develops foundational support services to help achieve SFU's academic, research and community engagement missions. We deliver SFU's day-to-day operational and administrative needs through the work of Ancillary Services; Facilities Services; Finance; IT Services; and Safety & Risk Services. We collaboratively, respectfully and inclusively engage and work with our community partners to meet the needs of and make a difference in the everyday lives of the people we serve, in addition to creating a vibrant work culture of learning and growth for our over 600 staff.

Safety and Risk Services supports excellence in learning, teaching and research across the SFU community through collaboratively facilitating and advancing world-leading standards and practices in safety, security and the management of risk. Come join our team of dedicated professionals and help support a learning community of over 40,000 students, faculty and staff across three campuses.

The Coordinator participates in the development, coordination, implementation and maintenance of processes and systems for emergency planning and continuity planning across all three campuses. This position is responsible for assessing needs and promoting awareness of emergency and continuity planning through creating, producing and delivering related resource materials. Reporting to the Program Manager, Emergency and Continuity Planning, the position implements SFU's emergency preparedness program; including but not limited to the University Emergency Management Plan, communications protocols and emergency taskforce supports, coordination of Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and Emergency Response Team (ERT) activities and training. The position also coordinates and maintains continuity planning activities, facilitates training for continuity plan development, on-going program analysis and continual quality improvement of the Business Continuity program.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related discipline with a Certificate in Emergency Planning or safety related field and two years of directly related experience in emergency planning, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Excellent knowledge of emergency preparedness and business continuity planning.
• Good knowledge of Emergency Management BC, Provincial Emergency Program Act, Public Safety Canada, Federal regulations associated with emergency planning and response, and WorkSafe B.C. Occupational Health & Safety Regulations.
• Strong knowledge of computer programs.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent program planning, development, evaluation, and training skills.
• Excellent communication (written, oral, and presentation) skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills.
• Excellent organizational, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in the use of word processing, database, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing applications.
• Excellent volunteer recruitment, training, and management skills.
• Ability to implement emergency preparedness programs with academic, research and development or government organizations.
• Ability to quickly evaluate large amounts of complex information, make recommendations and streamline into a clear documentation and/or process.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of empathy, tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
• Ability to apply multidimensional systems thinking demonstrate self-awareness.
• Ability in solving problems with a collaborative approach.

Please include your cover letter and resume in one attachment.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values for Simon Fraser University. SFU encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university.