Behavioral Threat Management Coordinator

The University of Illinois invites applications for a Behavioral Threat Management Coordinator (BTMC) in the Office of Threat Assessment. This roles serves as a central coordinator for behavioral threat management activities involving students, employees, and visitors. The BTMC is responsible for facilitating report intake, managing report information, coordinating follow-up activities, maintaining records and documentation, monitoring active reports, and supporting behavioral threat assessment and management efforts. The BTMC assists with information gathering, structured professional judgment assessments, report monitoring, and implementation of threat management strategies in collaboration with the Threat Assessment Team and campus partners. The position also supports violence prevention, education, outreach, and continuous improvement efforts for the Office of Threat Assessment. Office of Threat Assessment The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is committed to the safety of its students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The Office of Threat Assessment strives to prevent targeted violence by employing a proactive, evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of threats posed, or potentially posed, to or by members of the university community. The program seeks to identify and offer supportive resources for involved and impacted individuals. To learn more about our office please visit: https://financeadmin.illinois.edu/threat-assessment/ Duties & Responsibilities Coordinate report intake, screening, and report management activities for behavioral threat assessment referrals. Review incoming reports, gather preliminary information, seek clarification from reporters, and ensure reports are routed appropriately for assessment and management. Maintain active reports through regular monitoring, report tracking, and coordination of recommended interventions and management strategies. Follow up with appropriate stakeholders to ensure implementation of threat management plans and identify emerging concerns requiring reassessment. Assist the Director, Assistant Director, and Threat Assessment Team in conducting behavioral threat assessments through information gathering, collateral contacts, review of records, open-source research, and participation in assessment interviews utilizing structured professional judgment tools and evidence-based practices. Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive documentation within report management and database systems. Collect, organize, analyze, and document relevant information including interviews, reports, communications, management actions, and intervention efforts. Manage the Threat Assessment Program email account and related communication channels. Monitor referrals involving students, employees, visitors, and other community members and ensure timely response, documentation, and follow-up. Support Threat Assessment Team meetings by preparing report materials, coordinating necessary information, documenting report discussions, and tracking recommendations and follow-up activities. Conduct educational and outreach activities related to behavioral threat assessment, targeted violence prevention, reporting procedures, warning signs, and available resources through presentations, training, resource materials, and other communication methods. Develop and maintain working knowledge of campus resources, policies, procedures, and community partners relevant to threat assessment and violence prevention. Assist with updating program resources, templates, educational materials, and procedural guidance documents. Support operational and administrative functions of the Threat Assessment Program including database management, record retention, program assessment activities, policy review, quality assurance efforts, and special projects as assigned. Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, university policies, privacy requirements, and professional standards, including FERPA, the Clery Act, and other sensitive record-handling requirements.