Business Continuity Management Specialist

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Job Description: 

To develop, maintain an effective and “ready for response” business continuity management governance framework for the Bank using the regulatory requirements and best practices. The incumbent will be tasked with promoting awareness of the BCM function through facilitation of awareness workshops and manage the lifecycle of the Business Continuity Management plan.

Expertise & Technical Competencies:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Qualification.
• A membership of the Business Continuity Institute and/or an equivalent institution.
• 5 - 10 years of experience in Business Continuity Management Risk Management;
• Adequate knowledge of Business Continuity Management and Resilience Frameworks.
• Computer literacy and the basic understanding of business concepts.
• Basic understanding of how information systems are designed & process data.
• A good understanding how Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Emergency Management are integrated under resilience SharePoint or similar system experience.
• Experience in writing organization wide strategies, policies, procedures and training materials;
• Project Management experience;
• At least 6 years of experience in Risk Management preferably in a Financial Sector environment;
• At least 10 years of experience in developing, managing, coordinating, implementation, testing and reviewing of full spectrum Business Continuity programmes, disaster recovery, emergency response etc.;
• Expert knowledge of Business Continuity Management and resilience, Enterprise Risk Management and Operational Risk Management Standards and Best Practice; as well as the risk related control frameworks and practices, (COSO, ISO, ITIL, CMM, COBIT, etc.)
• Experience in developing a BCM Assurance Framework. An understanding of the corporate wide Insurance especially in terms of Business Disruption Insurance.
• Experience in writing organization wide strategies, policies, procedures and training materials.
• Experience of writing and presenting reports to senior management.
• Extensive knowledge of the legislative requirements of the Data Protection Act and other information laws.
• Experience in the investigation and management of incidents and root cause analysis.
• Expert knowledge in Incident and Crisis Management experience.
• Ability to assess commercial imperatives with a risk focus.
• Ability to take ownership of and demonstrate accountability for issues.