Business Continuity Specialist

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