Lead Business Continuity Management Officer

• Location: 

  North Africa, Leeds

• Posted: 22/09/2009 09:09

Under the overall guidance of the Vice-President, CSVP, the Officer will lead and manage the company Business continuity activities. Duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:
Develop, implement and maintain policy, standards and governance framework to enable the effective management, testing, measurement and reporting of the organizations Group’s resilience and its ability to continue its operations with agreed parameters.
Develop methodologies and standards, and provide expert technical assistance related to contingency planning to organizational units throughout the organization for preparing, testing and updating their own contingency plans.

Prepare budget, cost/benefit analyses, and other financial evaluation of available business contingency planning options and make recommendations to management.

Manage a team and coordinate with the organizations services all aspects of work area recovery, testing, reporting, presenting and dealing with disaster situations.
Coordinate with corporate services and IT and Telecommunication teams to identify gaps and track status of actions and issues; provide expertise and guidance on BCM and disaster recovery solutions.
Partner with other company risk-based functions, principally in relation to IT Security, to coordinate and ensure consistency across BCM sites and readiness for disaster recovery planning efforts.

o Minimum of either (8) years of experience in risk, security management, disaster recovery and BCP-related work;
o At least a Masters degree in accounting, economics, IT security and engineering, or in any relevant or related field of expertise;
o Business Continuity Planner Certification (ABCP/CBCP) or equivalent accreditation will be an advantage;
o Familiarity with industry standard BCM Planning models and tools understanding and application of business continuity management principles and techniques;

Expat role, relocation , visa etc covered.

sandra@caglobal.co.za

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