Associate Or Consultant -BCM - Governance, Risk and Compliance Services
Major duties and responsibilities
Oversee and contribute to client mandates (eg procedure development, training and exercising) across crisis management, incident management and business continuity
Build and maintain strong client relationships across numerous industry sectors
Contribute to ongoing quality management and continuous improvement activities
Collaborate with other internal divisions to provide integrated client outcomes, i.e. business continuity, crisis management and technology solutions
Serve as a resource and key team member on client projects and help ensure timely delivery of results
Participate in client engagements and work streams related to Business Continuity Management and Crisis Management
Team management
NA
Extend of work
Main stakeholders this role interacts with: internally within firm with other service departments to provide an integrated solution and external to the clients to provide services.
Deliverables
Business Continuity Framework
Business Continuity Plan
Business Impact Analysis
Risk/Threat Assessment
Crisis Communication Plan
Crisis Management Framework
Required skills and knowledge for the role
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent public speaking skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required
Basic proficiency with resiliency, business continuity and mass notification tools, preferred
Knowledge / Technical Skills
Business Continuity Management:
Identify and maintain a list of the Company\'s most critical business processes based on the financial, reputational, legal (including regulatory) and operational impact of their disruption
Ensure documentation of Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Incident Management & Response Plan, Business Continuity Plan, Call Tree Testing, Third party assessment in accordance with Group guidance
Define Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) for applications that support identified critical business processes. Ensure the defined RTOs and RPOs must align with the entity\'s business objectives for continuity
Implement recovery and back-up strategies that will enable application RTOs and RPOs to be achieved in the event of disruption. Document procedures and supporting resources required to recover disrupted applications
Crisis Management:
Implement process to identify, assess and document high risk scenarios and where appropriate, develop specific procedures and plans to monitor and respond to them
Develop Crisis Management Plan and documentation including policy, CMT structure and supporting tools/ templates and high risk scenario plans
Ensure that protocols and mechanisms for communicating and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders during a crisis are documented, together with associated roles and responsibilities
Prepare Crisis Situation Reports and coordinate centralised situation awareness for the CMT, ensuring information capture templates are accurate. Documenting Event Logs, Crisis Logs, Post Crisis Reviews and Remedial Action Plans
Education / Work experience
Bachelor\'s Degree in Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Crisis Management, Business Administration, Risk Management, or related field
Working towards or achieved: Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP); Member of Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), or related certification
Strong familiarity with Business Continuity ISO certification standards (ISO 9001 / ISO 22301)
At least 3-4 years of professional experience
Strong examples of improving company-wide business continuity standards in at least one leading organisation based in the UAE
Preferred crisis management planning experience
Experience of company-wide dashboard development in BCM
Conducting workshops to understand the business and understand the risks
Other requirements related to the job
Ability to exercise good judgment and mature mindset in approaching complex issues
Inquisitive by nature and able to work with data to uncover root causes and identify trends
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Strong presentation skills
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities
Ability to make sound judgement calls independently when presented with difficult decisions, especially when only partial information is available
Ability to take initiative in a fast-moving environment
Job ID 300000498669204
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