Business Continuity Specialist (JH175419) City of London, England
Salary: | GBP300 - GBP350 per day |
A leading international bank requires an experienced Business Continuity Specialist to
- Assist the EMEA Business Continuity Manager in delivering the Bank’s Operational Resilience programme in London
- Support the implementation of BC tools
- Strengthen the resiliency of the Bank by continuously improving the Business Continuity Programme
Key Responsibilities
- Operating the Business Continuity Management function in EMEA, supporting the Business Continuity Manager
- Validating the Business Continuity Programme in London and EMEA, contributing to global validation as required
- Coordinating the Disaster Recovery Programme
- Supporting the Business Resilience Lead to delivery Resilience activities including: reporting, exercising, risk assessments aligned to the company Resilience programme and framework
- End to end critical service mapping, analysing and resilience capability profile creation
- Establishing and maintaining resilience KRI’s and controls to quantify, report and track levels of Organisational Resilience across the group.
- Conducting annual reviews of the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and producing relevant documentation
- Ensuring that requirements identified in the BIA align with current strategies and capabilities and re-mediate gaps as required
- Partnering with Disaster Recovery and business lines in coordinating technology recovery and BC tests including the development of test scripts
- Developing and executing tabletop exercises for Business Continuity plans based on resilience programme outputs
- Participating in planning process and implementation of program enhancements and new tools
Skills and Experience
- Experience in development and maintenance of Business Continuity and Crisis Management Plans
- Prior experience coordinating and participating in technology-based recovery exercises and notification system testing
- Financial industry experience is desirable and familiarity with best practices and regulatory bodies governing Business Continuity
- Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Project management skills
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines on multiple deliverables
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to management and stakeholders of all levels
- Highly attentive to detail with problem solving skills necessary to take on program challenges and new initiatives
If you possess the relevant skills and experience, please submit your CV today