Manager, Global Health Safety & Security, Center for Global Engagement - UTK

The Center for Global Engagement, (CGE), is hiring a Global Health, Safety and Security Manager to join a team of professionals in our Global Security, Risk and Resilience unit that is a central resource for international risk management, emergency response, and compliance efforts across the University of Tennessee and plays a crucial role in safeguarding the health, safety, and security of Tennessee travelers abroad.

 

Job Description 

This specialist position in Global Health, Safety and Security is a position in the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s (UTK) Center for Global Engagement (CGE). It reports to the Assistant Director of CGE’s Global Security, Risk and Resilience unit.   The position, reporting to the Assistant Director and collaborating with other CGE leadership, helps manage UTK's resources, policies, and practices related to global risk and emergency management, including for study abroad and research security. This position will serve as a resource for students, faculty, staff, parents, administrators, and other stakeholders who are traveling with UTK support in order to promote health, safety, security, and wellness abroad. This position will also join CG E's 24/7 on-call team, and will assist in and/or lead responses to emergencies or other incidents abroad.

Risk Monitoring, Analysis, and Assessment 

• Monitors world events, alerts/advisories issues, legal decisions, and best practices affecting global health, safety, and security across higher education/research and communicates effectively with University of Tennessee travelers regarding impacts these events may have on global travel.
• Monitors current information on programs, students, faculty and staff traveling abroad with UTK support. Helps prepare these travelers for general travel and/or destination-specific risks they might face abroad, including conducting in-depth risk reviews of new or existing programs.
• Coordinates with University of Tennessee travel partners to maintain proactive situational awareness of areas and incidents that may affect University travelers.
• Coordinates with the Center for Global Engagement, the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development, and other units as needed on threats to the University involving issues abroad or domestic issues related to international concerns.
• Serves on and provides support for UTK's International Risk Management Committee and/or other risk/travel advisory groups.

 

Emergency Response and Support 

• Serves as a member of CGE's 24/7 on-call team, providing support for and occasionally leading efforts in managing emergencies or other incidents impacting UTK travelers abroad.
• Communicates through an established response team and protocols about active or unfolding crises and incidents, including with CGE, UTK leadership, and outside stakeholders. 
• In collaboration with the Assistant Director of Global Health, Safety, and Security, participates in after-action reviews following major crises to help refine processes and procedures.
• Assists in developing new response policies and protocols based on changes in the field and/or new threats abroad.

 

 

Policy, Development, Review, and Implementation

• Works with Assistant Director to develop and interpret university- wide policies, procedures and practices relating to international travel, focusing on risk management, university liability, emergency preparedness, crisis management and research security.
• Cultivates relationships with key campus partners who have students, faculty and staff who travel abroad for the purposes of developing and strengthening policy compliance/execution with UTK’s international travel policies.
• Assists with compliance in regulatory processes.

 

Outreach and Training 

• Coordinates and helps develop with other university partners, travel health, safety and security trainings, briefings, and orientations for university students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders. This position will have a specific focus on student program risk reviews, training, and development.
• Develops, in collaboration with other stakeholders, educational/training materials and/or other resources for students, faculty and staff traveling abroad, including online resources.
• Participates as an active member of PULSE: Higher Education International Health and Safety Professionals and other professional networks.

 

Planning and Project Management/Other Duties

• Develops new and works in existing syst