Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Lead

• Do you have a deep knowledge and practical experience in Emergency Preparedness and Management and are proficient in drafting specific BCP plans with key stakeholders?
• Are you able to actively lead small and large teams under pressure and during an emergency?
• Can you adapt your leadership style to suit your audience?

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting Kaiārahi Whakatakatū Mōrearea, Torokiki hoki - Emergency preparedness and Business Continuity Lead to join the Health, Wellbeing and Safety (HWS) team on a permanent, full-time basis. The role will be responsible for leading delivery of emergency preparedness and response as well as related systems (which includes all fire compliance). The role will work closely with the Head of HWS and the team in the support of our community including training, process, and policy creation as well as stress testing.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain and continuously improve the University’s Emergency Management Framework.
• Develop and review emergency preparedness plans and provide emergency management advice to staff.
• Deliver an emergency management training, exercise, and maintenance programme to ensure staff and volunteers are appropriately trained for their roles and resources are ready for deployment when needed.
• Act as Response Manager on the University Incident Management Team during responses to major incidents.
• Lead the Fire function (FENZ relations, schemes, training, and stress testing).
• Support RT7 (Vic Rescue) to be operationally deployable.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will:

• Be an emergency management professional with experience in developing and delivering training and maintaining operational readiness.
• Have the ability to think strategically and adapt to prioritise workstreams relevant to current and arising emergency risks.
• Have excellent relationship and communication skills, and the ability to coach others, including under pressure during incident responses.
• Be a highly organised self-starter and natural relationship builder, who relishes working autonomously as well as contributing positively to a high performing team.
• Need effective time management and forward planning to balance planning, advisory, and training services to staff at all levels of the University.
• Be able to remain calm under pressure and thrive working with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Thrive in this role if you are able to instil enthusiasm for emergency management in others, and able to build capability through providing advice and feedback, and through training and exercising.

Key requirements:

• Expert understanding and experience of emergency management, business continuity and health and safety principles and practices.
• Experience in developing and delivering emergency management training.
• Outstanding people and communication skills including the ability to adjust to different audiences.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Capability to work as part of a team as well as having individual responsibilities.

Ētahi kōrero hai āwhina i a koe - Why you should join our team

Our team is a supportive, high-performing, tight-knit team that has good relationships with business units across the University. There is a lot of variety in the role, and we offer you flexible working arrangements and support learning & development opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to apply their emergency management advisory and training skills in a large, complex organisation which has a community of 25,000 people.

There are many benefits to working at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, including being part of New Zealand’s top research university.

Role description - Click here to see further information, including salary

Close date for vacancy: 03 November 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Contact Details for Vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role, please get in touch with Dan Mahony (022 073 5797 or dan.mahony@vuw.ac.nz). But applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - Application steps and information

Download and complete the University Application Form, please include the position title and reference number (Kaiārahi Whakatakatū Mōrearea, Torokiki hoki - and Business Continuity Lead, #1943). Then, please combine your cover letter, CV, and the University Application Form into a single file (preferably in pdf format). Click Apply and follow the process to enter your contact details and attach your combined file (CV, cover letter and the University Application Form) using the “CV/Resume” button.

If you are unable to combine your documents or have further supporting documents, please email these to erecruit@vuw.ac.nz stating the reference number and position title from the advert in the subject line.