Director of Emergency Management

Founded in 1834 in New Orleans, Tulane University is one of the nation’s leading educational and research institutions offering degrees in the liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health and tropical medicine. Enrolling over 13,500 students, both graduates and undergraduates, Tulane students represent all 50 states and more than 40 foreign countries. Tulane’s main uptown campus of 110 acres includes over 90 buildings and houses the majority of its schools and colleges. The Tulane University Health Sciences Center in downtown New Orleans includes the School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, the Tulane Medical Center, the School of Social Work, and Technology Services, while the Tulane National Primate Research Center is located in Covington, Louisiana. With 4,400 full-time employees, Tulane is one of the largest employers in New Orleans and is dedicated to attracting and retaining the very best faculty, staff, and students.

Reporting to the vice president and deputy chief operating officer, the director of emergency management provides leadership in the oversight and execution of the University’s comprehensive emergency management operations including, but not limited to, preparedness, response, recovery, and business continuity. The director will lead institutional emergency preparedness by developing, maintaining, and updating the University’s All-Hazards Emergency Management Plans and Emergency Operations Procedures, integrating all roles and responsibilities across the campuses. Further, the director ensures that the university community is prepared, equipped, trained and ready to respond and address the consequences of disasters as well as mitigate the effects, to recover from the impacts, and to resume academic and business operations. Developing and administering the departmental budget with financial acumen for demonstrating fiscal stewardship of the university’s financial resources are also responsibilities of this position.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Preparedness or related field and a minimum of ten years of applicable experience in emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and hands-on response to disaster and emergencies. The successful candidate will have demonstrated effective leadership in the development and execution of emergency management programs and experience in providing technical and business impact reviews of emergency response work products and offering appropriate recommendations. In addition, candidates must have the ability to recognize and adapt to changing conditions with a strong tolerance for ambiguity as well as be equipped to interact with various levels of stakeholders, including senior leadership and technical professionals.

Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Disaster management, or related field, and emergency management experience in a university environment. Further, FEMA certifications in ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, and 700 and a current Louisiana Emergency Manager (LEM) and/or Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or ability to obtain such certification within two years are also preferred.